Episode 56: Rationality, Religion, and the Omega Point
The Theory of Anything
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The Omega Point
Dawkins says the survival value of the Godmim is that it provides a superficially plausible answer to deep and troubling questions about existence. It's hard to even figure out what Dawkins is trying to say given that he doesn't fact believe in he death, and that he should be looking at morality as pro-kill. But I don't really doubt that he very seriously believes in what he's saying, and that it's a meaningful moral statement to him. The Omega Point might make sense to try to explain the history of the Omega Point, but Tippler should be acknowledged for recognizing lots of things that no one had noticed before.
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