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Coleman Hughes interviews Curt on Consciousness, UFOs, and the Philosophy of Probability
Coleman Hughes interviews Curt on Consciousness, UFOs, and the Philosophy of Probability
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Jul 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Coleman sat down to interview Curt Jaimungal on "what is death?" and one of the deepest philosophical conundrums; the reference class problem.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
- Coleman Hughes' channel / podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ColemanHughesOfficial
- Garry Nolan: https://youtu.be/g3bk1UXjKLI
- Salvatore Pais: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:20 Everything is quantum mechanical
00:04:24 Podcasts have replaced universities
00:06:49 What is going on with UFOs?
00:11:06 The skeptic strawmans by saying ""unidentified" therefore "aliens""
00:15:27 Are the sightings just "contagion"?
00:21:44 Consciousness role in fundamental reality
00:24:51 The "hard problem" of consciousness
00:29:29 Consciousness' inherently mysterious quality
00:35:05 Life isn't what needs explaining. Death does.
00:49:24 Identity and the Self
00:55:53 The Reference Class problem
00:59:22 Will the Sun rise tomorrow? Issues in the philosophy of probability
01:04:05 Outtro with Coleman
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Sponsor: Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
LINKS MENTIONED:
- Coleman Hughes' channel / podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ColemanHughesOfficial
- Garry Nolan: https://youtu.be/g3bk1UXjKLI
- Salvatore Pais: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:20 Everything is quantum mechanical
00:04:24 Podcasts have replaced universities
00:06:49 What is going on with UFOs?
00:11:06 The skeptic strawmans by saying ""unidentified" therefore "aliens""
00:15:27 Are the sightings just "contagion"?
00:21:44 Consciousness role in fundamental reality
00:24:51 The "hard problem" of consciousness
00:29:29 Consciousness' inherently mysterious quality
00:35:05 Life isn't what needs explaining. Death does.
00:49:24 Identity and the Self
00:55:53 The Reference Class problem
00:59:22 Will the Sun rise tomorrow? Issues in the philosophy of probability
01:04:05 Outtro with Coleman
* * *
Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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