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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