Ideas on the Future (#5)
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In this episode, Joe and Erich have a conversation starting with Yuval Noah Harari. From there, the conversation branched into recent philosophy topics Joe has been working with. Finally, we transitioned into a more general discussion on the direction of the future and other ideas related to that.
Show Notes
[00:00] Catching up with Erich, Joe, & Nick
[01:12] Yuval Noah Harari on Under the Skin Podcast
Yuval Noah Harari & Russell Brand | Under The Skin #49
[02:26] Intellectual Dark Web
Intellectual dark web - Wikipedia
[02:39] Harari's definition of Humanism
[04:12] Humanism, Empiricism, and Determinism
[05:32] Newtonianism
[08:03] Russel Brand's religious vibe
[09:19] Russell Brand & Jordan Peterson
Symbology Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
#51 - Russell Brand | Jordan Peterson
[10:08] Materialism and Darwinian Philosophy
[11:50] Today's news is not interesting
[13:52] The Default Position
default position in a sentence | Sentence examples by Cambridge Dictionary
Understanding Default Positions
[14:57] Emotional Arguing
[16:10] Lessons about stating your opinion on Facebook
[17:37] Examples of philosophical discourse
Christian fundamentalism - Wikipedia
Philosophy of Spinoza - Wikipedia
[19:00] Fundamentalist
[21:02] God Dilemma
Omnipotence paradox - Wikipedia
[22:42] Single Infinite Mind & Collective Unconscious
Berkeley's Argument for Immaterialism | AC Grayling
Collective unconscious - Wikipedia
[24:48] Berkeley Spark Notes
Primary/secondary quality distinction - Wikipedia
[25:39] Berkeley's cup explanation
[27:07] Coastline Paradox
The Coastline Paradox Explained
[29:23] So does this matter?
[31:16] Reflections on subconscious growth
[33:08] The value of a five-year plan
Ghost in the Shell - Wikipedia
[34:18] Resisting change / Comfort Zone
[35:26] Becoming obsolete and evolving
Is Google Making Us Stupid? - The Atlantic
[37:45] Predicting the future of self-driving cars
Elon Musk: All New Cars Will Be Self-Driving in 10 Years
Elon Musk: The future we're building -- and boring | TED Talk
[38:20] University system constraints
[39:40] Daniele Bolelli reflecting on virtual communities
Joe Rogan Experience #1091 - Daniele Bolelli
[40:32] Education evolution
[41:58] VR Universities
[43:12] Overspecialize
Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We'll Never Understand | WIRED
[44:22] Real life Idiocracy
[47:12] What if idea #2 Egypt as a modern society
[47:48] First computers
[48:38] What if humanity was lost forever?
Library of Alexandria - Wikipedia
[50:09] Humanity's resilience
[54:14] Is what survives major catastrophes ideas?
[56:05] Predicting the next Google
[56:56] Brain-machine interfaces
Brain–computer interface - Wikipedia
What Does A Cochlear Implant Sound Like?
[58:47] People seem to be more pessimistic now
Why We See Digital Ads After Talking About Something - McNutt & Partners
The social brain: Culture, change and evolution | A Big Think Long Take
[59:56] Is social media the root cause?
How to Fix Social Media — The New Atlantis
[01:02:34] Creating AI to replace God
[01:03:57] Modeling philosophical ideas for holes
[01:05:24] Closing thoughts
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