Is Science in a Legitimacy Crisis? | Peter Boghossian (#346)

Today, I sat down with someone who I respect greatly – Peter Boghossian. Peter is a former Portland State University professor, renowned philosopher, and best-selling author. His primary research areas are critical thinking and moral reasoning. 

He actually resigned from his position at Portland State University because he felt that ideology had taken over the institution and that he did not have enough freedom as a scholar to continue his work.

So, there’s no one better to talk to about the current legitimacy crisis in science and the moral obligations of scientists when it comes to communicating science to the public. We also dive deep into religion, the origin of the universe, and quantum computing. 

Tune in! 

Key Takeaways: 

• Do we have to agree on everything? (00:00)
• Can there be an infinite regress? (03:20)
• Why do we need a unified field theory? (13:12)
• On Eric Weinstein’s theory (23:43)
• Joe Rogan vs. Peter Hotez: Should scientists debate publicly? (37:53)
• Legitimacy crisis and death of expertise (56:38)
• Quantum computing and the multiverse (1:06:41)
• Laws against Holocaust deniers (1:12:43)
• Outro (1:18:48)

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💻 Website: https://peterboghossian.com/ 

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