I dont usually watch mainstream materialist scientists and especially celebs like NDT but I love the TOE channel and somehow I managed to watch the whole thing:
I used to think the guy was somewhat intelligent but he showcased SUCH a high amount of ignorance and lack of open-mindedness that I honestly wonder how someone this unintelligent can be considered a rigorous scientist?
Some highlights:
(14:08) Had we been distracted by those kinds of questions over the past century, none of what we know about the universe would be known today.
(15:56) philosophers aren't useful anymore
26:55 Curt: A Theory talks about what the heck you're dealing with. It talks about ontology, so there needs to be that component as well.
NDT: Why does it need to be, if what we're doing still works? it needs to be to you, the philosopher, but to me the practicing scientist ... I don't need to know that. The search for that answer will distract me from other progress I will make in this physical universe.
(46:03) Im not interested in testimonies, testimonies are the lowest form of scientific evidence.
Bring an alien to the public square.
(1:01:00) i didn't know porcupines climb trees so you probably didn't see a porcupine.
And many more, I can't find all those gems ?
Also, notice how extremely defensive NDT was in this whole interview.
This ties perfectly to what @Leo Gura said about materialists in today's blog post. But to be honest I don't like your conclusion Leo, I'm pretty sure Curt, you, or Bernardo Kastrup can debate NDT or any other materialist and make them look ignorant since they are.
Change starts from public discourse and the more content in favor of idealism comes out, the more people will get to question their beliefs.
Why would you associate money with IQ??
Many people who make lots of money are simply scammers or theives. But most of them are in unique positions at the top of social heiracheries.
The key to making tons of money effortlessly is to position yourself at the top of a social heirarchy. How you position yourself socially is way more important than the actual work you do.
