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Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction | Lex Fridman Podcast #191

Lex Fridman
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Introduction

0:00

Aliens and UFOs

1:31

Collective intelligence of human civilization

20:15

Consciousness

28:12

How much computation does the human brain perform?

39:33

Humans vs ants

43:12

Humans are apex predators

50:30

Girard's Mimetic Theory of Desire

57:34

We can never completely understand reality

1:17:31

Self-terminating systems

1:20:54

Catastrophic risk

1:31:18

Adding more love to the world

2:01:30

How to build a better world

2:28:55

Meaning of life

2:46:07

Death

2:53:49

The role of government in society

2:59:29

Exponential growth of technology

3:16:54

Lessons from my father

4:02:35

Even suffering is filled with beauty

4:08:11
Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction | Lex Fridman Podcast #191
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2021Jun 14
Daniel Schmachtenberger is a philosopher and founding member of The Consilience Project. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: EPISODE LINKS: Daniel's Website: https://civilizationemerging.com/ The Consilience Project: https://consilienceproject.org/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:31 - Aliens and UFOs 20:15 - Collective intelligence of human civilization 28:12 - Consciousness 39:33 - How much computation does the human brain perform? 43:12 - Humans vs ants 50:30 - Humans are apex predators 57:34 - Girard's Mimetic Theory of Desire 1:17:31 - We can never completely understand reality 1:20:54 - Self-terminating systems 1:31:18 - Catastrophic risk 2:01:30 - Adding more love to the world 2:28:55 - How to build a better world 2:46:07 - Meaning of life 2:53:49 - Death 2:59:29 - The role of government in society 3:16:54 - Exponential growth of technology 4:02:35 - Lessons from my father 4:08:11 - Even suffering is filled with beauty SOCIAL:
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