Coleman Hughes: Have Podcasts Replaced Universities?

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Previously titled “Coleman Hughes interviews Curt on Consciousness, UFOs, and the Philosophy of Probability” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026

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Coleman sat down to interview Curt Jaimungal on "what is death?" and one of the deepest philosophical conundrums; the reference class problem. Sponsor: -Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off -Get Exclusive NordVPN deal here ↣ https://nordvpn.com/theories It’s risk- free with Nord’s 30-day money back guarantee! -Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code [EVERYTHING20] at Manscaped.com. -Sign up through wren.co/theories to make a difference in the climate crisis, and Wren will plant 10 extra trees in your name! -Trade Coffee is offering our listeners a total of $30 off your first order plus free shipping at drinktrade.com/everything. -Sign up today at butcherbox.com/THEORIES to get two, 10 oz New York strip steaks and 8 oz of lobster claw and knuckle meat FREE in your first order. Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch LINKS MENTIONED: - Coleman Hughes' channel / podcast: https://www.youtube.com/ColemanHughesOfficial - Garry Nolan: https://youtu.be/g3bk1UXjKLI - Salvatore Pais: https://youtu.be/5E6QyAhTB3o TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:20 Everything is quantum mechanical 00:04:24 Podcasts have replaced universities 00:06:49 What is going on with UFOs? 00:11:06 The skeptic strawmans by saying ""unidentified" therefore "aliens"" 00:15:27 Are the sightings just "contagion"? 00:21:44 Consciousness role in fundamental reality 00:24:51 The "hard problem" of consciousness 00:29:29 Consciousness' inherently mysterious quality 00:35:05 Life isn't what needs explaining. Death does. 00:49:24 Identity and the Self 00:55:53 The Reference Class problem 00:59:22 Will the Sun rise tomorrow? Issues in the philosophy of probability 01:04:05 Outtro with Coleman * * * Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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