Episode 100 of Patterson in Pursuit! Wow, what a milestone. Thanks to everybody who has listened to and supported the show. I hope it’s created value for you. In this episode, I share my personal thoughts about the show, some of my motivations, the conversations that were impactful to my own philosophy, and some funny experiences along the way.
And of course, more heretical thoughts about the philosophy of mathematics.
Do logic and rationality have limits? Are there ways to “get outside” of rational thinking? Do altered states caused by psychedelics provide true insight about the world, or are they illusory?
These are the questions I discuss with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, who shares some of his personal experiments and insights gained with psychedelic drugs.
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Bernardo’s Dissertation and Defense
Is everything mental? Do we even need a theory of a physical world at all? Dr. Bernardo Kastrup joins me again to talk about idealism.
This time, we go into great detail, both put our ideas to the test, and the result was one of my favorite interviews ever. I end up asking Bernardo some of the most difficult questions in philosophy.
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Bernardo’s Dissertation and Defense
Dr. Doron Zeilberger is the Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University. He’s also a math heretic who thoroughly rejects the orthodox conceptions of infinity in modern mathematics. So we got along quite well.
We had a fantastic conversation covering a wide range of topics, including set theory, calculus and limits, pi, irrational numbers like the square root of two, real analysis, and Godel’s Incompleteness Theorems.
If you’re interested in the philosophy of mathematics, this is a must-listen.
Dr. Zeilberger’s Wikipedia page
Today I covered the most requested interview breakdown ever – my conversation with Thaddeus Russell about the postmodern theory of truth. Fun episode!
Can we know that experience is happening?
If somebody denies that they know, is it possible to convince them?
Christopher Langan is an independent intellectual known for having the highest IQ in America – somewhere around 200, which is six standard deviations above the norm.
His story is fascinating. Chris is not working within the academy. Instead, he’s splitting his time between ranching and philosophizing.
We spoke about a wide range of topics, including the problems of modern academia, the concept of IQ, and his attempt at a Theory of Everything entitled “The Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe” – or the “CTMU”.
You can find more information about the CTMU here.
You can also find Chris’s work and support him on Patreon.