Comments by "Jim Luebke" (@jimluebke3869) on "Steven Pinker with Niall Ferguson at Live Talks Los Angeles" video.

  1. Believing "everything happens for a reason" has survival value - it teaches you to examine your experiences and situation for whatever benefits it might hold. You're still ignoring the hard problem of consciousness instead of even explaining it. Why do you find this argument convincing, if you're supposed to be so rational?
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