

THE SHADOW SYSTEM - PART 1 w/Stormy Waters - At The End Of The Day #31
Oct 4, 2024
Stormy Waters, a speaker on the shadow system, joins Peter Thiel, tech investor and co-founder of PayPal, for a deep dive into complex concepts. They discuss how emotional experiences shape our reality and explore the psychological impacts of nihilism. The conversation touches on the balance of vengeance and justice in the face of collective suffering and highlights the intricate dance between belief and knowledge. They also examine the art of persuasion, revealing how charisma can transform sales and societal influence.
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Felt Knowledge
- Knowledge is felt, not thought, and comes from an external source.
- This explains how people know things instantaneously, like beauty or danger, without conscious processing.
Art Museum Experiment
- Stormy Waters describes an art museum experiment to illustrate felt knowledge.
- A person immediately recognizes beauty upon seeing a painting, even before processing the image.
Staring Experiment
- Stormy Waters explains how people sense being stared at from a distance.
- This is explained through an experiment demonstrating faster-than-light information transmission, suggesting pre-existing connections.