Phillip Goff
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the will to believe, which he later thought should have been called the right to believe, which I think he was right about. And he was engaging with people in his time who said, you know, never believe beyond the evidence. Bertrand Russell, another hero of mine, said that later, you know, never believe beyond what the evidence states.
the will to believe, which he later thought should have been called the right to believe, which I think he was right about. And he was engaging with people in his time who said, you know, never believe beyond the evidence. Bertrand Russell, another hero of mine, said that later, you know, never believe beyond what the evidence states.
the will to believe, which he later thought should have been called the right to believe, which I think he was right about. And he was engaging with people in his time who said, you know, never believe beyond the evidence. Bertrand Russell, another hero of mine, said that later, you know, never believe beyond what the evidence states.
And he said, James said, well, I can understand what the worry is there. You don't want to believe things that are false. But here's another worry. You might fail to believe something that's true. And there's, you know, it's just something you need to balance here. So I think... There's a lot of uncertainty here.
And he said, James said, well, I can understand what the worry is there. You don't want to believe things that are false. But here's another worry. You might fail to believe something that's true. And there's, you know, it's just something you need to balance here. So I think... There's a lot of uncertainty here.
And he said, James said, well, I can understand what the worry is there. You don't want to believe things that are false. But here's another worry. You might fail to believe something that's true. And there's, you know, it's just something you need to balance here. So I think... There's a lot of uncertainty here.
No one knows what the one true faith is or including humanism in that mix of different faiths. But I think people should explore what works for them, what works for their deepest experiences, what makes sense of their deepest experiences and think of it more in the realms of trust and hope rather than belief or certainty.
No one knows what the one true faith is or including humanism in that mix of different faiths. But I think people should explore what works for them, what works for their deepest experiences, what makes sense of their deepest experiences and think of it more in the realms of trust and hope rather than belief or certainty.
No one knows what the one true faith is or including humanism in that mix of different faiths. But I think people should explore what works for them, what works for their deepest experiences, what makes sense of their deepest experiences and think of it more in the realms of trust and hope rather than belief or certainty.
Yeah, I guess this is the more academic scientific project I've been engaged with recently. I've been working with... I would never work on quantum mechanics on my own because I don't have a physics background, but I've been collaborating with a very good philosopher of physics, Kelvin McQueen, and we've been re-examining a neglected...
Yeah, I guess this is the more academic scientific project I've been engaged with recently. I've been working with... I would never work on quantum mechanics on my own because I don't have a physics background, but I've been collaborating with a very good philosopher of physics, Kelvin McQueen, and we've been re-examining a neglected...
Yeah, I guess this is the more academic scientific project I've been engaged with recently. I've been working with... I would never work on quantum mechanics on my own because I don't have a physics background, but I've been collaborating with a very good philosopher of physics, Kelvin McQueen, and we've been re-examining a neglected...
interpretation of quantum mechanics from the 1990s by the physicist Ewan Squires that sort of got a bit forgotten about. And we're not necessarily arguing it's true, but we're just trying to clarify some things Squires left a bit unclear, kind of give a rigorous analysis of this to kind of bring out the pros and cons. I think there's intellectual value in that.
interpretation of quantum mechanics from the 1990s by the physicist Ewan Squires that sort of got a bit forgotten about. And we're not necessarily arguing it's true, but we're just trying to clarify some things Squires left a bit unclear, kind of give a rigorous analysis of this to kind of bring out the pros and cons. I think there's intellectual value in that.
interpretation of quantum mechanics from the 1990s by the physicist Ewan Squires that sort of got a bit forgotten about. And we're not necessarily arguing it's true, but we're just trying to clarify some things Squires left a bit unclear, kind of give a rigorous analysis of this to kind of bring out the pros and cons. I think there's intellectual value in that.
Can you set the stage for the listeners for... Here's what people need to know about quantum mechanics. It's very simple, and I think a lot of the public don't quite get this point. Quantum mechanics is our best scientific theory. So much of our technology is based on it. But there is no consensus on what it is telling us about reality. And that's kind of weird.
Can you set the stage for the listeners for... Here's what people need to know about quantum mechanics. It's very simple, and I think a lot of the public don't quite get this point. Quantum mechanics is our best scientific theory. So much of our technology is based on it. But there is no consensus on what it is telling us about reality. And that's kind of weird.
Can you set the stage for the listeners for... Here's what people need to know about quantum mechanics. It's very simple, and I think a lot of the public don't quite get this point. Quantum mechanics is our best scientific theory. So much of our technology is based on it. But there is no consensus on what it is telling us about reality. And that's kind of weird.
You know, normally with a scientific theory, it's kind of obvious what it's saying.
You know, normally with a scientific theory, it's kind of obvious what it's saying.