#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(08:05) – Aliens and UFOs<br />
(26:50) – Collective intelligence of human civilization<br />
(34:46) – Consciousness<br />
(46:08) – How much computation does the human brain perform?<br />
(49:47) – Humans vs ants<br />
(57:04) – Humans are apex predators<br />
(1:04:08) – Girard’s Mimetic Theory of Desire<br />
(1:24:05) – We can never completely understand reality<br />
(1:27:29) – Self-terminating systems<br />
(1:37:52) – Catastrophic risk<br />
(2:08:04) – Adding more love to the world<br />
(2:35:29) – How to build a better world<br />
(2:52:41) – Meaning of life<br />
(3:00:23) – Death<br />
(3:06:04) – The role of government in society<br />
(3:23:29) – Exponential growth of technology<br />
(4:09:10) – Lessons from my father<br />
(4:14:46) – Even suffering is filled with beauty</p>