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The Dharma of Bob 6: The Explain/Excuse Conflation (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)

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Jul 6, 2021
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The Dharma of Bob 6: The Explain/Excuse Conflation (Robert Wright & Josh Summers)

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Listen now (87 min) | Josh's aversion to the term "guru" ... Explaining the explain/excuse conflation ... The (possible) evolutionary origins of (biased) arguing ... Are humans mismatched to their modern environment? ... Building strengths vs. addressing deficiencies ... Defusing attribution error ... Making cognitive empathy cool ... Using meditation to strengthen cognitive empathy ... The mythical side of Bob ... Rationalists, effective altruists, and other possible fellow travelers ...

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