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Episode 56: Rationality, Religion, and the Omega Point

The Theory of Anything

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The David Deutsch Worldview and Mormonism

David Deutsch: A lot of the things that they make fun of in the South Park episode, like for all intents and purposes, we're talking about something that is effectively supernatural. On the other hand, if you were to ask a Mormon, they would say, well, no, it's more like, you know, what's the old quote from Arthur C. Clark about any sufficiently advanced technology? He says Mormonism doesn't try to work out every single detail but left up to "you to interpret"

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