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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 3min 
 The Secret Polish Army 
 02:35 • 3min 
 The Rise and Fall of Pulesci 
 06:03 • 2min 
 The Story of Pulesci and the Holocaust 
 07:58 • 3min 
 The Importance of Heroism 
 10:36 • 3min 
 The Uncomfortable Truth of Life 
 13:18 • 3min 
 The Importance of Hope 
 15:57 • 2min 
 The Opposite of Happiness Is Hopelessness 
 18:17 • 3min 
 The Importance of Hope in the Face of Adversity 
 21:13 • 2min 
 The Before and After Story 
 23:42 • 2min 
 The Paradox of Progress 
 26:10 • 3min 
 The Paradox of Progress 
 28:58 • 3min 
 The Importance of Self-Control 
 31:44 • 3min 
 Elliot's New Life 
 34:46 • 2min 
 Elliot's Trouble Following the Plot 
 37:07 • 3min 
 The Loss of Elliot 
 40:08 • 3min 
 The Death of Elliot DiMazio 
 42:40 • 3min 
 The Importance of Self-Control 
 45:27 • 2min 
 The Negative Side Effects of Lobotomy 
 47:33 • 1min 
 The History of the Lobotomy 
 48:57 • 2min 
 The Classic Assumption of Reason 
 50:51 • 3min 
 The Importance of Self-Control 
 53:27 • 3min 
 The Importance of Emotions in Decision Making 
 56:10 • 3min 
 The Power of Emotion 
 59:13 • 2min 
 The Thinking Brain and the Emotional Problem 
 01:01:32 • 6min 
 The Clown Car Mind 
 01:07:18 • 6min 
 The Importance of Thinking Brain 
 01:13:19 • 4min 
 How to Talk to Your Feeling Brain 
 01:17:30 • 3min 
 How to Control Your Feelings 
 01:20:53 • 4min 
 The Importance of Hope 
 01:25:10 • 4min 
 Isaac Newton's Early Life 
 01:28:43 • 4min 
 Newton's Three Laws of Emotion 
 01:33:09 • 2min 
 The Importance of Moral Gaps 
 01:35:12 • 3min 
 Newton's First Law of Emotion 
 01:38:36 • 5min 
 The Power of Value Hierarchy 
 01:43:48 • 5min 
 The Importance of Self-Worth 
 01:49:14 • 5min 
 The Cost of Narcissism 
 01:54:15 • 2min 
 The Sob Story 
 01:55:51 • 4min 
 The Power of Value-Based Narratives 
 01:59:52 • 5min 
 How to Change Your Values 
 02:05:20 • 5min 
 The Emotional Magnetism of Human Conflict 
 02:10:19 • 5min 
 The Power of Emotional Gravitation 
 02:15:36 • 1min 
 How to Make All Your Dreams Come True 
 02:17:00 • 1min 
 The Inner Crisis of Hope 
 02:18:27 • 5min 
 How to Start Your Own Religion 
 02:23:33 • 2min 
 How to Establish Your Own Religion 
 02:25:50 • 2min 
 How to Start Your Own Religion 
 02:27:29 • 5min 
 The Truth Is Scary 
 02:32:02 • 2min 
 How to Appeal to the Hopeless 
 02:33:49 • 4min 
 The God Value 
 02:37:53 • 4min 
 The Three Types of Religions 
 02:41:38 • 6min 
 The Problem With Ideological Religions 
 02:47:39 • 5min 
 How to Start Your Own Religion 
 02:53:01 • 3min 
 The Importance of Common Enemies in Religion 
 02:55:52 • 3min 
 The Trouble With Being a Christian 
 02:59:04 • 4min 
 The Power of Ritual Sacrifice 
 03:03:20 • 2min 
 The Inherent Guilt of Consciousness 
 03:05:49 • 5min 
 The Power of Pain 
 03:11:00 • 4min 
 The Corruption of Religion 
 03:15:00 • 4min 
 Mehta Von Salas's Hope Is Fucked 
 03:18:32 • 6min 
 The Life and Times of Nietzsche 
 03:24:09 • 6min 
 The Morality of Slavery 
 03:29:46 • 4min 
 Nietzsche's Argument for a New Religion 
 03:33:17 • 5min 
 The Golden Age of Progress 
 03:38:38 • 5min 
 Nietzsche's Predictions for the Future 
 03:43:24 • 2min 
 The Origins of Human History 
 03:44:56 • 5min 
 The Psychology of Hope 
 03:49:36 • 6min 
 The Truth About Life Without Hope 
 03:55:06 • 5min 
 Nietzsche's Friendship With Methe 
 04:00:07 • 3min 
 The Formula of Humanity 
 04:02:53 • 3min 
 The Herculean Struggle of Kant 
 04:05:45 • 5min 
 The Importance of Understanding Pleasure and Pain 
 04:10:54 • 2min 
 How to Be an Adult 
 04:13:21 • 5min 
 The Importance of Honesty 
 04:18:26 • 2min 
 How to Punish a Child for Stealing Ice Cream 
 04:20:45 • 5min 
 The Importance of Faith in Adulthood 
 04:25:57 • 5min 
 The One Rule for Life 
 04:30:48 • 6min 
 Kant's Formula of Humanity 
 04:36:39 • 2min 
 The Formula of Humanity 
 04:39:00 • 3min 
 The Modern Maturety Crisis 
 04:41:42 • 3min 
 The Deterioration of Our Culture 
 04:44:19 • 3min 
 The Blue Dot Effect 
 04:47:49 • 4min 
 The Paradox of Progress 
 04:52:14 • 3min 
 The Importance of Being a Good Citizen 
 04:55:34 • 2min 
 The Importance of Time and Space 
 04:57:28 • 5min 
 The Secret to Happiness 
 05:02:30 • 3min 
 The Universal Constant of Life 
 05:05:12 • 5min 
 The Blue Dot Effect 
 05:10:17 • 4min 
 The Only Choice in Life 
 05:13:54 • 1min 
 Ziam the Winston Churchill of Asia 
 05:15:14 • 5min 
 Kwang Dook's Self-Immolation 
 05:20:33 • 4min 
 The Power of Will Over Instinct 
 05:24:10 • 5min 
 The Importance of Meditation 
 05:28:43 • 3min 
 The Power of Meditation 
 05:31:28 • 6min 
 The Importance of Pain in Life 
 05:37:13 • 2min 
 The Pursuit of Happiness 
 05:39:17 • 4min 
 The Unconventional Marketing Tactics of Edward Bernays 
 05:43:32 • 4min 
 The Influence of Sigmund Freud on the Marketing Industry 
 05:47:18 • 3min 
 The Importance of Feelings in the World 
 05:50:37 • 3min 
 The Importance of Diversions 
 05:53:33 • 2min 
 The Cultural Shift From Innovation to Diversion 
 05:55:17 • 3min 
 The Utopian Age of the Internet 
 05:58:04 • 3min 
 The Defensiveness of the Internet 
 06:00:54 • 5min 
 The Importance of Freedom 
 06:05:51 • 5min 
 The Power of Choice 
 06:11:02 • 5min 
 Bowling Alone: The Collapse in Revival of American Community 
 06:16:08 • 2min 
 The Importance of Pleasure 
 06:17:52 • 2min 
 The Blue Dot Effect 
 06:20:16 • 4min 
 The Cycle of Religious War 
 06:23:57 • 3min 
 The End of Chess 
 06:26:55 • 2min 
 Alpha Zero: The Best Chess Engine in the World 
 06:29:18 • 4min 
 The Future of AI 
 06:33:35 • 2min 
 The Future of Religion 
 06:35:20 • 3min 
 The History of Algorithms 
 06:37:57 • 3min 
 The Evolution of the Thinking Brain 
 06:41:17 • 4min 
 The Threats to Humanity From AI 
 06:45:32 • 2min 
 The Evolution of Man 
 06:47:39 • 5min 
 The Importance of Hope 
 06:52:29 • 4min 
 The Future of Education 
 06:56:35 • 2min 
 The End of the Cycle of Hope and Destruction 
 06:58:52 • 2min 


