Bret Weinstein

But I don't think, you know, the way he portrays it, it's simply a, you know, a defect written to the Quran that the world needs to wake up to rather than Islam is a population or a set of populations that, like the rest of us, are in an evolutionary process.

But I don't think, you know, the way he portrays it, it's simply a, you know, a defect written to the Quran that the world needs to wake up to rather than Islam is a population or a set of populations that, like the rest of us, are in an evolutionary process.

But I don't think, you know, the way he portrays it, it's simply a, you know, a defect written to the Quran that the world needs to wake up to rather than Islam is a population or a set of populations that, like the rest of us, are in an evolutionary process.

And there's a lot of nuance to be had about what the way to address radical Islam is and how to encourage any such tradition to join what I would call the cosmopolitan West. Sounds like he's making a political point. I don't know what kind of a point it is.

And there's a lot of nuance to be had about what the way to address radical Islam is and how to encourage any such tradition to join what I would call the cosmopolitan West. Sounds like he's making a political point. I don't know what kind of a point it is.

And there's a lot of nuance to be had about what the way to address radical Islam is and how to encourage any such tradition to join what I would call the cosmopolitan West. Sounds like he's making a political point. I don't know what kind of a point it is.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Yes, I am following it. And I'm, of course, like everybody else. I have lots of trepidations about even wading into the discussion because I know what happens as soon as you do, which is there's a very low-quality thought that people who have already picked a camp have. And the thought is, I'm going to listen to what this person says, and if it matches—

Yes, I am following it. And I'm, of course, like everybody else. I have lots of trepidations about even wading into the discussion because I know what happens as soon as you do, which is there's a very low-quality thought that people who have already picked a camp have. And the thought is, I'm going to listen to what this person says, and if it matches—

Yes, I am following it. And I'm, of course, like everybody else. I have lots of trepidations about even wading into the discussion because I know what happens as soon as you do, which is there's a very low-quality thought that people who have already picked a camp have. And the thought is, I'm going to listen to what this person says, and if it matches—

what i believe then i'm going to embrace it and if it doesn't match what i believe i'm going to assume it's on the other side and so the reason that you can't have the conversation in the middle is that both sides see you as the enemy which is you know the worst of all possible worlds from the point of view of just living your life however i do think that this topic is actually a pretty good test case of why it is important in spite of the difficulty of thinking evolutionarily

what i believe then i'm going to embrace it and if it doesn't match what i believe i'm going to assume it's on the other side and so the reason that you can't have the conversation in the middle is that both sides see you as the enemy which is you know the worst of all possible worlds from the point of view of just living your life however i do think that this topic is actually a pretty good test case of why it is important in spite of the difficulty of thinking evolutionarily

what i believe then i'm going to embrace it and if it doesn't match what i believe i'm going to assume it's on the other side and so the reason that you can't have the conversation in the middle is that both sides see you as the enemy which is you know the worst of all possible worlds from the point of view of just living your life however i do think that this topic is actually a pretty good test case of why it is important in spite of the difficulty of thinking evolutionarily

to engage the world with that toolkit at least available. Because as an evolutionary biologist who has been fascinated by, often horrified by, the story of human history,

to engage the world with that toolkit at least available. Because as an evolutionary biologist who has been fascinated by, often horrified by, the story of human history,

to engage the world with that toolkit at least available. Because as an evolutionary biologist who has been fascinated by, often horrified by, the story of human history,

I think there's something playing out in the Middle East that is biological and that until we grapple with it, we're in danger of being, for example, dragged into war with Iran, which will be a terrible catastrophe for all of humanity. So, maybe I should make that case. I hope you will.

I think there's something playing out in the Middle East that is biological and that until we grapple with it, we're in danger of being, for example, dragged into war with Iran, which will be a terrible catastrophe for all of humanity. So, maybe I should make that case. I hope you will.