Jordan Peterson: God, Jung, and the Science of Perception

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2022

⏱️ 119 minutes

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I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE Jordan Peterson sits down with Curt Jaimungal to explore God, consciousness, perception, and the art of podcasting. Their conversation weaves philosophy, science, and personal insight into a deep debate on meaning and media.0:00 Introduction3:38 Jordan's Introduction4:41 Noam Chomsky15:08 The Political Runaway Feedback Loop19:54 Self-deception26:28 Perception, Power, & Psychopathy32:04 On Dialogue35:08 Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, & Lawrence Krauss38:28 The Imitation Instinct42:52 Religious Depth46:08 Atheism, Dogma, & Perception50:38 Visual Perception53:38 Persistent Patterns56:38 South Park59:38 Sam Harris & Truth1:04:38 Mysteries of Math & Science1:08:43 Science in Religion1:09:38 Computation & Consciousness1:14:55 Jung I1:17:48 Ethics & Psychotherapy1:22:06 Better Left Unsaid1:23:49 God & Responsibility, Defined1:28:38 Jung II1:34:08 Atheistic Scientists1:37:38 Defining God II1:42:56 Imitation & Worship1:44:28 Self-fulfilling Beliefs & Deceit1:51:01 Not Repeating Oneself1:51:58 Podcasting1:55:26 TOE Clippings and LivestreamsSPONSORS:RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/h8i33KcJuOo- Jordan Peterson's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JordanPetersonVideos- TOE Clippings (clips version of TOE): https://youtube.com/channel/UCdITf9DoFmndXy7nXWIoa7g- The comments on Chomsky incorrectly characterized Chomsky's points and if you'd like the full context, then read this: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt/status/1500982408576913410- 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- 12 Rules For Life: https://amzn.to/3wnaory- Beyond Order: https://amzn.to/3T8Mji5- Better Left Unsaid (Curt's documentary): https://betterleftunsaidfilm.com/- Tyler Goldstein's channel Theory of Every0ne: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoryofEvery0newithTylerGoldstein- Curt's other "Ask Me Anything"s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX9q2D6b5bc&list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlNpnRRW0wpfdW0fBKwN1EDR&index=1- Steven Pinker on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLVL2u-ZJ8c Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Warwick Business School, we don't just teach business. We put you at the centre of it.
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0:30.6	Jordan Peterson is a psychologist and the author of 12 Rules for Life and Beyond Order, both of which are in the description.
0:38.1	He's also a fellow Torontonian and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto,
0:43.3	which is where I went as well. In November 2021, I was lucky enough that Jordan Peterson
0:48.5	interviewed me for his YouTube channel, which will also be in the description, and over the last
0:53.2	few months, it accumulated several hundreds of thousands of views, be in the description, and over the last few months, it accumulated
0:54.4	several hundreds of thousands of views who would have guessed, and we thought perhaps it would
0:59.4	be impactful to release it here for a different audience. Knowing Kurt, that is me, it's a mixture
1:04.2	of Jordan Peterson interviewing me, as well as me interviewing Jordan Peterson as that latter
1:10.4	role is the one that I'm most interested
1:12.1	and comfortable in. We reference self-fulfilling beliefs, deceit, perception, consciousness,
1:18.9	how does one scientifically study it, as well as the definition of God. If you'd like to hear more
1:23.6	podcasts like these, then consider visiting patreon.com slash Kurt
1:28.0	Giamungal.
1:29.0	That's C-U-R-T-J-A-I-M-U-N-G-A-L and supporting with a contribution of whatever you can
1:36.2	or whatever you like as the sponsors and the patrons are the only reason that I'm
1:40.5	able to do this full-time.
1:42.3	So thank you so much.
1:43.7	With regard to sponsors,
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