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Merchants of Truth and Light: Losing the Nobel Prize - Brian Keating The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey (#339)

Into the Impossible With Brian Keating

CHAPTER

Belief, Reality, and Unconventional Ideas

In this chapter, they discuss the concept of belief and reality, emphasizing that everything we believe about reality is a theory. They mention various corner cases where interesting things happen, such as time travel and living to a very old age. They also talk about the importance of not ignoring unconventional ideas and experiences in science, and instead focusing on understanding and learning from them. The chapter ends with a discussion on diversifying curiosity and the potential of the human brain as a unique computer in the known universe.

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