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Aliens as a Useful Thought Experiment
1:39:21 - 1:47:35 (08:14)
The idea of aliens can be seen as a useful thought experiment to imagine what extraterrestrial life could look like. It can also be a humbling experience to comprehend the possibility of trillions of intelligent (or non-intelligent) alien civilizations out there.
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Church membership is now in the minority at 47%, leading to a rise of the unaffiliated, or "nuns", who don't affiliate with any religion, but the commentators suggest incorporating the techniques of antiquity can help avoid nihilism and existential despair.
1:39:21 - 1:41:06 (01:45)
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Church membership is now in the minority at 47%, leading to a rise of the unaffiliated, or "nuns", who don't affiliate with any religion, but the commentators suggest incorporating the techniques of antiquity can help avoid nihilism and existential despair.
ChapterAliens as a Useful Thought Experiment
Episode#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker reflects on the humbling idea of there being trillions of intelligent alien civilizations, and how contemplating their existence can provide a useful thought experiment for understanding the world of simulation.
1:41:06 - 1:43:39 (02:33)
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The speaker reflects on the humbling idea of there being trillions of intelligent alien civilizations, and how contemplating their existence can provide a useful thought experiment for understanding the world of simulation. The speaker speculates that the concept of a God may be replaced with a different kind of God as time and patterns of atoms that form life change.
ChapterAliens as a Useful Thought Experiment
Episode#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The study of aliens and UFOs has been compared to religious beliefs, as both involve a hopeful longing for a higher power or a greater understanding of the world.
1:43:39 - 1:44:51 (01:11)
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The study of aliens and UFOs has been compared to religious beliefs, as both involve a hopeful longing for a higher power or a greater understanding of the world. UFO expert, J. Allen Heineck famously stated that the solution to the UFO problem will be a quantum leap, not just a small step in science, leading some to believe that we might not be dealing with flesh and blood beings but with a higher intelligence.
ChapterAliens as a Useful Thought Experiment
Episode#211 – Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The theory that the ancient Greeks heard the muses and gods as voices in their head, offering commands they couldn't ignore.
1:44:51 - 1:47:35 (02:44)
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The theory that the ancient Greeks heard the muses and gods as voices in their head, offering commands they couldn't ignore. The idea persists across time and cultures, with some even believing that artist inspirations come from an alien intelligence.