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Ideapod Einstein

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

Ideapod – Einstein – on war and the atom bomb “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” … “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It … Continue reading →

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Path to knowledge

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

Ideapod – There Is More Than One Pathway To Knowledge Agreed, and it is more complex than a naive interpretation might suggest. Jordan Peterson (UoT Psych) has some great perspectives on the role of experience in the broader social context … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – When ideas matter

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

When does an idea really matter? How and when do we evaluate if #ideasmatter… upon inception, implementation or inspection of its effects? Interesting discussion (#ideasmatter) between Kat, Justine, Alistair, and Deniz. At the end they started to touch on the … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Purpose

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

What is the purpose of our life? The best investigator of this question that I have found is Jordan Peterson. The explanatory framework he develops for the evolution of the genetic and cultural defaults that deliver the unexamined purposes and … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Wisdom again

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

What’s The Difference Between Wisdom And Intelligence? Let Us Know In The Responses Kat’s answer [Intelligence is the ability to learn. Wisdom is perspective.] captures most of it from my understanding. Intelligence seems to be about the speed at which … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Science – humanism

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

Ideapod – Idea-Collider: Science, Humanism and Humor Yep. Have always enjoyed reading Richard, and talking to him on the one occasion I did that. His book “Selfish Gene” is the only book I have ever read cover to cover twice … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – What is science

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

What Is Science? Do We Need It And Can The Truth Be Found? Hi Justin & Mark, Liked most of what you said in your video. Rather than characterising science as the search for objective truth (which as you noted … Continue reading →

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