MeaningofLife.tv

A theory of evil that isn’t supernatural ... Could "moral imagination" have prevented the Iraq War? ... Was saying "We are Charlie Hebdo" a bad idea? ... Knowledge as a moral good ... How "moral imagination" fits into a larger spiritual worldview ... Paul Bloom interrogates Bob ... Questions from the audience ...

Bernard's new book Connecting With Coincidence ... Debating whether coincidences are significant ... Jungian synchronicity and archetypes ... The weird coincidence involving the sun and the moon ... Mental states that make coincidences seem meaningful ... Should you take guidance from coincidences? ...

Dacher's new book The Power Paradox ... How being nice can make you powerful ... Gossip and other ways to keep leaders in check ... How getting power can make you mean ... The bully politics of Donald Trump ... Stories the rich tell themselves ...

Why science calls for a new agnosticism ... Consciousness seems more mysterious than ever ... The intellectual hubris of the “New Atheists” ... The holy war against religion ... Cognitive biases that fuel tribalism ... Questions from the audience ...

The roots of Unitarian Universalism ... Who are the Unitarian Universalists today? ... How a Christian church became "post-Christian" ... Belief in God is analog not digital ... The search for a universal religion ... Does embracing all beliefs mean holding no beliefs? ... Providing pastoral care to people who have no god ...

The Hindu philosophy of Advaita Vedanta ... The nature of reality according to the Upanishads ... Anant explains "not-two is not one," the subtitle of his book ... Is “unity” in Hinduism the same as “emptiness” in Buddhism? ... Comparing Hindu and Buddhist views of suffering ... The meaning of "liberation" ... Caste in India as an example of religion gone wrong ...

The delog: Himalayan Buddhists who return from the dead ... The horrors of Buddhist hell realms ... Telling stories about the Buddhist afterlife can be dangerous ... Why most delog are women ... How a delog death experience changes your life ... What Alyson learned while living among delog ...

A few theories about climate science skeptics ... Troy’s “solution aversion” theory ... Testing beliefs in the lab ... Ideology as identity ... How do you convince people that your cause is right? ... When you should get aggressive with your message ...

Is willpower a limited resource? ... When scientific results can't be replicated ... “The bigger the idea, the less I trust it" ... Where has science gone wrong? ... The legacy of bad ideas ... Separating good science from bad ...

How does it feel to be a problem? ... In praise of discomfort ... Empathy isn't enough ... Confronting difference ... Confronting power ... "To love well is to risk" ...