It scares me that people in 2016 believe in superstitious mumbo jumbo. It scares me that people ever believed in that stuff and yet we still have religion!

@Thecatnipproject

7 жыл бұрын

by the time i finish Christopher hitchens work the only thing religion will be used for is sideshow entertainment but thats it. religion will have no more power by the time im done

@ralfhaggstrom9862

3 жыл бұрын

@Some annoying person Yep, Total Retards ! .................

@dats3

3 жыл бұрын

Fast forward to 2020: Shit got a lot worse.

@annaceciliafuglestad1120

3 жыл бұрын

TRUE, ME TOO...Because, and you May think I am crazy now But I have listened to Project Blue Book and the 2 Aliens there was Interviewed and they CAME to warn us about WW3 Nuclear that MAY SOON START OR BE AVVOIDED ! Starts in the USA by President that is there ONLY SHORT WHILE and BECAUSE of Political & Religious DOGMAS IT WILL BLOW ! SCARY as HELL YES.

@annaceciliafuglestad1120

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thecatnipproject What are you doing to Prewent fg WW3 Nuclear that MAY SOON START in the USA by President that is there ONLY SHORT TIME before because of Political and RELIGIOUS DOGMA THE FINAL WAR WILL START that Wipes US OUT of HERE! Our Sapien=Us Evolutionary Desendants CAME TO WARN US ABOUT THIS=Who we call ALIENS...Check out Project Blue Book! Interview of 2 of them...

None of us are immune to cognitive biases, but we CAN be aware of what they are and monitor our thinking processes to ensure that we avoid them as much as possible, and apply critical thinking (the bullshit detection kit) to every area of our lives. So I find myself in complete agree with Dr. Shermer, I see no reason why we can't apply the principles of science and healthy skepticism to areas where they are not currently applied.

Ben Carson put all his eggs into 1 basket. He can operate on your brain but he barely knows how to tie his shoes.

I clicked Like on this one before even getting started! You had me at "let's talk about Ben Carson" "With a straight face?" LOL!!!

Help! I've got confirmation bias confirmation bias. I can't stop seeing it absolutely everywhere

As a psychologist I want to add that labels are something that are hard to circumvent. Though no one fits a box perfectly it is in most cases better to have multiple boxes then just one big box. In the last decade we started to use more solution based therapy, asking what a person would like to achieve in the upcoming period, what he hopes to accomplish with therapy. This filters out people that don't have goals because they feel alright.

"Once you comprehend the idea you automatically believe it." When he said it, I just repeated it out loud in awe. It's so to the point!

@OmniphonProductions

2 жыл бұрын

Look around the world, in this critical time (COVID-19), and think about how many people _don't_ believe because the _don't_ (or simply _refuse to)_ understand. In many cases...often _including_ religion...it is the _lack_ of understanding that _preserves_ belief. Though, as I think about it, that approach is often the result of some _other_ belief they've adopted (upon understanding what they _heard_ rather than _actually_ understanding), which then supersedes the willingness (or even _ability)_ to the understand.

@pees3437

Ай бұрын

​​@@OmniphonProductionsyeah I hear you. Covid/flu/ pneumonia they fooled a lot of people into submission. We have immune systems, granted the provided food these days destroys our systems intentionally.

Ben Carson represents those disingenuous People who use their genuine scientific or medical Kudos to try to discredit areas they know nothing about!! It is a real worry when myths and lies are more important than Truth,Facts and Proofs

A truly smart person will always say "Really?" and they are prepared to abandon any belief should convincing evidence present itself. If you value faith too much, you run the danger of becoming so irrational you will agree with the statement, "If reality contradicts my faith, I will concludes that reality is wrong." If you declare that you would not abandon your faith no matter what evidence is presented, you are, in fact, declaring that if reality contradicts your faith, reality must be wrong.

I always seem to find the right Seth interview when I need it. Thanks for this talk! The biggest thrill for me in this episode was the idea of "how do we remove cognitive bias from our lives?". You nailed it. Shermer dodged it but then came back with, lamentably, a fluffy sociology answer. I want the real answer, at the neuroscience level. How do we redirect dopamine flow? This is the biggest question I think we can answer, the biggest challenge we can address: curing cognitive bias.

@Astro8way

5 жыл бұрын

P. B Amygdala by discipline ourselves!

The problem with many theists is they are not open to the possibility that they are wrong and would regard this video as stupid.

@40pianos

5 жыл бұрын

In choosing faith over fact, the outcome is predetermined. They can't be convinced because faith forms the basis for denying empirically proven facts.

@PanglossDr

5 жыл бұрын

They are blinded by their Faith

@TshaajThomas

5 жыл бұрын

@@40pianos Nope. Wrong

@Angela-iq7cm

5 жыл бұрын

Brent Pulford ... I went deep into christianity, then deep into atheism .... all I can say is .... NO ONE REALLY KNOWS, ... BUT ... there is definately something about JESUS ..... IF all that really happened ... that's Evolution and Christianity proven .. don't you think ?

@Angela-iq7cm

5 жыл бұрын

+CBISCUIT Junior... Thanks for reply😊. What would you want God to be like...? Have you ever meditated on Jesus..? Does this subject interest you more than the average one..?

Brain surgery is a hand/eye coordination skill. Carson is more likely to be a pinball wizard than, let's say, a competent Secretary of HUD.

@abdul8685

2 жыл бұрын

there's also a shit load of route memorization. Think back to Anatomy class or trying to memorize the Krep's cycle

.....science flies you to the Moon.........religion flies you into buildings........

@HardKore5250

5 жыл бұрын

Walt Snow literally now thanks to Space X public moon trips!

@PalmBalms

5 жыл бұрын

VERY FUCKING GOOD ONE

@blulumwaquepajoo7158

5 жыл бұрын

....and don’t forget that donation to pay for that building

@TshaajThomas

5 жыл бұрын

It's all delusion.

@mehmedtiro412

5 жыл бұрын

Definition of gullible lol

I shave every morning with Occam's Razor.

@a.randomjack6661

4 жыл бұрын

And it still grows back :)

@abdul8685

2 жыл бұрын

I named my daughter Sagan, after Sagan's Razor. Cutting thru bullshit since the the 1960s

1:58 A key insight not only about religion but about why doctors aren't necessarily scientists.

Well, I'm a Buddhist and Deepak makes absolutely no sense to me whatsoever, nor do I recognize any of his "concepts" as being particularly Buddhist. I feel that he thinks within a fairly recognizable Hindu/New Age framework. For example, I'd love to hear him expound on the key Buddhist concept of anata, or 'no soul/abiding self,' but I'd bet he wouldn't touch such a radical (to Western ears, at least) concept in any serious way.

@ralfhaggstrom9862

3 жыл бұрын

MONEY !, Scammers ...............

Point at about 21:20 I'll offer contrary evidence OK I know this video was posted a few years back... but so was this incident I was involved with. I used to work at one of the top universities in the world (in the top 100) and among my many duties and roles was 1: teaching laboratories manager. 2: Facilities (building) administrator, and 3: part of the OHS team. one day we had our fire suppression system's diesel pump plant regular test, but unbeknown to us while the test technician HA, correctly, isolated that wings fire detection and alarm system (as the activation of the pump system would normally activate a "Code Red" to the fire brigade) , for reasons even they couldn't explain, they had failed to isolate and turn off that wing of the building's HVAC resulting in expelled fumes and smoke from the pump being drawn back in to the building but obviously smoke alarms not being activated. The result was a number of teaching areas and labs full of diesel fumes and smoke thick enough to actually see tendrils and clouds..... and inhibit visibility. As we activated our evacuation process I came in to the labs and found not one single student or tutor had started to evacuate, in fact not one single person had even started to leave despite several minutes of black smoke pouring in to the rooms and the classes were preceding as usual. When the OHS team told everyone they had to leave the comment from 2 of the 3 classes was that there was no fire alarm so they didn't need to evacuate.... these are some of the smartest people on the planet, many of the tutors are PHD students, the lecturers included a Nobel prize nominated scientist.... and yet they all sat there in increasingly toxic smoke. Even after we started to physically eject laggards some students refused to leave the labs, this was only solved by me returning to my computer and issuing a remote force shutdown (power down) on all lab computers..... smart people doing stupid things

@lukaswilliams5851

4 жыл бұрын

Indoctrinated people do indoctrinated things.

@mbburry4759

3 жыл бұрын

Idk what your definition of thick smoke is, so idk. But Perhaps smarter people who are used to people saying nutty things and/or used to fire alarms going off for reasons not related to a fire chemistry labs are kind of prone to that type of thing (or for a test/drill like you said was scheduled that day), they eventually get sick of the crap and start to ignore it... So when something that might actually be serious happens they dont do anything, smart or not, they get irritated with the "boy who called wolf" crap. And it was a test day, usually you have to let people know a fire drill is going on, so that gives them even less reason to take some smoke seriously

@TheRealMarxz

3 жыл бұрын

@@mbburry4759 no, no fire drill test, no alarm test and no evacuation drills of any sort that day (not sure how you got that idea as there is no such statement in my OP), it was test of the sprinkler system's booster diesel engine that ran a water pump (an engine in a room in a basement below the teaching spaces) And in fact if you read the OP there was NO ALARM at all because it had been isolated and the LACK of an alarm was why the students chose not to evacuate not some sort of alarm fatigue. By thick dark brown smoke as in enough to obscure vision to less than 20 meters, enough that waving your hands in in it caused visible smoke swirls also noxiously enough to cause some people to cough and gag enough to obscure writing on whiteboards in these small teaching rooms. Also in this case this was in an economics and finance teaching lab in a commerce school building, so trust me on this, so not some sort of usual affair for for that building (and not even usual in a real chemistry lab - where you might get a few whiffs of smoke but not something that would stop you from seeing the white board 10 feet away without an evacuation order there as well)

When Shermer talks about the confirmation bias he's spot on. I had a theory once about a girl who may have Aspergers, and I was looking for all the evidence to fit my theory. If we're honest I think most of us do this.

@dannygjk

6 жыл бұрын

Actually conspiracy theorists tend to have more confirmation bias than others. I know from experience debating them. Their logic and reasoning skills are poor and they assume like hell plus draw conclusions with no proof.

@beckyepelle8030

4 жыл бұрын

Dan Kelly pppppppppppppp

My fundy christian sister raised her kids with creationism. She recently told me she told her kids to memorize and do whatever they had to do to pass the test/class, regardless of belief. I told her that is promoting being completely dishonest, unskeptical, and can lead to bad actions or beliefs in their professions. Her oldest is a nurse, second is also going into medical field, and 3rd just started college. I feel really bad for them that they weren't raised to be more open to science and facts of life.

@donaldedward4951

5 жыл бұрын

Well, I believe that war is not only stupid but against my religion (I am a Quaker " Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God"). So if I am called into service into the armed forces I would try to get into the medical side and would study everything they want me too but if it came down to it, I would refuse to accept any killing instrument. I am smart so they would find some job for me that did not involve killing ("Thou shalt do no murder") or I would hope so. I am not a Creationist because that is a silly but I can understand where she is coming from and my religion mandates I respect her belief even if I do not share it because it does not hurt anybody.

@TshaajThomas

5 жыл бұрын

What's wrong?

*"If you're a hammer everything looks like a nail"* - Unknown Author

I said it before, I'll say it again: Everyone is stupid, some are just smarter than others.

@zvipatent

6 жыл бұрын

Cute, but of course that's how there is a spectrum of intelligent.

@russellbrooks23able

5 жыл бұрын

Or: Everyone is stupid, some are just stupider than others. Or to put a positive spin on it: Everyone is smart, some are just smarter than others.

@davesteadman1226

5 жыл бұрын

Issac Newton, Stupid? Naw, doubt it.

@sovietbot6708

2 жыл бұрын

@@davesteadman1226 he believed in alchemy

@davesteadman1226

2 жыл бұрын

@@sovietbot6708 He investigated it. I think "believed" is a little strong. He was hopeful that there was some validity to it. Remember, the church watched everything and everyone to prevent to slightest heresy.

That Deepak is a complete fraud and swindler. And he makes a lot of money fooling people with this crap that he HIMSELF made up.

Michael Shermer is the wisest person I'm aware of and the work he's doing is a great gift to the world. Seth Andrews does a brilliant job of interviewing Michael here. Every person from 14 to 94 needs to watch this.

That was some great thoughts! Thank you!

I'm considered conservative and I listen to NPR all the time, I try to actively engage the other side, mainly because I'm surrounded by it. Better to see the other side more so that you know what the other side is like.

@omarosemoon1005

5 жыл бұрын

That's why I'll listen to right wing radio. It's really sad it's on late night/morning tailored to truck drivers. Horrible propaganda radio. I also watch fox news, same thing, horrible lies, untruths, omissions, and propaganda. Only unskeptical, uneducated people fall for their bs, or tired truckers. It's truly divided people.

i explained to my friend confirmation biased when she told me she saw her dad's ghost and talked to him on a oujia board...

@nicolegarieri5005

8 жыл бұрын

Bet you got a torrent of shit over that lol

"Why People Believe Weird Things" is one of my favorites. Go, Seth! Go, Michael!

If anything is from above its empathy, the fact we don't want someone else to hurt how we have hurt. We need others to stay alive. And we need others to grow. We need others or we would be lost. Im thankful that others have helped me gather what i have gathered even today.

Ben Carson did his undergrad in Psych. He has likely never studied evolution at all.

@schuflyboxman

6 жыл бұрын

Chicken or the egg? Exactly!

@bjesav

4 жыл бұрын

Psychology majors are required to take evolution.

I figured out there was no god when I was 10 years old.

@joejacobs3537

3 жыл бұрын

I figured out there was one when I was 3..

@jaysonallen3100

3 жыл бұрын

@@joejacobs3537 I'm curious which other views one could possible have figured out at age 3.

@joejacobs3537

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaysonallen3100 Get a job,loser..

Had Muslim man at breakfast in China , offered a tip , he was aghast , no no. Had other Muslim man ( taxi driver)drove slow to a town so we wouldn't make the bus in time. Another taxi driver took us and I left my wallet on the seat when I left car. The driver came back from other town to give me back my wallet, would not accept payment. Some beautiful and not so great a people in this world. Just like us.

@Longtack55

6 жыл бұрын

MrHealth07 Lucky for you that neither were invoking the "kill all Infidels" directive in the Koran. That is culture - not religion and their religions were irrelevant.

“Defending the weird”. I like that phrase.

Michael Shermer is one of the most underrated intellectuals on the planet.

@ScottEvansNow

8 жыл бұрын

+jacquelineandron Yes, for sure. I know him 'lightly' and can't get enough of him. AND we live 3 miles from each other.

@IsaacAsimov1992

8 жыл бұрын

+scott Check MS out in these interviews: closertotruth.com/contributor/michael-shermer/profile

I am greatly enjoying this interview! Dr. Shermer has so many good points.

@jessstuart7495

6 жыл бұрын

Universities don't teach understanding and critical thinking; They are all about short-term memorization, conformity, and passing exams. The world is full of people who have academic accomplishments, but are really pretty dumb. They accept things without question because it agrees with their preexisting beliefs, just like religious people do.

@vernpascal1531

6 жыл бұрын

Those are good points,but success usually negates curiosity...

@jessstuart7495

6 жыл бұрын

I understand most students are there to get good grades, graduate, and launch their career. But, I also am a firm believer in the benefits of general education. A healthy democracy should have well-rounded citizens who have some appreciation and understanding of the arts, literature, history, civics, philosophy, anthropology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, political science, etc. Universities shouldn't be just a 4-year trade school.

Excellent radio show.. And a great voice! Look forward to more.

Really enjoyed this discussion. Thanks.

I would really recommend anyone to watch Pushed To The Edge by Derren Brown

@DougKoper

8 жыл бұрын

+Chic01taliano I watch the video and I see the connection you made with that social experiment. People can be easily manipulated even to the point of committing a murder. Thanks for the video recommendation, fascinating.

@Chic01taliano

8 жыл бұрын

Doug K you're welcome :-)

nice to hear from a man who knows EVERYTHING!ha!

@ZarPof

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry Poe's law. Are you being serious? Because they are well versed in their field and able to talk about it knowledgeably. Both blatantly state they couldn't understand nor refute the physicist when he started saying strange things.

@MarkJones-gd3nt

7 жыл бұрын

That's easy for you to say!😉

@ZarPof

7 жыл бұрын

Mark Jones well type, but yes I could say it fairly easily too. Not sure what that has to do with anything. You didn't make your point, I was asking for clarification. Do you even have a point?

@MarkJones-gd3nt

7 жыл бұрын

ZarPof No!😉

@ZarPof

7 жыл бұрын

Mark Jones That being the case: the Solifugae is part of the arachnida class. It has 10 limbs, the front two have an adhesive that they use to

When I woke in the Hospital to "Heaven's Gate" I heard a reporter saying wisely the she just couldn't understand why such smart people believed such stupid things.

What an articulate fellow! Brilliant!

It's funny that this guy is sort of pumped up as a guy who steps back and look at things analytically. I think he IS smart and does this, apparently. Maybe even 99% of the time. But, I would argue that the term "conspiracy theory" OR "conspiracy theorist" have become SO SCREWED up, that to question ANYTHING, automatically throws you into that category. Michael Shermer is right on that path too. THAT is not a good place for US to be. It funnels people like sheep into NOT questioning anything. So having said that, the SCIENCE of demolition and buildings falling all the way to the ground within their own foot print, SHOULD be the focus of the 9-11 events. WORLD HISTORY: No steel-framed building has EVER fallen to the ground from fire... EVER... ANYWHERE. Then it suddenly happens within hours, 3 times in one day? Yeah, right. In the mean time the IDs from the "hijackers floats to the ground IN TACT. Yeah, right. There have been steel framed buildings completely engulfed in HOT, bright fires with plenty of oxygen, See "Madrid Hotel fire". The result was slow structure degradation, causing slumping (unsymmetrical) over MANY hours (like 12+). So SOME collapse did occur, like half of 7 floors or so, on ONE side of the building. But for a building to completely disintegrate all at once, can ONLY be caused by planned demolition with explosive charges. PERIOD. Another Atheist, whom I respect a lot (with the exception of his view on 9-11) is Matt Dillahunty from "The Atheist Experience". As far as I know he STILL won't talk about the details or science about 9-11. He thinks it's an OPEN and SHUT case. So, just like the content of THIS video, he and also Michael Shermer apparently cannot handle the truth. Their brains are not ready for the science and the details.

@billkeon880

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4KHqryAacXSgbQ.html

@billkeon880

6 жыл бұрын

www.popularmechanics.com/9-11-conspiracy-theories/

@billkeon880

6 жыл бұрын

yup, Popular Mechanics - Debunking 9/11 Myths.....

@gamergodofjustice

6 жыл бұрын

I would just like to point out fucking planes hit them that alone changes the science your taking a direct hit from a plane could bend metal then you have several floors collapsed in on themselves the weight would cause it to crumble with failing support you could also have ground floor support beams yanked up out of place leaving the entire structure compromised, but don't take it from me I lack education in this subject i can only point out you lack the perspective to even know all possibilities.

@MJKW24

5 жыл бұрын

@@gamergodofjustice WTC 7 wasn't hit by a plane.

Debunking 9/11 Conspiracies - Really ? - this is a Bias of it's own - more and more info keeps coming out - how can one possible debunk without all the information - the best way would be to keep an open file and keep looking - Some smart people ?

Great discussion, I agree, thank you

"Ben Carson... presidential candidate..." Oh man...

This explains why some quite intelligent atheists believe in 3rd Wave Feminism.

@SuperJBrowne

8 жыл бұрын

+1140Cecile I think its more pussy whippage than anything, Steve Shives and Matt Dillahunty for example.

@Soldadummy

8 жыл бұрын

Ya there are some quite extreme people out there.

@austinhunter1586

8 жыл бұрын

+SuperJBrowne An unhealthy mix of both, perhaps.

@austinhunter1586

8 жыл бұрын

***** it goes all ways, for sure.

@Soldadummy

8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Blargh I think feminism is necessary but wing nuts fuck it up for everyone.

Smart people are weird. They're always into some sort of kinky stuff.

@ghenulo

8 жыл бұрын

+Tee I wouldn't know. I always feel so out-of-place around smart people.

@theomegaconcern9564

6 жыл бұрын

Thế Hoàng Nguyễn You made me laugh

Great interview. Really enjoyable. Thank you :-)

Excellent interview and (as always) a great speaker. Many Thanks.

I lost trust in Mic Shermer on the subject of the sept.11

@shelmust8649

6 жыл бұрын

squ34ky2. I suggest you check out Susan Lindauer's (ex CIA Aset) public comments regarding information as far back as April/May of 2001 as to the possibility of terrorist hijacked commercial jet airliners being used to attack the WTC's. VERY interesting.

@easterlake

6 жыл бұрын

Ahmad Isa you should have contacted him earlier. Maybe he could have used your face for the books cover.

so this guy believes 2 passenger airplanes took down 3 steelframe skyscrapers in few hours? ok.

@wtf7476

8 жыл бұрын

Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things

@mikemikemikemike5387

8 жыл бұрын

+WTF 7 It's his own confirmation bias. "proof that religion is bad". I'm an atheist. I don't need the 9/11 commission's report to confirm my atheism.

@quantumquestthebillionaire1527

6 жыл бұрын

try watching his debate on the holocaust he's not a denier you have not got a clue ?

@andystith871

6 жыл бұрын

FUCK OFF

Honest and open minded ,refreshing perspective Thanks

The conversations between the two men I had understood and enjoyed immensely the topics on this video. Kudos to Seth and Richard!

I really enjoy much of what Michael has to say in all the appearances I've seen him on KZread. However it really irks me when he lumps 9/11 with all the other woowoo and pseudoscience.. If building #7 experienced a 10second implosion following an office fire caused by smoldering debris from the towers, than the architects and engineers responsible for its construction should be held responsible for the financial and cost of lives. If it was controlled explosives, shouldn't the American people know?

@Azerkeux

7 жыл бұрын

www.europhysicsnews.org/articles/epn/pdf/2016/04/epn2016474p21.pdf

@nikolademitri731

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love his work (Moral Arc is an incredible read, as are many of his other books), but that's where I stray from him too. That, and his economic views, but that's something I can more easily look past. The Building 7 thing is the reason why I wonder what happened on 9/11, bc I don't really buy any of the accounts I've read, but I know I can't accept the official account with building 7..

@archiemelkonian

6 жыл бұрын

Damian. You should understand: the man works for a Zionist lobby.

@zvipatent

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for adding some anti-Semitism to this. The thread wasn't weird enough yet.

@archiemelkonian

6 жыл бұрын

Space gost. They are not silent. Google 911 comossion member admits conspiracy.

These two are quite a stretch from being as intelligent as they would like to think. I'm first to admit, I am not that smart either, I am most likely very stupid by comparison to Shermer. He is debunking 9/11 as a mere falsity of psychological phenomena, something like that. This guy does exactly what he so arrogantly claims to witness in the behavior of other people, he overrides or skips the part where you're supposed to construct a solid argument by shifting to enforce his belief as superior almost as if he's saying "come on you smart people know I'm right". Now I understand he is expecting everything that he says to be taken as the correct answer because of the setting, but still it's quite pathetic and I wouldn't consider it a very fruitful way to criticize. You see this a lot, a Dr. this and that given elevated authority to propose opinions, it's a free pass to dismiss reasoning. It's ironic how he spoke bad of Ben Carson doing an error by speaking in television, for I don't see how his comments are any better. I'm not a huge fan of Dr.Carson. But unlike this guy, Dr.Carson helped to contribute to something meaningful besides his normal practice. Now Michael all you did was play ball with another "skeptic" as you like to compliment each other. Pardon my English if it is flawed as it's not my mother tongue. Only reason I have to comment is that I think their type of thinking is defective, and it's grotesque the way these guys like to circle jerk.

@corb5654

5 жыл бұрын

Learn to use paragraphs and perhaps then somebody will take you seriously. Get your tin hat back on.

I'm not convinced that a brain surgeon has to be all that intelligent. I strongly believe that Shermer will be recognized years from now as a great and highly influential intellectual.

Wow! This is great information.

Shermer lost credibility with me when he dissed the 9/11 Truth movement.

@dragonore2009

6 жыл бұрын

The 9/11 truther movement lost credibility when you guys allowed moron flat earthers to take over.

@Longtack55

6 жыл бұрын

Well he also disses gods truth belief movement (religion) and there are billions who believe otherwise in spite of a lack of evidence. There is no smoking gun on 9/11 until someone has evidence - not speculation, not inconsistent testimony, not hearsay and not crap science etc.

@omarosemoon1005

5 жыл бұрын

Anytime I see someone who believes in the 9/11 conspiracy (truther movement) I only think, they must be an Alex Jones fan, as all evidence points to external attack on US soil. Did Bush want a mid east war, yes, he wanted the oil, but the terrorists made it easy for him to get that war. No internal conspiracy.

@joeyjojojunior1794

5 жыл бұрын

@@Longtack55 argument ad populum

@InterestsMayVary2234

5 жыл бұрын

Funny, he gains credibility with me for the same reason.

Michael Shermer is not a skeptic, he's a propaganda minister.

@iambeing4328

6 жыл бұрын

Shermer is a smug fool with an agenda.

Brilliant words. Great thinking. I understand it better. Thank you.

Seth has one of the greatest radio voices I've ever heard. He's up there with Howie Rose.

Michael Shermer is a propagandist.

here here! Michael shermer is awesome!

Great stuff :)

It amazes me how people can say how stupid people who believe in God are, but are willing to put all legal weapons in the hands of government only, as if to say government is all good and powerful and would never take advantage of unarmed citizens.....sounds alot like religion to me.

Great video !

wonderful!

Hillary Clinton thinks we've been visted by Aliens a long time ago . . .

In the video you asked how you can protect yourself from being fooled. I now have 100 courses from The Great Courses and my favorite is Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills. The course talks about all the ways you can be fooled and once you see yourself being fooled on a daily basis you can start to make corrections.

At the very end, ........I love the 'Wizard in the sky' label, ......superb !

Upon reading the Spinoza quotes, I can't help noting that....more and more today...we see people _rejecting_ claims specifically because they _don't_ (or _refuse to)_ understand them. I love that he said, "For the most part, our senses are _good enough_ matching reality for survival purposes." Fundamentally, Natural Selection is _not_ about, "Survival of the fittest." It's about, "Survival of the _good enough."

thank you

Can anyone locate the article referenced at 17:25?

I watched Brain Games when it was on TV and wound up feeling the same as Seth. "My brain will lie to me!!"

Great interview of a great American science writer by "the voice". Thanks

ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING.

A similar protest was done recently with the 2014 protest on Hong Kong "umbrella revolution"

Wonderful interview. If one is vaguely objective, one would have to respect Mr. Shermer and his views.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Shermer's definition of truth is apparently whatever the people in power tell him.

The room IS full of smoke and everyone is pretending that there is no smoke. If society was a car, every light would be on.

Interesting discussion.

Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement with Germany allowing no interference to the annexing of the German ethnic territory of Czechoslovakia, not Austria. Minor correction as Austria had already been annexed earlier.

Good editing, Seth.

I love this, if we evolved morality to help us flourish as species, than there are points where we can measure how successful specific moral points are. It's still "subjective" in the sense that the same moral principles might not help another species flourish, but we CAN find out what is empirically best for our species. Some morals WILL outperform others.

Andrews and Shermer in one vid ! How much better can it get? - and great subject matter

Two of my favorite people ....

God (figure of speech), I love Shermer. I don't always agree with him, but he _always_ sounds so reasonable and makes such a good case for his points. I saw him on some British reality show where he was talking to a bus load of assorted conspiracy theorists, and the ones that knew who he was, hated him before he showed up, and after he talked to them, almost all liked him and thought he brought up relevant points. Skeptic magazine is the best.

Brilliant!

"people are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals." MIB

One of your better interviews Seth

Good interview.

I agree with Michael Shermer in what he said about some people shooting their mouths off not being aware of all the facts as he proved by slamming the men and women at the thunderbolts 2015 conference without having done an honest amount of research on the subject at hand. Michael has dug his grave historically by this and many other things he said without thinking about it very much.

20:10 .... hmmm, he watched Brain Games and really enjoyed it... *stops video and watches all available seasons on Netflix. (24 hours later) Wow, what a good point you made about being uncertain of what tricks our brains maybe able to play on us! *realizes whole weekend is now gone. Damn it!

love how articulate he is

OK! Totally charmed and intrigued...will find the book. Will seek out more videos. By profession--I'm an artist--as a human....curious. Thank you both.

When someone says worldview or evidences my skeptical radar goes into high gear.

Michael employs an interesting little mind trick that I use myself, where if you don't remember a name you say out loud ''It'll come back to me'' then continue on speaking, in a moment or two the name just pops into your head, It works every time.

Love Shermer, great guy

I don't agree that we start off believing ideas once we comprehend them. I think we understand the idea, evaluate its validity, and then believe it or not.

Lots of good stuff in there. made me think.