Lucas on Wolfgang Part 3: Science and Myth

02/09/2023 1h 30min
Lucas on Wolfgang Part 3:  Science and Myth

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Lucas and Karen carry on with their discussion of Wolfgang Smith's work and its implications. Links for things we discussed follow the timestamps: Timestamps: 00:00 Intro to Part Three of the Wolfgang Smith Series 04:17 Science and Myth: The Limitations of Scientific Truth 32:00. Why we need a stable myth. The Relationship Between Science and Truth 40:00 Myth starts to work when you start to believe it The Subjectivity of Physics and the Humility of Scientists 42:00 Two thoughts: one on envy and one on free will 45:00 What is driving the contagion of mimetic? 49:30 Wolfgang does not make any accommodation to scientistic view The Power of Myth and Language Discussion on the intersection of religion and materialism 50:00 Discussion on Speed Listening and Progressive Overload 53:30 Critique of Carl Jung and his Influence Discussion on Speed Listening and Progressive Overload The Intersection of Science and Philosophy 1:01:40 Jung as the creator of his own false religion 1:14:50 The distrust young people have in institutions. Reflections on Leadership and Truth Discussion on Quantum Physics and Wolfgang Smith Previous episodes with Lucas regarding Wolfgang Smith: Episode 1: https://youtu.be/D9zkVqhrjM4 Episode 2: https://youtu.be/TU0PjZbavB4 Nima Arkani Hamed lecture, The Morality of Fundamental Physics: https://youtu.be/5aAMJNVmdoY Q-bism, Christopher Fuchs video on determinism and free will (@30:58) https://youtu.be/nSqDMtHoaT0 Gavin Ashenden discussion of Jung https://youtu.be/nSqDMtHoaT0 Four Views on Evolution, etc. (I have not read this) https://a.co/d/3noHB9h “Envy is the passion which causes evil… the first entrance of sin… envy banished us from Paradise, having become a serpent to oppose Eve. For envy, it is not its own misfortune, but another’s good fortune that is unfortunate.” St. Gregory of Nyssa

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