Dr. David Pinsof is the co-creator of Cards Against Humanity, as well as a social scientist at UCLA and author of Everything is Bullshit on Substack, where he explores the evolutionary forces behind self-deception, belief, and human behavior.0:00 Intro0:35 Why We Evolved to Self-Deceive4:42 People Are Bad At Spotting Deception5:20 Why We Bullshit Ourselves & Others7:37 The Use of Self-Deception11:27 Why Are People So Easily Deceived? The Social Function of Self-Deception & False Beliefs14:45 Social vs. Real Beliefs; Why People "Believe" Conspiracy Theories22:03 Why Listen to Dr Pinsof?23:40 Is There Evidence We Are Constantly Bullshitting Ourselves?28:53 Science Has Shed Light on Human Nature & Motivations34:41 How Does Human Behavior Work?36:43 Evolutionary Incentives Drive All Behavior38:49 Subliminal Priming is Bullshit40:13 A Scientific & Evolutionary Perspective on the Meaning of Life52:05 How Can We See Past Our Self-Deception?53:13 Dr. Pinsof's Recommended BooksDr. Pinsof's Substack "Everything Is Bullshit" – https://www.everythingisbullshit.blog/BOOKS MENTIONED:Hugo Mercier's Not Born Yesterday – https://amzn.to/3G2tb36Hugo Mercier's The Enigma of Reason – https://amzn.to/4cvnBTaEPISODES LIKE THIS:The Hidden (Evolutionary) Motives Behind Everything You Do | Dr. Robin Hanson – https://youtu.be/8ziMZDlNMcEHow Life Began and How Humans Evolved | Richard Anderson – https://youtu.be/NR0gOZu2oCQPsychology Professor: The 8 Most Common Thinking Errors | Dr. Alexander Swan – https://youtu.be/96HCK0HKz_0Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JYb9k391HBg

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