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If humans evolved reason to find truth, it’s weirdly flawed. But what if it evolved for the purpose of argument?

Video: http://youtu.be/Cduyyif7BVY

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/04/22/64.-The-Argumentative-Theory-of-Human-Reason.html

Metaethics investigates where morals supposedly come from and how they might (or might not!) be real. Fascinating!

Video: http://youtu.be/krOBdYnWKNk

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/04/08/63.-Metaethics-Moral-Realism-and-Antirealism.html

Sci-fi really defines our future, but when sci-fi writers eschew big questions, we still need to ask them!

Video: http://youtu.be/BaRWyRFLj10

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/03/25/62.-Lo-Fi-Sci-Fi-and-the-Future.html

Unity is strength, but sometimes it leads to mobs or worse. Learn how to fight your brain’s urge to conform!

Video: http://youtu.be/zX5wN_rNRZU

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/03/11/61.-On-Nonconformity.html

Reason is a fantastic tool & great fun…but sometimes, it can get in the way of simple (statistical) methods.

Video: http://youtu.be/6Oba23HOzM8

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/02/25/60.-Blind-Empiricism-When-Thinking-Sucks.html

The anti-vax movement persists despite scientific consensus - what makes it such a convincing conspiracy theory?

Video: http://youtu.be/atb4Kl73afI

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2015/02/11/59.-Anti-Vax-and-Conspiracies.html