Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedAdam Frank: belief
22 Dec 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #455 – Adam Frank: Alien Civilizations and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
“If I could suddenly magically appear 100,000 years ago and talked to a hunter-gatherer about their worldview and their motivations, I might find something that, or no resemblance to things that I think are sort of, “Oh, that’s what naturally humans do.”
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- Adam Frank
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- belief
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- 22 Dec 2024
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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…Right. Because it’s just like we have a very particular cognitive structure or cognitive, and we’re very governed by, even if you went and talked to, this is an interesting thing to think about. If I could suddenly magically appear 100,000 years ago and talked to a hunter-gatherer about their worldview and their motivations, I might find something that, or no resemblance to things that I think are sort of, “Oh, that’s what naturally humans do. ” Well, let me ask you this question. Let’s together do the thought experience.…
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