The Theory of Anything

Episode 56: Rationality, Religion, and the Omega Point

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Apr 10, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
The History of Mormonism
03:32 • 5min
3
How to Get Your Blog Back
08:32 • 5min
4
The Origins of the Deification Thread in Christianity
14:02 • 3min
5
The Importance of Being a Scientist
16:34 • 3min
6
The David Deutsch Worldview and Mormonism
19:43 • 2min
7
How to Interpret Mormonism
21:19 • 4min
8
The Uniqueness of Mormon Doctrine
24:58 • 1min
9
The Non-Dualistic Morality of Mormonism
26:28 • 2min
10
The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch
28:08 • 3min
11
The Importance of Infinity in the Deutsche Worldview
30:39 • 6min
12
The Argument in Why Churches Are Strong
36:12 • 5min
13
The Importance of Having Value in Tradition
41:38 • 3min
14
The Negative Side of Religion
44:40 • 2min
15
The Different Religions Appeal to Different Genders
46:32 • 4min
16
The Differences Between Protestant Protestants and Women Catholics
50:24 • 3min
17
The History of Mormonism
53:25 • 4min
18
The Importance of Sacrifice in Germananism
57:00 • 2min
19
The Importance of Personal Sacrifice
59:21 • 3min
20
The Challenges of Self-Coercion Discipline
01:01:56 • 6min
21
The Importance of Beliefs in Decision Making
01:07:42 • 3min
22
The Importance of Moral Meaning in Religion
01:10:36 • 4min
23
The Rise of Meaning Memes
01:14:14 • 3min
24
The Negative Side of Critical Rationalism
01:17:28 • 3min
25
The Problem With Feminism
01:20:16 • 3min
26
The Importance of Perfection in Meaning Memes
01:22:56 • 2min
27
How to Reconcile Your Religious Side to Your Rational Side
01:24:42 • 4min
28
The Deutsch Way of Looking at Science
01:28:52 • 5min
29
The Existential Crisis of H.P. Lovecraft
01:33:34 • 5min
30
The Phenomenon of Man
01:38:22 • 5min
31
The Pessimistic Scientific Worldview
01:43:06 • 2min
32
The Importance of Materialism in Morality
01:45:16 • 5min
33
The Omega Point
01:50:33 • 4min
34
The Opposite Cosmology to Heat Death
01:54:31 • 2min
35
The Second Law of Thermal Dynamics
01:56:06 • 6min
36
The Physics of Christianity
02:02:05 • 5min
37
Why I'm Not a Christian
02:06:43 • 2min
38
Why Deutsch Rejects the Omega Point Theory
02:08:37 • 2min
39
Tippler's Critique of the Omega Point Theory
02:10:35 • 6min
40
Tippler's Criticism of the Omega Point Theory
02:16:16 • 2min
41
The Omega Point and the Cosmology of the Universe
02:18:02 • 4min
42
The Importance of Physical Reality
02:21:33 • 2min
43
Tippler's Criticisms of Megapoint
02:23:16 • 3min
44
The Cosmology of Endless Returns
02:26:10 • 4min
45
The Dark Energy Model and the Omega Point
02:30:09 • 3min
46
The Problem With Critical Rationalism
02:33:25 • 3min
47
The Importance of Non-Locality in Physics
02:36:43 • 3min
48
The Problem With Free Will and Creativity
02:39:27 • 2min
49
The Determinist of Niner
02:41:54 • 4min
50
The Unpredictability of Life
02:46:16 • 4min
51
Joseph Smith and the Yerman Thummim
02:49:55 • 3min
52
The Importance of Random Attacks
02:53:08 • 4min
53
The Omega Point: A Bad Epistemology
02:57:34 • 4min