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139 Semantics & Sanity: How To Know What's "True" (Pt2)

Name: 139 Semantics & Sanity: How To Know What's "True" (Pt2)
Uploaded: 2022-01-20T20:47:19.000Z
Duration: 1 h 42 min 33 s
Channel: Ruwan Meepagala
Description: How do you know what you "know" is true? This episode explores Sanity from the lens of General Semantics (how we translate events into perceptions). We speak about the "Chain of Perception", insanity vs. creativity, the basis of propaganda, why smart people believe dumb things, building a "efficient nervous system", liberal and conservative fallacies, and the work of Alfred Korzybski.

by Ruwan Meepagala

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4.3

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talks

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Meditation

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Everyone

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How do you know what you "know" is true? This episode explores Sanity from the lens of General Semantics (how we translate events into perceptions). We speak about the "Chain of Perception", insanity vs. creativity, the basis of propaganda, why smart people believe dumb things, building a "efficient nervous system", liberal and conservative fallacies, and the work of Alfred Korzybski.

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