The idea of ‘atonement’ sounds very old-fashioned and is deeply rooted in religious tradition. To atone means, in essence, to acknowledge one’s capacity for wrongness and one’s readiness for apology and desire for change. It’s a concept that every society needs at its center. For gifts and
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Narcissism is the word we routinely use to describe someone self-satisfied and arrogant. But what do we really mean by the word – and are we applying it correctly? If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/YfXSQO Join our mailing list: http://bit.ly
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What Do Cynical People Really Want?
What lies behind the pessimism and witty bitterness of the cynic? As always: a lot of pain… If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/gBcnPP Join our exclusive mailing list: http://bit.ly/2e0TQNJ Or visit us in person at our London HQ https://go
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What are the basics of mathematical logic? | Intro to Math Structures VS1.1
So you want to prove things? Where do you start if you haven't ever written a proof before? In most cases, a course on discrete mathematics or mathematical structures is where someone writes their first proof and that starts with propositional calculus. In this video section, we go through
From playlist The CHALKboard 2022
Paradoxically, but also rather troublingly, there are certain lies that preserve the underlying truth about our feelings somewhat more effectively than the literal truth. An essay on the implications and background idea of the white lie. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we s
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The 17th annual Brazilian Olympiad featured an incredibly tricky logic puzzle that went viral on social media. Thanks to Guilherme who suggested and translated the problem from Portuguese to English! Pinocchio problem discussions https://ultimosegundo-ig-com-br.translate.goog/brasil/2022-
From playlist Logic Puzzles And Riddles
Learning Objectives: Determine when a conditional statement is vacuously true A conditional statement of the form "if P then Q" is called vacuously true whenever P is false. This might seem counterintuitive, but consider the reverse. The conditional "if P then Q" is false whenever the ass
From playlist Discrete Math (Full Course: Sets, Logic, Proofs, Probability, Graph Theory, etc)
Daniel Dennett - What is Belief?
Everyone has beliefs—some are simple and basic (e.g., my name, age), others complex and controversial (e.g., God? Soul? Politics? Morality?). But what is the concept of 'belief'? What does it take for some statement to be a 'belief'? Click here to watch more interviews with Daniel Dennett
From playlist Closer To Truth - Daniel Dennett Interviews
How to Be Charming When Talking About Yourself
It’s sometimes assumed that talking too much about ourselves is rude; and asking questions of others is polite and charming. But the distinction is not quite so simple. There are far better and worse ways of speaking about ourselves. We end up charming when we dare to reveal our vulnerabil
From playlist SELF
A Math Book For Every Person In The World
Here are the math books and who they are for. I hope this helps you decide which one is best for you. How to Prove It: https://amzn.to/3VnYS9Q (learn to write proofs with this with almost no background) All The Math You Missed (overview of tons of math, knowing some math is helpful befor
From playlist Math Sorcerer Live Streams
Nietzsche on the Value of Truth (Ken Gemes)
Nietzsche claims that with the rejection of religious underpinning of the value of truth (e.g. truth as God’s word and as something absolute), we can now raise the question of why and to what extent we should value truth. He argues that our need for meaning conflicts with our will to truth
From playlist Social & Political Philosophy
Why Anything At All II? | Episode 1907 | Closer To Truth
Why is there anything at all? It’s the ultimate puzzle. It’s the haunting question. Why is there “something” rather than “nothing”? It seems impenetrable, uncrackable, unfathomable. But are there ways? Featuring interviews with Tim Maudlin, Mario Livio, George F. R. Ellis, and David Bentle
From playlist Closer To Truth | Season 19
The empty set - a set with nothing in it - is a bit of a weird mathematical object. We play around with it a bit, investigating the set that contains the subset and what sets the empty set is a subset of. ************************************************** Now it's your turn: 1) Summari
From playlist Discrete Math (Full Course: Sets, Logic, Proofs, Probability, Graph Theory, etc)
Boolean Algebra Basics | Nathan Dalaklis
Boolean Algebra is one of the most fundamental concepts in theoretical mathematics, logic and philosophy. In this video I go through some of the basic operators, what a material implication is, and try to explain what vacuous truth is :D. _____________________ Last video: https://youtu.be/
From playlist The New CHALKboard
Alan H. Guth - The Physics of Eternity
'Eternity'—time that goes on and on and does not end—used to be the province of philosophy, even theology, with no real evidence. But now cosmologists are using astounding observations and new fundamental theories to project what will happen to our universe in 10^100 years - that's a numbe
From playlist Closer To Truth - Alan H. Guth Interviews
Is Life On Earth Chance Or Fate? [4K] | Science Vs God | Spark
Its origin shrouded in mystery described with the precision of mathematics, there is nothing as impressive as the cosmos. Life on Earth is supported by forces finely tuned to an astonishing degree. So is it all luck? Or does the evidence suggest something more behind our ordered universe?
From playlist 4K Science Documentaries
We are masters at knowing how to lie to ourselves. We pay a heavy price for this self-deception. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/I4iYme Join our exclusive mailing list: http://bit.ly/2e0TQNJ Or visit us in person at our London HQ https:
From playlist SELF
The Sexual Fantasies of Others
Despite talk of liberation, our sexual lives remain the focus of immense amounts of shame. One way to deal with this is to expand - with dignity - evidence of what people are truly like. Here, some brave individuals reveal what it is they deep down want and think about. We applaud their co
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Every Set is an Element of its Power Set | Set Theory
Every set is an element of its own power set. This is because the power set of a set S, P(S), contains all subsets of S. By definition, every set is a subset of itself, and thus by definition of the power set of S, it must contain S. This is even true for the always-fun empty set! We discu
From playlist Set Theory
Why You Should Never Say "It's Just A Theory"
A portion of our culture distrusts the scientific method, assuming that there are transcendent truths unknowable by science. But nothing is truly out of bounds for science. If it's real, it can be studied, and tested. Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding our culture has about the scientif
From playlist Science for Common Folk