Noam Chomsky: Retrocausality, Husserl, & Kripkenstein

Noam Chomsky appears again on the Theories of Everything podcast with an Ask Me Anything. Sponsors: Go to curiositystream.thld.co/TOE and use code TOE to save 25% off today. brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off. algo.com for supply chain AI.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:10 [finding blanks] Which of your beliefs do you hold most tenaciously that has the least evidence?
00:03:45 [Mohit Mukherji] Is phenomenology (in the tradition of Husserl etc.) an adequate way to study consciousness
00:05:50 [Jake Watson] Can you ask him why he thinks Hume was a rationalist?
00:08:05 [Laura] Retrocausality and free will
00:09:55 [Cybmor] Russell's descriptivist theory, Kripke's causal theory, semantic externalism
00:18:36 [Kelly Gerling] What does it mean to make a "plan" cognitively?
00:20:47 [Joe Smith] Is recursion an intrinsic and universal property of all human E - language? (as opposed to I - Language)
00:22:39 [Sam Thompson] Stone Duality and studying formal languages topologically
00:25:40 [Chris Langan] Pre-linguistic consciousness / insight
00:28:39 [Chris Langan] Consciousness and language association
00:30:37 [Peter Glinos] Incompatibility between multiculturalism and "progress"
00:34:18 [John Doe] Debate with Sam Harris on the Middle East?
00:37:38 [Someone] Mandated vaccination / why trust the gov't and large pharmaceutical corporations?
00:46:10 [Harjot Singh] Chomsky's thoughts on Stoicism
00:47:48 [John Clever] Heidegger, Husserl, and Kierkegaard / Continental philosophy in general
00:48:28 [George Holliday] Eating animals contradicts being moral + animal agriculture in general
00:54:57 [John Tillo] Speaking a new language after brain trauma
00:56:35 [Karl Héðinn] The legacy concerning his Universal grammar + people calling Noam an “essentialist”
01:02:45 [Debra] What questions does Noam have for us?
01:05:36 [William Patterson] On the Kripkenstein Rule Following Paradox
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Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.

[@thejackbancroft7336]

It cheers me up so much knowing that Chomsky still enjoys using his intellect in his old age. We’ve got so much to explore of his later work because of the technological revolution.

[@izahrawr1246]

If you like old intellectuals, I recommend Thomas Sowell

[@gabrielsyme4180]

Noam never used his intellect at any age.

[@gabrielsyme4180]

@stephen miller No but I can be fairly certain that yours is.

[@ivangoran4461]

"The Tyranny Of Words" - Stuart Chase

[@runningfree1973]

Does anyone else find the sycophantic hero worship of Chomsky a bit weird? He almost has the status of a religious or cult leader among his followers.

[@dj098]

These conversations with Chomsky are absolute gems. I am finding so much here. Just wanted to let you know how much your work is appreciated. 🙏👍🔥

[@lucyelanor]

Curt telling Noam “It’s not too late [to start pole vaulting]” was a truly golden exchange. I’m sure many of us laughed out loud. Thank you for the beautiful moment.

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Aw thank you

[@TheWorldTeacher]

@@TheoriesofEverything Respected British anthropology professor, Dr. Edward Dutton, has demonstrated that “LEFTISM” is due to genetic mutations caused by poor breeding strategies. To put it simply, in recent decades, those persons who have leftist traits such as egalitarianism, feminism, socialism, multiculturalism, homosexuality, perverse morality, and laziness, have been reproducing at rates far exceeding the previous norm, leading to an explosion of insane, narcissistic SOCIOPATHS in (mostly) Western societies.

[@stevelivingstone4616]

@@TheWorldTeacher Dutton is not "respected" in the slightest, in fact he is widely regarded as peddling pseudoscience, and was found to have committed scientific misconduct by the University of Oulu. Moreover Dutton is a racist (not to mention homophobe and anti-semite) who claims to believe that people with blonde hair and blues eyes are more intelligent, and has written articles for neo nazi publications has given speeches for white nationalist groups trying to prepuate scientific racism. Dutton even ridiculously tried to pretend that left-handed people are pedophiles. I would be very careful quoting such a person.

[@raymondparsley7442]

@@stevelivingstone4616 Not knowing one way or the other, if what you say is true, and I have no reason to think otherwise, exposing Dutton, this evil radical person... is a service to us all.... Thank you...sincerely!

[@raymondparsley7442]

@@TheWorldTeacher I for one, am not a radical leftist, my politics are conservative. One only needs to look at the hatred and complete incompetence coming from Joe Biden's White House and Nancy Pelosi's Congress to know the US, under this administration, is so low, the country must reach up... to touch bottom..... Even so, your description of "leftism" and the reason for it, according to Edward Dutton... smacks of the very kind of despicable, hateful insane judgmental behavior he assigns to those on the left... One can understand disagreeing with the political left, but putting it in these terms is absurd.

[@paulchambers8586]

Thanks so much for organizing this but most of all for filtering and contextualizing so many fascinating and important questions. One of the best sessions with the amazing Noam Chomsky that I have seen. I have learned so much in this hour!

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Thanks for the love and hopefully you enjoy some of the other podcasts on the channel as well. - Curt

[@Ninja9JKD]

Professor Chomsky, first let me thank you for your vast contributions. I have listened to you for many years. As for question 3, concerning interest in consciousness being a recent development, true in the West. However, in the East consciousness has been studied by many people for thousands of years. Interestingly, Sanskrit has a number of different words for consciousness. I apologize if this was off topic or misinterpreted. And finally, I would love to hear Professor Chomsky's thoughts on Sanskrit, anything would be valued. 🙏

[@MegaDublinguy]

Thanks for another great interview Curt! It's always a pleasure to listen to Noam Chomsky. He has such a great mind.

[@Kitten_Stomper]

Chomsky needs wizard robes and a staff.

[@TheFrygar]

at this point he should be introduced as "Archmage Chomsky"

[@kjschneider8126]

It seems that the thumbnail is simply misleading clickbait, a point that is hardly brought up for 30 seconds and completely distorts the point made. This is my first experience with this channel, but seems to be particularly irresponsible, especially when dealing with Noam Chomsky who appears to be a man of great integrity.

[@scienceisall2632]

If anything is about integrity, then it would be to not force vaccines on people. His praise of Chavez and Venezuela is what is irresponsible. I think you have your perception of reality upside down

[@14DANESSJ]

@@scienceisall2632 He doesn't believe in forcing people to be vaccinated against their will. But believes vaccine mandates are important for the good of society. You can choose to not have your kid be vaccinated for polio, but be aware your kid may not be allowed to attend school as a consequence.

[@angelozachos8777]

@@14DANESSJ Chomsky has lost his mind in old age - who are you kidding ? Chomsky has spent a career railing against government taking advantage of any and all crises , whether real or inflated . Yet Chomsky supported all LOCKDOWN measures and summarily ignored the HUGE protests all over the world . Whether in the U.S , Canada , Europe , etc , the Anti-Lockdown and Anti-Jab Mandate protests were larger than any protests against the 2003 illegal invasion of Iraq … yet Chomsky was more than comfortable to minimize these very real protests . Who the hell are you kidding ? And in regards to your horrible comparison between the Polio jab and this Rona vax I would point out that hesitancy against the Polio jab was very real . Most Americans avoided the Polio jab for the first 5 years after its introduction , for roughly similar reasons and concerns that exist today with this new jab . Americans were not lining up early on , to receive the Polio jab - and there were certainly no extreme Polio Jab mandates back in 1955 . It was a choice , as it should be . Chomsky now believes that vaccine mandates are a bit harsh , but he completely tolerates certain punishment for this hesitancy … Chomsky advocates for removal of your Mobility Rights ( which is a human right ) by government edict , for anyone refusing this novel , unproven Rona jab . Chomsky is the worst kind of hypocrite and I’m glad this fraud has finally been exposed for the gatekeeper he has always been 👍 Read a book before you choose to stand on a pulpit and provide us with a deluded sermon ✌️

[@angelozachos8777]

@@scienceisall2632 EXACTLY 👍👍👍

[@anwardaniels1394]

@@angelozachos8777 and you're the one to make that judgement on him, who was voted most brilliant mind alive. Puts us in a quandary, should we listen you or him, hmm. So hard

[@mohamedselougha2168]

Thanks a lot for the organisation and always great pleasure to see and to listen to professor Chomsky.

[@skidderskunk649]

Chomsky’s brain needs to be preserved in a vat. His lucidity and cognitive function at 92 is astounding. He’s a year older than my grandma and the difference is stark. She has a really hard time having basic conversations and can no longer play card or board games 😞

[@jackhedeman4969]

seriously

[@ericdecker2914]

I’m sorry to hear about your families experience with aging. Love your grandmother.

[@EgonSupreme]

That's too bad. love to your grandmother, hope you're able to spend some good time with her during the time she has left.

[@kkyyee]

i’m guessing it’s more a matter of “use it or lose it” rather than any genetic advantage

[@ericdecker2914]

Kye Riehl In reality, the most effective defense against cognitive decline and dementia is an active and engaged brain.

[@nathanielleclery3139]

Quote on lead frame is misleading. Great convo, no clickbait needed. Chomsky advocates for vaccination mandates and uses polio vaccination requirements in schools as an example, which are very strict.

[@TheoriesofEverything]

I emailed him for clarification and said again he's not a fan of enforcing or coercion when it comes vaccination.

[@wasdwasdedsf]

@@TheoriesofEverything yet threatening people by exclusion from jobs/education is by very definition, coercion.

[@jesserimler6469]

@@TheoriesofEverything I think it's still quite misleading to separate that sentence from the rest of his argument, and the decent move would be to replace it.

[@ericdecker2914]

He’s an anarchist. They can be great things that humanity should all participate in, but coercion is immoral if not counterproductive.

[@PhatLvis]

Always, by far, the best Chomsky intetviews on this show.

[@tomsigmund8242]

Velmi moudrý muž, který umí racionálně vysvětlit mnoho souvislostí.

[@educassiano]

Probably one of the best YT channels happening right now. I'll tell you something; Kabbalah. It's gnostic, mysticism... but... it's actually a very, very old TOE as well, thousand of years explaining the Universe. Bring a kabbalist to interview (a good one... that studied Kabbalah for decades...), If I could pick one, that would be Michael Laitman. Now, I'm not sure how it goes for him, but it'd be quite a show.

[@xDemonTech]

Broo thanks for these. What a treasure

[@ElisabethArana]

I like your hosting paying all high deserved respects on our beloved amazing philosopher, linguistic-intelligence investigator Noam Chomsky

[@ElisabethArana]

😃

[@Biersoful]

Great video as always! Also congratulations on such growth of your channel, maybe another Curt AMA on 100k?

[@ammanite]

Can't wait to watch this!

[@TheKatieLea]

The rare talk with Noam where you can hear him easily!

[@ColtYohn]

He slings around the word racist rather loosely. I would say carelessly actually.

[@LucBoeren]

Thanks both, but thanks especially you Noam Chomsky, for existing. Thank you.

[@euclidofalexandria3786]

great interview, I wouldnt suggest anybody ignoring you . keep up the great posts.

[@jennymiko]

Thanks Curt, you are the best!

[@george5464]

Thanks for asking my question Kurt! I did find Noam answer funny , “trying to live a moral life is hopeless” :)

[@NellieNutkins]

I missed the first hour because time zones. I get up before 6am for my cat but I don’t think I could manage to engage fully at that time. However, I can’t wait to watch this with coffee later. Just caught Noam saying he doubts he could clear a foot jump. Same. I’m 35. But again… maybe post coffee.

[@timadamson3378]

Consciousness has been the central topic in Indian philosophy for three thousand years.

[@VahnAeris]

Always here for the noam series !

[@lonelycubicle]

These are the best interviews of Chomsky.

[@alicjagorecka2282]

Great idea for an interview. Thank you.

[@GregoryJWalters]

Timely tour de force. Super. Much appreciated!

[@jessicafalstein]

subscribed. thanks for having Chomsky on the show.

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Thanks for the love and hopefully you enjoy some of the other podcasts on the channel as well. - Curt

[@veganphilosopher1975]

50:09 what was he saying about the congo iPhone bit? Can I get a source?

[@goodtimes111]

Great channel, great video.

[@grzegkania]

I can't understand how Noam Chomsky could have said that consciousness is a pretty recent topic of extensive thought.

[@theresamcmullen4841]

We are living the answers to your questions. Humanity asked these questions generations ago. These “conditions”, had a beginning and it was not in our lifetime.

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

How can I submit a question for the next Chomsky interview?

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Here. Or DM @Toewithcurt

[@TheJonnyEnglish]

@@TheoriesofEverything awesome just DM’d you. Thank you!

[@SR-lh4rm]

Great episode as always but is the thumbnail a little misleading? Chomsky says he supports vaccine mandates in this chat.

[@SR-lh4rm]

@Holmes Monaco He supports financial consequences if you don't get the vaccine. That is a mandate. Literally nobody is talking about going into peoples' homes and forcibly vaccinating them so that is not what anybody means when they talk about mandates.

[@SR-lh4rm]

@Holmes Monaco Yes, I am talking about a mandate. They don't starve if they follow the rules that everyone else follows. There is no way to have a society or civilization without rules. This is a matter of life and death, so yes there should be consequences for not following the rules. Obviously there can be exceptions but for the most part you follow the rules defined by society if you want to live in society. That's the deal. We all live by that. For people who decide that the rules of society aren't important to them, they have no right to complain about not getting the BENEFITS of society without paying any of the COSTS of society.

[@SR-lh4rm]

@Holmes Monaco You don't understand how society works.

[@SR-lh4rm]

@Holmes Monaco No I'm talking about every society. Every society is founded on a basic social contract. You want rights, they come with responsibilities.

[@SR-lh4rm]

@Holmes Monaco Neither "society" or "social contract" are vague or impossible to define. Very easy to define actually, but no point since most people know what these terms mean intuitively. You have to be playing dumb to pretend to not know what "society" means. You have no argument. Just keep saying 'Nazi' over and over. Don't need to deny it, because it's just drivel.

[@fallingintofilm]

Need David Deutsch in here Curt. Him and Chomsky probably disagree on everything fundamentally. He’s much more optimistic :)

[@paulpell]

I don't believe in gods but, should any exist, I want to thank him/her/they for giving us Noam Chomsky: Truly a gift to humanity. Thanks for having him on again.

[@BK-hq7tn]

Glad to have found you but I’m also looking for what video is the Peterson question on? Lol

[@TheoriesofEverything]

It's on the first Chomsky video, and I think the first video on this channel. Can't get the link currently.

[@nicholascarroll7966]

Where can I submit questions for the next Chomsky interview?

[@TheoriesofEverything]

here or somewhere reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything

[@raymond3035]

27:36 Noam's dog has learned to philosophize

[@tarmon768]

Thank you!

[@adamgorelick3714]

The depth and breadth of Chomsky's knowledge and insight never ceases to dazzle. Though I would be interested in hearing his take on Dr. Robert Malone's (inventor of mRNA vaccine) theories about Covid and mass vaccination.

[@telkmx]

Malone isn’t the inventor of the mRNA vaccine. Not even close. He said it himself that it is false. Search his name and "inventor of mRNA" and you’ll see his statement. Idk why people keep spouting his lies

[@joeli.9991]

@@telkmx It's not a complete lie. He was one of the founding inventors of mRNA technology. It was a collaborative effort.

[@telkmx]

@@joeli.9991 You know some people were involved in the project but almost did nothing for it and were totally replacable ? He was such a person and was stating that HE was the inventor. He is a straight up liar and he ditch the question when he is called out about it. His whole stance show that the guy is an absolute moron

[@jennymiko]

I wonder if you can get a specialist who studies Spiral Dynamics on your show? That would be epic!

[@Haromicprocesser]

Yes to this!

[@jorgeyaquilugobeltran]

Spiral Dynamic is bs, created for to be use by racist mf to colonies country. Thats bs

[@Haromicprocesser]

@@jorgeyaquilugobeltran fair enough what do you find racist about it ?

[@jennymiko]

@@jorgeyaquilugobeltran What? Since when?

[@cring2469]

@@jennymiko Perhaps Jorge operates from green - cultural relativism and postmodernist forms of thought. Green doesn’t like how certain groups (described as “native” or “aboriginal”) are often classified as low on the spiral dynamics rung. Furthermore, Spiral Dynamics, again from the green perspective, is considered a more or less violent imposition of the colonizing white, European, Anglo-Saxon culture onto the rest of the world’s peoples. Lastly, green devalues scientific models due to its post-modern world-view in which truth is simply relative, which means there is no objective truth which transcends cultural world views.

[@beluga2841]

Hey curt, when is the one with schmactenberger going to release. Hes a favorite

[@TheoriesofEverything]

You remind me that I need to email him.

[@beluga2841]

@@TheoriesofEverything yesss it'll be the best ever . Also, it isn't well known about him, but he is also deep into non duality, although he almost never speaks about it. I read his book recommendation lists, he had many Jkrishnamurti/Buddhist books there.

[@cattoes1609]

Yes, he is a favorite. I can't wait to listen.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

Who is he?

[@beluga2841]

@@nadeemshaikh7863 listen to his podcast with Eric Weinstein, lex Friedman and his war on sensemaking series on rebel wisdom.

[@williamcorycory7836]

Bro you got to speak with noam chomsky! Legendddd!

[@josefmacichek99]

Hume's main thing was that there is no rational justification to causality, because thought is only of two kinds - relations of ideas and matters of fact - neither of which include cause and effect. Kant realized that if Hume were right science is in serious trouble. Kant sets out to prove Hume wrong then with the a priory synthetic hoopla. So Hume is: skeptical empiricist. Who gets off calling him a rationalist? Must be a fruitcake or a lunatic.

[@mauro2604]

Hi Curt great work you are doing! What about interviewing Martin W Ball? I think Leo Gura has been influenced a lot from his worldview, it would be a great interview. Thank you

[@deglinguee1597]

What's the difference between forcing someone to do something and segregating them from society if they don't?

[@robschneider7143]

Chomsky said "I don't think we should force vaccines", then went on to explain that he supports vaccine mandates. The thumbnail is misleading. Good interview, though.

[@thomasappleby3506]

So annoyed I missed this Mr Chomsky is one of the most influential people alive. Wanted to ask soo much. Does anyone know when he will be speaking live next?

[@curtjaimungal]

Few months (early 2022, if it occurs again)

[@thomasappleby3506]

@@curtjaimungal Thankyou and are you going to cover the simulation theory anytime soon?

[@curtjaimungal]

@@thomasappleby3506 Probably not soon but in 2022. Why? What about it would you like to know more about? What specific question do you have?

[@thomasappleby3506]

​@@curtjaimungal I'm up to date with all things sim. theory. But I like to learn from a science perspective. For example Elon says its billions to 1, but the cool worlds team looked at it and said it's more likely 50.000001% we are base reality. I'd like to learn peoples opinions on afterlife with sim. theory. (like do people believe it's very much like augment reality) do we step off the game with all that we learnt from this realm? That's my futurist belief. or do people think it's more we are basically in a zoo observed by higher intelligence aliens? There is much to discuss which hasn't really been delved upon. Many people tend to have the same response in regards to it. I'd love to have some fresh perspective. It most definitely is a theory of everything. Thanks for your time

[@thomasappleby3506]

Also I'd like to learn how close we are today in being able to simulate new realities what new tech there is available? And how far we would have to push A.I to even come close to making it a possibility.

[@waltershumer4211]

Can anyone explain why heating the environment is so consequential given that the natural cycle of the earth is ice ages and then global warming?

[@smilebot484]

read about it

[@ArcaMids]

Theories of Noam! I'd subscribe haha

[@Haromicprocesser]

Curt look into a guy called Christian sunberg really interesting story. Love the channel thanks.

[@discovertogether294]

Nothing wrong with "Theories of Noam! Great vvideo

[@tuluhanbozkurt3225]

my guy is 700 years old and constructs more coherent sentences than me trying to write a college essay

[@seanupton709]

very stoic response by Chomsky on Stoicism

[@thejackbancroft7336]

Can anyone tell me what Chomsky currently does for work? Is he still at MIT doing linguistics? Or something else?

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Retired

[@ModernConversations]

I thought his take on Stoicism was peak brilliance.(46:00)

[@thomasmacklan1621]

When see a alien spaceship up close and they warping light time and space. It makes the thinking of what is life and how we see it. Really we are the size of a atom from what prospective we look at it.

[@ModernConversations]

/Social Order?' Professor Chomsky, do you not mean Social *Trust*? As a lifelong and noted enemy of authoritarians, I would not expect you to bemoan the loss of Social Order.

[@redwardstone3651]

Would love to hear his take on natural immunity v vaccine

[@prideslayer77]

hey Curt i commented a few months ago asking not to interview him again, i was in a toxic frame of mind when i commented and i doubt you'll even see this but thank you for interviewing him again because even though i feel like he can virtual signal or belittle religion, i felt like i was able to be more open minded during this interview and even share so view points with him. thank you for what you do and i will always attempt to be more open minded and i apologize for my negativity a few months ago regarding Noam.

[@gushingcloud303]

I love love love genuine KZbin apologies, thank you for sharing yours.

[@TheoriesofEverything]

I definitely see this / have read it. Thank you so much for your comments man. I agree with Gushing Cloud that what you've demonstrated here is so rare. What a great attitude.

[@aaronspencer5560]

Also have u heard of Dr steven greer? If so, have u considered interviewing him?

[@liamnewsom8583]

Yessss

[@dzarren]

Noam never says we shouldn't enforce vaccination. He said we shouldn't FORCE vaccination, but we should have vaccine mandates, such as for going to school, concerts and the like. My opinion is that the video thumbnail text is misleading on purpose, and doesn't represent what Noam really thinks, and is pretty much just quote mining. Even worse, I dont even think he ever used the word ENFORCE in that context, he certainly said FORCE.

[@TheoriesofEverything]

I emailed him for clarification and said again he's not a fan of enforcing or coercion when it comes vaccination. Over email he used the word "enforce" in the negative (saying we shouldn't enforce it).

[@grokker99]

Chomsky should be cloned. The breadth of his wisdom and knowledge is still incredible.

[@themodfather9382]

He said almost nothing in this. This sucked.

[@bimmjim]

*Not CREDIBLE* .. exactly

[@zackalil2920]

@@themodfather9382 for the novice linguist like me this was great

[@jackhedeman4969]

@@zackalil2920 for someone who knows next to nothing about linguistics, this was captivating

[@blidiascis8646]

Communist blabber...he's too old to spinn🤡

[@D3cker1]

Oh Curt!!!... I didn't know you were into paleontology.

[@joshuasmith5244]

aphantasia would be amazing to hear him give an opinion about.

[@thesayerofing]

44:33 "I am in favor of vaccine mandates" -Noam

[@ryanburdeaux]

disgusting

[@straightastudent683]

Oh so he's not an anarchist? I know he refers to himself as some sort of anarchist but pro compliance rhetoric can't go hand and hand with anarchism. Furthermore left anarchism is even less fitting for such insane totalitarian biofascism. I'm no leftist but I can stand by leftists who actually adhere to some of the core principles such as desiring liberation for those less fortunate than one's self and sadly that even should include those evil conspiracy theorist Trump supporters who would prefer not to wear a mask or get vaccinated. What a joke human being who got destroyed by Michel Foucault, never forget that.

[@thesayerofing]

@@straightastudent683 anarchism is a philosophy rejecting unjust hierarchies. A society in agreement of providing safety for the participants is just in taking measures to ensure the safety of their community. "Mandate" may be a crude word in this instance, but social accountability is the intent, and measures taken to ensure this social accountability are in fact very in line with anarchist thought.

[@straightastudent683]

@@thesayerofing If it was a philosophy rejecting unjust hierarchies then putting vaccinated people higher up on a hierarchy than unvaccinated people would be rather unjust if you ask me. Maybe that makes me a minarchist or something but as someone who regards voluntary association as a societal ideal it would make just as much sense to make an unvaccinated mandate. Compliance junkies are the left equivalent to right wingers who use crime statistics to justify police brutality and systemic racism. Data and statistics are classist.

[@thesayerofing]

​@@straightastudent683 Take care to look at this issue objectively. I am rejecting your premise that a hierarchy between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals exists and or is even relevant, and would add that whether or not a "mandate" is associated with a government body or not is also irrelevant. An anarchist philosophy is not absent of individual accountability, unvaccinated communities and individuals cultivating and spreading a quickly evolving and deadly virus without taking acceptable measures are in fact accountable for bringing direct harm and loss of well being to members of the community and society at large. A social "mandate" or structure of some kind (and yes, in our current socioeconomic structure, through institutions known as governments) to address individuals and communities directly threatening society with harm and loss of well being, and hold them accountable, is expediently appropriate.

[@stvbrsn]

Ooohh, did you say “geometric unity?” Excellent. When is Eric coming on?

[@TranscendentPhoenix]

Ew

[@telkmx]

@@TranscendentPhoenix lmao geometric unity

[@bernardofitzpatrick5403]

Prof Chomsky is a legend. 🌟

[@liamnewsom8583]

Curt, you should do more stuff on psychology. Personally would love to see doctor Gabor mate on

[@TheoriesofEverything]

I tried but he's too busy (at least for this channel). Perhaps in 2022 Q2 / Q3.

[@liamnewsom8583]

@@TheoriesofEverything ah right on, cool

[@notme5744]

@@TheoriesofEverything Ed Kelly would be great if you could get him on. He's a psychologist who studies a lot of non-traditional aspects of psychology and also has an interesting TOE

[@liamnewsom8583]

@@notme5744 neat, there's another guy on KZbin named Daniel Mackler I like who has quite radical beliefs and ideas on psychology and specifically childhood trauma. Not sure if he'd fit here but I think hisnideas are interesting and worth sharing

[@notme5744]

@@liamnewsom8583 Cool, thanks, I'll check him out

[@luluadapa5222]

I would be interested in Professor Chomskys' view on Watergate. 🙏

[@adcashmo]

Watch his interview with Andrew Marr from the mid 90s. He basically thinks it was an example of how the press used it to divert attention from a much bigger story of the moment.

[@luluadapa5222]

@@adcashmo I did. I can't find any info about WHAT was in the Watergate Papers. I thought it may be paedophiles.

[@nyworker]

49:50 People killing to get minerals for iPhones..meanwhile Apple and Google employees attend lectures on CRT and use of pronouns. Seems Chomsky is pointing to how we build layers of reality which we live in but have minimal interaction.

[@sleeplessdave9297]

Why is it that Harris is considered racist? From what I’ve heard from him is that He criticizes Mystical and Dogmatic beliefs, Fundamentalism as well, but he also recognizes the holes that Religion fills in society. Some of his opinions could be categorized as very América centric but I wouldn’t go as far as calling him racist.

[@adamwatson6916]

He committed the great sin of critsizing all religions. If you are an atheist you are only supposed to critsize western religions. Holding all religions in the same regard in a negative way is to break sacred secualr commandments of christianity and Judaism bad therefore all other religions good .

[@DanielL143]

Shame on the great Chomsky; he is a very smart person with a hopelessly liberal agenda. Calling Sam Harris a racist is disgusting.

[@deanatalbot1085]

Noam has obviously thought a great deal about many things. I dont think it flies to be too reverent of someone to the point of swallowing Noam's ideas without chewing, due to his position. He is clearly partisan, no surprise there, but his fairly brief comments on the mandates where somewhat poor. He appears to be swallowing whole the data we are being given without query..those that question authority on this are a part of some weird social phenomenon..! Lazy thinking maybe on his part, or fear has got to him too. sometimes its better to keep quiet, and sometimes not.

[@lidorshimoni5470]

Noam Chomsky 😍

[@maelinjoli]

Mr. Chomsky's mind is as sharp as a razor

[@xoutofstep]

disappointed by noam's lack of knowledge on the question of animal rights/veganism. he's almost there but missed a few very large important points.

[@beluga2841]

Are you for veganism or against

[@roberthevern6249]

I agree, some of the points he made show quite a large gap in knowledge and understanding of agriculture/permaculture and veganism... He mentions "mass genocide" ... not sure exactly how he imagines that would happen. I think he may be further off than you point out.

[@xoutofstep]

@@roberthevern6249 i mean he talked about climate change effecting animals but like....does he not know the effects animal agriculture has on climate change?? very strange.

[@blackfeatherstill348]

Socialist libertarian comprises 2 aspects. I would still think the socialist component involves not putting the life and health of others at risk because of libertarian views. Antivaxxers have nothing to do with social libertarian politics.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

Respected British anthropology professor, Dr. Edward Dutton, has demonstrated that “LEFTISM” is due to genetic mutations caused by poor breeding strategies. To put it simply, in recent decades, those persons who have leftist traits such as egalitarianism, feminism, socialism, multiculturalism, homosexuality, perverse morality, and laziness, have been reproducing at rates far exceeding the previous norm, leading to an explosion of insane, narcissistic SOCIOPATHS in (mostly) Western societies.

[@Corteum]

@@TheWorldTeacher I think it has more to do with the "software" layer (code) than "hardware" (genetics). More of a nurture than a nature issue. Ofc, if there is a vulnerability at either the neurologic or genetic level that's being exploited, then it means that even people who would not normally be susceptible to narcissistic bs can have their shxt hijacked. Why do you suppose big tech, govt, soc media and mainstream media, etc, invests so much time and energy into controlling information flows using censorship and misinfo, fake news, etc? It's because they know they cannot just sit there and rely on genetic mutations to have their way with hunanity.

[@emilianosintarias7337]

@@TheWorldTeacher A quick survey of notable leftists throughout history does not support your contention that any of those "traits" are particularly leftist at all, and at many times championing opposites, the obvious exception of socialism-.

[@TheWorldTeacher]

@@emilianosintarias7337, ONE example of such a leftist? ☝🏼

[@emilianosintarias7337]

@@TheWorldTeacher ​ naming "any"leftist wouldn't support or disprove my claim, you need to look at several. The point is the inconsistency between the traits. For example, right wingers like Bush or Blair were for multiculturalism Most radical leftists in history were not. Bush was also Lazy. Trump is lazy. Che was homophobic, he killed gay people. Marx was not egalitarian. Proudhon, Mahkno, Nechaev, Lucy Parson, and a million european left radical partisan fighters of the 20th century, or even Ho Chi Min were not lazy. Most left wing movements worldwide have been of self organized groups of the hardest working members of society-industrial workers, sailors, miners, farmers, soldiers, -so that is not lazy. Many early liberal feminists were homophobic and pro capitalist, and the above mentioned Blair and Bush were pro gay rights. Just look at Bakunin, Einstein, MLK, Lucy Parsons (she was a traditionalist on gender too), Huey Newton, Tolstoy, these are very different personality types, physical types, there is no left wing type.

[@ichisatori]

why does your youtube image/title for this video say: ‘We shouldn’t enforce vaccination” with “Noam Chomsky” up in the corner of the image. that isn’t “exactly” what Noam said, he said: “I’m in favor of vaccine mandates.”

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Are mandates the same as enforcing? I emailed him specifically for clarification and he says no, standing by the thumbnail. He's not in favor of coercion or enforcement.

[@ichisatori]

@@TheoriesofEverything the fact that you had to email him for clarification proves it’s a poor choice for a thumbnail. :)

[@JohnDoe-oc2sz]

Was that a "Stranger in a Strange Land" reference?

[@channelwarhorse3367]

Per security is easier to control unmarried person .. is that TRUE?

[@davidjacobs8558]

you should interview "Tony Rodrigues"

[@gregoryallen0001]

he got nervous on the vegan question 😂

[@JohnPritzlaff]

I think the conversations you avoid are often precisely those most worth having. I think Chomsky has been cowardly in avoiding Harris. (That being said, in order to really have a strong opinion on this I'd have to go back and review the exchange they did have, and their various characterizations of it, since my memory is not very strong.)

[@ast453000]

I don't think he's trying to "avoid" Harris. I think he just doesn't see Harris as being a serious intellectual worth talking to, and I would agree with him on this. No offense to Harris, but I don't know of any topic on which there aren't far more serious scholars to talk to than Harris. Should Noam also be required to 'debate' Ben Shapiro, Alex Jones, Dave Rubin, Milo Yiannopoulos, and all the other clowns of the intellectual dark web? As he says, he has a limited amount of time. He's perfectly within his rights not to want to waste his time "debating" pseudo-intellectuals.

[@joshboston2323]

@@ast453000 ---This is the misconception people have perfectly displayed. You put Harris in the same boat with dave rubin, alex jones, milo and ben shapiro. There is very little comparison possible between these people. First of all, The IDW is a made up term coined by one of the weinstein brothers; meant as a funny comment. it never was a formal group. Sam harris never said he was part of any group and even those other "members" never said there was such a thing. Actually most people who use this term to describe a group are those opposed to all these people and like to lump them together for simplicity sake. Also, the IDW was never used to describe 50% of the people you mentioned so you got that wrong too. Furthermore, I've seen chomsky arrogantly misrepresenting Harris to an extraordinary degree. It actually should be Harris who has the right to say that he does not want to waste time on chomsky, rather than the other way around. But Sam is too open minded and perhaps to forgiving to do that.

[@ast453000]

@@joshboston2323 Chomsky is a world class scholar and intellectual; Harris is a podcaster. It's funny that you think your making big important points about the IDW. I know all that. It doesn't matter who coined the term or who you think is technically in or out. The term has come to be used to describe all these right-wing pseudo-intellectual youtubers and podcasters. Next you're going to tell me Harris isn't really right-wing and that some of the others are real intellectuals. Save it. No one cares.

[@joshboston2323]

@@ast453000 --Some care about being accurate or making arguments. You apparently do not. I guess if this is the way you reply me, it realy would be a waste of time to continue the conversation.

[@ast453000]

@@joshboston2323 Agreed. You're a waste of time.

[@sanahasnain8031]

Is anyone else having issues with Noam Chomsky audio? For me it’s cutting in and out 😕

[@TheoriesofEverything]

Try refreshing and let me know.

[@sanahasnain8031]

@@TheoriesofEverything omg Curt, thank you!!! 🙏🏼 sorry, not sure why I didn’t think of that 😅 I was just listening along to that bad audio

[@TheoriesofEverything]

@@sanahasnain8031 Great

[@user-dn5dk5dv6g]

How's being against a religion "racist"? More like religionist, or anti religion for that matter. Seems to me people use racist for anything nowadays.

[@rv706]

1:05:36 - I think philosophers such as Wittgenstein and Kripke were highly influenced by mathematical logic (back then, at least at the time of Wittgenstein, a field that was starting to be developed). So when they say "language" what they have in mind is something very similar to formal axiomatic systems.

[@mri8517]

Respect your Elders!

[@ridicule1313]

Today I learned that open doors don’t exist.

[@aaronspencer5560]

Plz talk about more alien stuff and interdimensional, etc

[@patrickpilkington1182]

I agree! Need much more of that!!

[@SG-hd1qg]

Bruh he really got Noam Chomsky

[@MrSimonw58]

Amsterdam in the background

[@phasespace4700]

Geert Van Bosch! Why not cite Kid Rock as an authoritative source on vaccine information?

[@sandollor]

Calling Islam evil by it's nature is racist? I can't square this in my head. I don't think all religions are evil, but I think they're all damaging and useless in the same way. Aspects of certain religions are evil by their nature. Race isn't a factor so how is the leap made to calling a person racist for thinking it? Do I not know something about Harris that everyone else knows? I don't follow him particularly closely so I have limited knowledge.

[@Daneiladams555]

Nice words that's about it

[@MIOLAZARUS]

Has Noam ever done psychoactive plants? It generates language.

[@jackhedeman4969]

could u elaborate? are u referencing the stoned ape theory?

[@MIOLAZARUS]

@@jackhedeman4969 Yes!! :)