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Iain McGilchrist Λ John Vervaeke on God, Meaning, Consciousness, and Being

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

INSIGHT

The Meaning Crisis

  • People are overwhelmed with information but lack wisdom and discernment, leading to a meaning crisis.
  • They distrust institutions and struggle to find sources of wisdom, often turning to ineffective, self-made systems.
  • This crisis is exacerbated by social media and a focus on propositional knowing at the expense of other forms of knowledge.
  • The loss of a sense of 'truth' as a real relation further contributes to the crisis.
  • The result is a sense of homelessness and disconnection, leading to a mental health 'tsunami'.
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