David Eagleman

Yeah. Right, right. And you know what I was going to say? This also ties back to another thing about maturation. Maturation, as I think it was Fitzgerald who said, is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas in mind at the same time. So what we're trying to do always is get our aim to reduce the entropy, our worldview. But as we mature, we say, okay, look, it could be this.

Yeah. Right, right. And you know what I was going to say? This also ties back to another thing about maturation. Maturation, as I think it was Fitzgerald who said, is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas in mind at the same time. So what we're trying to do always is get our aim to reduce the entropy, our worldview. But as we mature, we say, okay, look, it could be this.

On the other hand, it could be that. And the ability to hold that and not have that, to have a slightly higher entropy and not have that be stressful to us. I don't know that I have a model.

On the other hand, it could be that. And the ability to hold that and not have that, to have a slightly higher entropy and not have that be stressful to us. I don't know that I have a model.

On the other hand, it could be that. And the ability to hold that and not have that, to have a slightly higher entropy and not have that be stressful to us. I don't know that I have a model.

That's great. And maybe instead of think, we could call it something like reconsider. Because it's, I mean, there's this, I only say this because thinking is sort of a term that might have too much semantic weight on it. But reconsider meaning, okay, I've already considered this. I know exactly how to think about it, low entropy. But now I'm going to reconsider this.

That's great. And maybe instead of think, we could call it something like reconsider. Because it's, I mean, there's this, I only say this because thinking is sort of a term that might have too much semantic weight on it. But reconsider meaning, okay, I've already considered this. I know exactly how to think about it, low entropy. But now I'm going to reconsider this.

That's great. And maybe instead of think, we could call it something like reconsider. Because it's, I mean, there's this, I only say this because thinking is sort of a term that might have too much semantic weight on it. But reconsider meaning, okay, I've already considered this. I know exactly how to think about it, low entropy. But now I'm going to reconsider this.

I'm going to think about what if I'm wrong about this? What if it's this totally other model?

I'm going to think about what if I'm wrong about this? What if it's this totally other model?

I'm going to think about what if I'm wrong about this? What if it's this totally other model?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You don't have a reaction to it. Yeah, exactly. Oh, that's interesting. And I imagine this comes up a lot because people are involuntarily confronted with their, let's say, their political views. Often there's a whole social component to that, which is I'm getting challenged by this person, maybe in front of other people, that sort of thing.

You don't have a reaction to it. Yeah, exactly. Oh, that's interesting. And I imagine this comes up a lot because people are involuntarily confronted with their, let's say, their political views. Often there's a whole social component to that, which is I'm getting challenged by this person, maybe in front of other people, that sort of thing.

You don't have a reaction to it. Yeah, exactly. Oh, that's interesting. And I imagine this comes up a lot because people are involuntarily confronted with their, let's say, their political views. Often there's a whole social component to that, which is I'm getting challenged by this person, maybe in front of other people, that sort of thing.

And so there's all this other stuff that comes into play. But if you get to sit in the peace of your own home and think, You know, what if I'm wrong? What if the other party's point on this bill... What would that look like? What would that look like? Yeah, that's a much calmer situation.

And so there's all this other stuff that comes into play. But if you get to sit in the peace of your own home and think, You know, what if I'm wrong? What if the other party's point on this bill... What would that look like? What would that look like? Yeah, that's a much calmer situation.

And so there's all this other stuff that comes into play. But if you get to sit in the peace of your own home and think, You know, what if I'm wrong? What if the other party's point on this bill... What would that look like? What would that look like? Yeah, that's a much calmer situation.