E74. Michael Shermer Believes Most of Us Are Wrong About Most Things

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Michael Shermer (Skeptic Magazine, Science Salon Podcast, Scientific American) dropped by before quarantine went into effect to discuss skepticism, religion, debunking conspiracy theories, scientific attempts to achieve immortality, and why “I don’t know” are the three most powerful words you can utter. He and Bridget cover everything from why neither one of them would want to live forever, to why Heaven sounds really boring, how liberals used to be the defenders of free speech and when it all changed, pluralistic ignorance, censorship, hate speech, thought crimes, and why open debate is the only way to find out what’s actually true. Don’t miss Michael’s new book Giving the Devil His Due, available now! Full transcript available here: WiW74-MichaelShermer-Transcript

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production.
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0:08.3	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.
0:10.9	I'm Bridget Petacy, I'm Bridget Petacy and you are welcome. You know the drill.
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0:35.0	Our guest this week is Dr. Michael Schurmer.
0:37.0	He's the publisher of Skeptic magazine,
0:40.0	a presidential fellow at Chapman University,
0:42.0	host of the Science Salon Podcast a presidential fellow at Chapman University,
0:42.8	host of the Science Salon Podcast,
0:45.2	and for 18 years a monthly columnist for Scientific American.
0:49.9	He is the author of a number of New York Times
0:52.1	best-selling books including why people believe
0:54.6	weird things, the believing brain, and the moral arc.
0:58.9	His new book is giving the devil his due, a full-throated defense of free speech, free thought, and heterodox thinking.
1:06.5	Given the current rise in conspiracy theory thinking, particularly of late, I can't think of a better person to interview in this moment.
1:17.3	All right, one, two, three, four, five. This is Michael Schmer.
1:20.8	We're talking about Skeic and the devil. My favorite person, the devil.
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