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On Bullshit: https://amzn.to/3PZDvYW (https://amzn.to/3PZDvYW)

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(07:03) – Meaning

(27:17) – Consciousness

(36:17) – Relevance realization

(47:40) – Wisdom

(54:54) – Truth

(59:38) – Reality

(1:11:59) – Meaning crisis

(1:35:27) – Religion

(1:43:17) – Nontheism

(1:58:26) – Distributed cognition

(2:16:37) – Flow

(2:36:35) – Psychedelics

(2:45:03) – Marxism and Nazism

(2:57:08) – Evil

(3:01:19) – Powerful ideas

(3:08:10) – Advice for young people