DarkHorse Podcast Entropy, Energy & The 4th Frontier: Chris Martenson on DarkHorse
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Oct 22, 2023 
Chris Martenson, expert on Peak Prosperity, discusses topics such as non-linear scientific thinking, narrative and metaphor, fossil fuels, peak oil, rent-seeking elite, false dichotomies, consciousness, negative entropy, and the destruction of nature on DarkHorse Podcast.
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The Modern Cartesian Crisis
- Trust in authority for knowledge has weakened, causing a Cartesian crisis in belief foundations.
- Most people rely on received wisdom without understanding its basis.
Science as a Falsifiable Process
- True science is an approach valuing falsifiability and questioning beliefs constantly.
- Chris Martenson's rigorous, skeptical mindset helped during COVID controversies.
Energy Return on Investment Decline
- Energy return on investment (EROI) for fossil fuels has sharply declined; early oil had high surplus energy.
- Shale oil's steep decline rates and energy costs reveal limits to easy resource availability.