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#428 – Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens
Lex Fridman Podcast
Belief in God and the Evolution of Understanding
Throughout history, belief in God or multiple gods was a common explanation for the world and human condition. This belief, although reasonable then, is viewed as an illusion today. The speaker suggests that abandoning the belief in God in favor of a mechanistic universe would have led to a similar understanding. As our understanding of the universe evolves, some beliefs persist while others change. The concept of naturalism, the belief that only the natural world exists, is embraced by the speaker, who also identifies as a poetic naturalist.
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