Jordan Peterson: God, Jung, and the Science of Perception

I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Every episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe Jordan Peterson sits down with Curt Jaimungal to explore God, consciousness, perception, and the art of podcasting. Their conversation weaves philosophy, science, and personal insight into a deep debate on meaning and media.

0:00 Introduction
3:38 Jordan's Introduction
4:41 Noam Chomsky
15:08 The Political Runaway Feedback Loop
19:54 Self-deception
26:28 Perception, Power, & Psychopathy
32:04 On Dialogue
35:08 Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, & Lawrence Krauss
38:28 The Imitation Instinct
42:52 Religious Depth
46:08 Atheism, Dogma, & Perception
50:38 Visual Perception
53:38 Persistent Patterns
56:38 South Park
59:38 Sam Harris & Truth
1:04:38 Mysteries of Math & Science
1:08:43 Science in Religion
1:09:38 Computation & Consciousness
1:14:55 Jung I
1:17:48 Ethics & Psychotherapy
1:22:06 Better Left Unsaid
1:23:49 God & Responsibility, Defined
1:28:38 Jung II
1:34:08 Atheistic Scientists
1:37:38 Defining God II
1:42:56 Imitation & Worship
1:44:28 Self-fulfilling Beliefs & Deceit
1:51:01 Not Repeating Oneself
1:51:58 Podcasting
1:55:26 TOE Clippings and Livestreams

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