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Totalizing Narratives and the Human Need for Certainty
23:06 - 34:25 (11:18)
People crave totalizing narratives that provide them with a sense of certainty and control in an uncertain world, whether it be through religion, radical political movements, or conspiracies.
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Totalizing narratives give people the illusion of control and certainty in the world, but when they crumble, people tend to turn to radical movements or conspiracy theories which can be dangerous.
23:06 - 30:07 (07:00)
Totalizing Narratives
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Totalizing narratives give people the illusion of control and certainty in the world, but when they crumble, people tend to turn to radical movements or conspiracy theories which can be dangerous. This applies to both the vaccine and climate debates.
ChapterTotalizing Narratives and the Human Need for Certainty
Episode#382 - Charles Eisenstein - Why Is The Climate Debate Such A Mess?
PodcastModern Wisdom
The challenges that we face in the modern era, from identity politics to extremism to the climate debate, all seem to come back to religion.
30:07 - 34:25 (04:18)
religion
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The challenges that we face in the modern era, from identity politics to extremism to the climate debate, all seem to come back to religion. While religion itself is not necessarily bad, it serves as a way to outsource our sense of uncertainty, providing us with something solid to wrap ourselves around.