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John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317

John Vervaeke is a psychologist and cognitive scientist at University of Toronto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off - InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: John's YouTube: https://youtube.com/johnvervaeke John's Twitter: https://twitter.com/vervaeke_john John's Facebook: https://facebook.com/VervaekeJohn John's Website: https://johnvervaeke.com Books mentioned: Flow: https://amzn.to/3cQDby9 On Bullshit: https://amzn.to/3PZDvYW The Denial of Death: https://amzn.to/3KsIctp PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - Meaning 21:24 - Consciousness 30:24 - Relevance realization 41:47 - Wisdom 49:01 - Truth 53:46 - Reality 1:06:06 - Meaning crisis 1:29:35 - Religion 1:37:25 - Nontheism 1:52:34 - Distributed cognition 2:10:45 - Flow 2:30:42 - Psychedelics 2:39:10 - Marxism and Nazism 2:51:15 - Evil 2:55:27 - Powerful ideas 3:02:17 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Sep 4, 20223h 11mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:10

    Introduction

  2. 1:10 – 21:24

    Meaning

  3. 21:24 – 30:24

    Consciousness

  4. 30:24 – 41:47

    Relevance realization

  5. 41:47 – 49:01

    Wisdom

  6. 49:01 – 53:46

    Truth

  7. 53:46 – 1:06:06

    Reality

  8. 1:06:06 – 1:29:35

    Meaning crisis

  9. 1:29:35 – 1:37:25

    Religion

  10. 1:37:25 – 1:52:34

    Nontheism

  11. 1:52:34 – 2:10:45

    Distributed cognition

  12. 2:10:45 – 2:30:42

    Flow

  13. 2:30:42 – 2:39:10

    Psychedelics

  14. 2:39:10 – 2:51:15

    Marxism and Nazism

  15. 2:51:15 – 2:55:27

    Evil

  16. 2:55:27 – 3:02:17

    Powerful ideas

  17. 3:02:17 – 3:11:01

    Advice for young people

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