Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal Chris Langan on IQ, The Singularity, Free Will, Psychedelics, CTMU, and God
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Jul 14, 2021 
Chris Langan, an autodidact renowned for holding America's highest recorded IQ, discusses his groundbreaking Cognitive Theoretic Model of the Universe (CTMU). He explores the intertwining of consciousness with language and reality, challenging traditional physics and highlighting the significance of free will. Langan also delves into the impacts of psychedelics on perception and decision-making, ultimately questioning the nature of existence and the philosophical implications of technology on human consciousness and morality.
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CTMU Overview
- The CTMU, a metaphysical theory of everything, unifies not just forces but all of reality.
- It acts as the language reality uses to understand and evolve itself, integrating ontology and epistemology.
Logical Induction
- The CTMU is developed through logical induction, starting from fundamental concepts of cognition and perception.
- This contrasts with empirical induction, which Chris Langan views as less precise.
Syntax and Semantics
- Syntax, the rules of language, represents the intrinsic structure, while semantics deals with meaning and interpretation.
- Language, being the most general algebraic structure, underpins all other systems, including mathematics.