The Magic Sandwich Show with Andy Thomson - 8 January 2012 - Part 1

Some of the links referred to in this programme (more to follow):


Andy Thomson's book, "Why we believe in god(s)":
http://www.jandersonthomson.com/why-we-believe-in-gods/


The paper being discussed in part 1:
http://www.pnas.org/content/106/51/21533.full.pdf+html


Gary Marcus's book, Kluge
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/054723824X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486...


Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking, Fast and Slow.
http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374275637/ref=sr...

Both deal with how our brains have a quick, reflexive part that is the dominant response, and a slower, reflective part, that contains our abilities for rational thinking. However the latter is lazy and ruled by the fast, instinctive, belief-generating part. Both are brief and well written.


Nicholas Humphrey's essay that makes the case for why children should be protected from religious indoctrination:
http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/humphrey/amnesty.html

THIS SHOW:

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onsfElsiH64

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHqKQ3WC1nc

Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzuJiHEs3vY

Part 4
http://youtu.be/Ho1PTkD3hSI

Part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdYvQHI4Be4

Part 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BlELXpIoG4

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[F1NGER]

Ha ha! This is hilarious! A serious discussion with a cartoon dinosaur while Thunderf00t is apparently falling asleep and the Viking demigod, Aron Ra, takes a hefty swig of mead from his goblet. All is normal on the Magic Sandwich show.

[mzyzer19]

sadly for the youtube veiwer this topic is to complex to only watch and listen.

[poorkinghaggard]

Whoah, back-up. In Dprjones' video with this guy, Thompson stated that one of the neurological mechanisms for religion is our ability to "predict" another individual's attitudes even when they are alone. And that this mental projection is like talking to gods, and is like talking to any other person we might know.

Now, he is saying that people who think they talk to god are not accessing the same part of their brain used to create projections of people. Did his opinion change on that subject?

[Shyhalu]

@TheStoicPoet I'd wager its just the highly religious ones, not the passerbys that don't really follow the doctrine and etc, they are just victims of a poor education. Theres a reason why god's voice is only heard in your head.

[Shyhalu]

Religiosity = schizophrenia. The reason why people dont want to science to "find god" is self preservation. Its the same reason why highly religious nuts go berserk and ape shit when you present them with facts and etc proving them wrong, you are essentially killing their schizophrenic personality which is lashing out in a desperate attempt to survive.

I cant wait until the study comes out that demonstrates this.

[soth3d]

I really do not understand why you are talking to dinosaur?

[Domzdream]

@FHomeBrew

I hear ya.

I suppose I was there too. WHen I look back, I ask myself, what on earth was I thinking when entertaining this stuff.

[Yupiyeahs]

I don't want to criticise Aron too much, but the fact that those people spoke with a strong regional accent doesn't mean that they're incapable of enunciating Russian words. Matter of fact, given enough effort and proper training you couldn't distinguish them from native speakers of Russian. The fact that they dropped out solely means that one of the two factors was absent.

[krapptacular]

I have a hard enough time with english Aron. haha : )

[krapptacular]

@VyckRo So go follow like a good sheep, it's up to you.

Like i give a crap what delusion you pick to worship.

I follow "The All Mighty Big Toe Of Life" myself. Notice how i put caps on his powerful name.