Alex Tsakiris on Evil, Objective Morality, Post-Modernism, and Curt's film Better Left Unsaid

Alex Tsakiris joins Curt Jaimungal to examine the nature of evil, objective morality, and post‑modernism, using Curt’s documentary Better Left Unsaid as a focal point. The conversation also explores Alex’s book “Why Evil Matters,” critiques rationalist and humanist ideologies, and delves into topics from consciousness to the Horseshoe Theory.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:01:21 - Alex’s introduces Better Left Unsaid (trailer)- 00:03:01 - Comments on Alex's book "Why Evil Matters"- 00:04:56 - Curt's theoretical background- 00:07:21 - Discussion on Donald Hoffman- 00:13:30 - The problem in Academia- 00:13:21 - Alex’s on "why are we here?"- 00:15:21 - The problem with rationalists (quote from Hildegard De Bingen)- 00:21:01 - Humanists ideologies... What do they believe?- 00:22:01 - Is Curt a Christian?- 00:23:21 - If values are a social construction, then what happens to morality?- 00:25:21 - Consciousness is an illusion- 00:28:21 - Near death experiences- 00:34:27 - Alex on Dennett and Dawkins being part of a conspiracy- 00:37:01 - "No, you didn't meet Jesus."- 00:41:21 - Alex's breakdown of Curt's film Better Left Unsaid- 00:42:29 - On utilitarianism- 00:43:26 - Curt on his own "destructiveness"- 00:46:21 - Who will you be judged by?- 00:48:07 - Unbounded forgiveness- 00:50:21 - What does "Psy-Ops" mean?- 00:53:51 - Feminism was co-opted by the CIA (Gloria Steinem story)- 00:57:21 - A bit more on Alex's Book "Why Evil Matters"- 00:58:01 - Love vs Power (a Jungian perspective)- 00:58:40 - Is the world supposed to be unintelligible? Should we not know all the answers?- 01:02:59 - Why does this world exist at all?- 01:03:47 - Kierkegaard on what it means to be a Christian- 01:04:36 - Doubt and faith as essential in spirituality- 01:06:58 - What is Better Left Unsaid's target audience?- 01:08:41 - The Horseshoe Theory- 01:12:44 - Curt's fasting -- why does he do it?- 01:17:21 - Alex's / Curt's meditation -- what do they do? (Wim Hof)- 01:23:14 - Where to find Better Left Unsaid?RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xrkQumFzwS0- Alex Tsakiris is the host of Skeptiko (a podcast with guests such as Donald Hoffman, Michael Shermer, and others. It's can be found here): https://www.youtube.com/user/skeptiko- The film Better Left Unsaid can be followed here: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com- Patreon for conversations on Theories of Everything, Consciousness, Free Will, and God: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Help support conversations like this via PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- 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- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices