Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator of Closer To Truth, is a public intellectual, international corporate strategist and investment banker, with a doctorate in neuroscience. This is a rare interview with Robert on Closer To Truth, and how he views the world after interviewing hundreds on cosmos, consciousness, philosophy / religion.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:41 Why is Robert doing more interviews?
00:08:19 Soon to focus on Eastern modes of "knowing" and philosophies
00:18:40 The difference between the East and West in approach to answers / truth
00:22:46 Venerating verification puts you at odds with studying consciousness
00:26:24 How Robert prepares for each interview
00:30:33 Dealing with people emailing their Theories to you
00:42:33 Defining "truth"
00:46:20 Can one get closer to truth without knowing what truth is?
00:52:30 How to improve as an interviewer
00:55:47 Factors to weigh when conducting an edifying and entertaining interview
01:00:31 Which "logic" is correct? (classical v. intuitionist v. fuzzy v. etc.)
01:12:29 Faith in logic
01:14:37 Curt doesn't buy it when people say they "don't have faith"
01:21:18 Science, physicalism, idealism, and Bernardo Kastrup
01:27:21 If neither physicalism nor idealism can be refuted then it's faith to choose one
01:33:39 Both Robert and Curt find it hard to come to conclusions
01:40:08 Questioning Robert's faith
01:44:50 Is there a difference between faith in God and faith in driving a car?
01:51:59 Bede Rundle's argument against God
01:55:38 Alvin Plantinga's argument for God
02:04:46 Why do intelligent people disagree extensively?
02:07:46 Is Robert any "closer to truth"?
02:10:55 How to keep all the Theories one's heard in one's working memory
02:14:07 Unedited podcasts vs. polished edited clips
02:15:44 [Pandaproducts] When is the Kastrup interview coming out?
02:16:33 [Andrea S] Why is there anything and not nothing?
02:21:00 [Steve Scully] Just because "something" exists, does this preclude "nothing" from existing?
02:22:07 [PF] Thoughts on UFO's / sightings / encounters?
02:22:41 [Pandaproducts] Thoughts on life after death / NDE's?
02:27:23 Demarcation problem
02:27:36 [Abdullah Khalid] Robert's best interview?
02:27:48 Who would you interview of the past?
02:27:57 Advice for Curt for Theories of Everything?
- Robert Kuhn: Absolute Truth, Faith, Idealism, & God ( Download)
