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Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpose without God - (Zizek, Goff, Nagel)

Mar 10, 2024

41:40

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Delve into ideologies, New Atheism vs Creationism, Aristotle, Thomas Nagel, and Phillip Goff's book on cosmic purpose. Explore the limits of the scientific model, gaps in scientific understanding, material vs non-material explanations, and rationality's role in cosmic purpose.

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Critique ideologies by examining self-awareness and empirical evidence prioritization.

Challenge material reductionism with teleological laws and cosmic purpose theories.

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Critiquing Ideologies and Seeking Truth

The podcast episode delves into critiquing ideologies by examining individuals who consider themselves seekers of truth but may unknowingly be deeply ingrained in specific ideologies. It highlights the importance of self-awareness regarding the ideologies we adopt and explores examples where individuals prioritize empirical evidence and rationality over speculative beliefs.

Science and Ideology

00:34

The Ideological Battle: Material Reductionists vs. Creationists

03:15

Challenging Material Reductionism in Academia

00:32

Introduction

1min

Transitioning from Religion to Atheism: The Critique of Materialism

17min

Exploring the Limits of the Scientific Model and Introducing a Sponsorship Message

2min

Exploring Gaps in Scientific Understanding and Philosophical Perspectives

4min

The Interplay of Material and Non-Material Explanations

15min

Exploring Rationality and Cosmic Purpose

2min

As we regularly do on this program-- we engage in a metamodernist steelmanning of different philosophical positions. Hopefully the process brings people some joy. Today we go from ideology, to New Atheism vs Creationism, to Aristotle, to Thomas Nagel, to Phillip Goff's new book called Why? The Purpose of the Universe.

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