In this episode, we explore Umberto Eco’s assertion that the world is an enigma and that it is our desperate search for absolute truth that makes it terrifying. Through philosophy, history, psychology, and literature, we examine the dangers of ideological certainty, the paradox of interpretation, and the liberating potential of intellectual humility. From existentialism to postmodernism, from authoritarianism to cognitive biases, we unravel how our need for rigid meaning shapes the way we think, govern, and understand the world around us.

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