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Episode Synopsis
Conversations with Friends: Florens van der Moezelhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/florens-van-der-moezel-a657a0276/Find Back to the Stone Age on:YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZrhMJ5eusE_ACw6Ec3TqCbvDVZ6HP809&si=WhVnrLLAUuYW-AnySpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3pT8MUeR8bskcsuu8gmUGKApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-the-stone-age/id1741219288Thanks to our sponsor Maryse Moerel (Florens' mother) for the chairs, table and car!Outline:00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Alcohol04:39 - Mental state under addiction07:10 - Intoxicants, drugs and gambling10:38 - Short-term rewards: smartphone, social media and dopamine14:40 - Lack of commitment and shorter attention span16:30 - Boredom20:28 - Fleeing boredom22:27 - Reasons for dopamine recalibration25:53 - Alteration of the reward system30:04 - Being present in the moment35:35 - Why are people not interested in knowing40:18 - Lack of passion and drive45:03 - Consumeristic society and overwhelming information50:39 - Is the Universe a One or a Many?54:47 - Conversations with God58:36 - What is God? Jesus, Muhammad, Siddhartha and godliness01:06:40 - God, math and human language01:08:19 - Godel Incompleteness Theorem and relation to irrational belief01:13:05 - Higher forms of understanding01:19:25 - Why are people not connected to their godliness01:26:23 - Advice to listeners01:29:25 - Conclusion