Salvador Podcast

• #17 - Michael Huemer: free will, political anarchism and morality

  Michael Huemer is a professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder and the author of Ethical Intuitionism, The Problem of Political Authority, and more six books. He is known for his clarity, rigor, and no-nonsense philosophical reasoning and is in my opinion one of the best philosophers alive, follow Mike on Twitter We talk about the logic of free will, the illusion of the self, moral responsibility, philosophical anarchism, and how rationality might still matter in a deterministic universe. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and follow me on Twitter hereTimestamps 00:00 – Intro03:22 – Is the bias for determinism just another historical mistake?06:44 – Deliberation presupposes freedom10:06 – On truth, imperfection, and rational discourse13:28 – Is Huemer’s argument for free will a deductive proof?16:50 – Robots, compatibilism, and why freedom needs alternatives20:12 – You didn’t create yourself — but can you still be free?23:34 – The no-self doctrine and what it really means26:56 – Unconscious influence and degrees of freedom30:18 – Who gave the government the right to rule?33:41 – Philosophical vs political anarchism37:03 – Why most people misunderstand both government and anarchy40:25 – Defunding the police, private courts, and anarchist reform43:47 – Why civil disobedience is rare (and should happen more)47:09 – Can we have progress without chaos?50:31 – Moral progress and the abolition of slavery53:53 – What’s changing now and what’s next57:15 – Why being rational might be a moral obligation1:00:37 – One philosophical idea everyone should understand Get full access to From the Lotus World at www.fromthelotus.world/subscribe

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• #16 - Brett Hall: the beginning of infinity, popper and epistemology

  Brett Hall is the host of the TokCast podcast, a physicist and teacher, and one of the most insightful explainers of David Deutsch’s philosophy. He’s been writing and speaking about Popperian epistemology, optimism, and the universal reach of explanation for over a decade, follow Brett on Twitter We talk about what makes people people, why consciousness might be rarer than we think, why explanatory knowledge is the most powerful force in the universe, and what AGI and progress really mean. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and follow me on Twitter hereTimestamps 00:00 – Intro03:18 – How The Fabric of Reality changed Brett’s worldview06:42 – Optimism, meaning, and the rejection of mysticism09:52 – What makes humans unique: universal explainers13:07 – Consciousness, personhood, and moral status16:44 – Popper’s critiques of academia and progress19:59 – Why Brett rejects labels like “Popperian” or “Deutschian”23:15 – What it means to explain something — and why we can’t define it26:21 – Explanations vs metaphors and epistemic clarity29:33 – Are good predictions overrated in science?32:55 – Why AI isn’t approaching AGI (and might be moving away)36:20 – Creativity, disobedience, and what people really are39:40 – Tools vs tool users: moral error in anthropomorphizing AI42:16 – Is empathy overrated? Sympathy, kindness, and curiosity45:02 – Why “facts” are interpretations too48:20 – Stagnation, error correction, and what still blocks progress51:14 – Brett’s vision of extending the Enlightenment54:38 – The path to AGI — and why forecasts are mostly fake58:01 – Final thoughts on truth, individuality, and cosmic responsibility Get full access to From the Lotus World at www.fromthelotus.world/subscribe

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• #15 - David Deutsch: the fabric of explanations, optimism and creativity

  David Deutsch is a physicist at the University of Oxford, widely considered one of the most profound thinkers alive today. He’s the author of The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality, and a pioneer of quantum computing and Popperian epistemology, follow David on Twitter We talk about the nature of truth, creativity, optimism, education, AGI, and why error correction is the key to human progress. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and follow me on Twitter hereTimestamps 00:00 – Intro03:13 – Can we eliminate error without ever knowing the final truth?06:21 – Why knowledge is always incomplete08:22 – Sam Harris, meditation, and mental frameworks09:41 – The mind as an explanation-generator13:22 – Anti-rational memes and the Enlightenment break17:28 – What caused progress to finally take off?20:29 – The nature of universal theories23:43 – Epistemic patience vs persuasive narratives27:16 – Institutions and pruning the “search tree” of ideas30:21 – AGI, refusal to respond, and creative isolation33:16 – Political promises and the irrationality of reelection incentives37:45 – School vs justice systems: arbitrary rules and real freedom41:43 – Creativity and the labor market44:25 – Henry Ford and the problem of sameness47:15 – Innovation, taxation, and punishment50:16 – How to become a better problem solver54:27 – Blind optimism vs blind pessimism57:59 – Popper, Bronowski, and the power of explanation1:01:22 – David’s most important lesson: Popperian epistemology Get full access to From the Lotus World at www.fromthelotus.world/subscribe

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• #14 - Garett Jones: national IQ, immigration and less democracy

  Garett Jones is an economist at George Mason University and the author of Hive Mind, 10% Less Democracy, and The Culture Transplant. His work explores how intelligence, institutions, and ancestry shape national prosperity — often in surprising ways, follow Garett on Twitter We talk about national IQ, smarter governance, immigration policy, and why “less democracy” might sometimes mean better results. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and follow me on Twitter hereTimestamps 00:00 – Intro03:11 – Smart people build better institutions that help everyone06:22 – IQ gaps, immigration, and intergenerational convergence09:33 – IVF, embryo selection, and boosting intelligence12:44 – Should we optimize our children’s genetics?15:55 – Axelrod, cooperation, and designing better institutions19:06 – What does “10% less democracy” really mean?22:17 – Making the case for longer political terms and elite control25:28 – Populism, Trump, and democratic decisions28:39 – Education, cosmopolitanism, and political tolerance31:50 – Why Europe is less market-friendly than the U.S.35:01 – Does democracy really cause economic growth?38:12 – Governance, boards, and the myth of top-down control41:23 – Iceland, open borders, and testing migration theory44:34 – Capitalism, communism, and cultural risk47:45 – Guest worker models and citizenship debates50:56 – Global elite summits and influence networks54:07 – Teaching general principles that stick57:18 – Public choice and win-win cooperation over 10,000 years Get full access to From the Lotus World at www.fromthelotus.world/subscribe

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• #13 - Johan Norberg: global capitalism, open societies and degrowth

  Johan Norberg is a Swedish author and historian of ideas. He’s a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the author of Progress, In Defense of Global Capitalism, The Capitalist Manifesto and more recently Peak Human. His work explores the roots of prosperity, the case for open societies, and why freedom leads to human flourishing, follow Johan on TwitterWe talk about what really drives progress, how innovation emerges, the false promises of degrowth, and why optimism is a moral stance. Topics are outlined in the timestamps below.Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Support my work here and follow me on Twitter hereTimestamps00:00 – Intro02:31 – Why trade and openness drive innovation05:03 – The mindset of responsibility and agency07:36 – Capitalism, sustainability, and environmental progress10:10 – Why human flourishing isn’t guaranteed12:42 – How human creativity builds prosperity15:17 – What profit really means in free markets17:51 – Risk-taking and the power of entrepreneurship20:27 – The decline of global inequality23:03 – Can markets handle externalities fairly?25:41 – Why regulation doesn’t mean anti-market28:15 – Cultural mixing and progress through diversity30:54 – Embracing uncertainty instead of fearing it33:20 – Against utopia: why hope must stay grounded35:59 – Degrowth and the real moral risks of stopping progress38:36 – Lockdowns, poverty, and policy trade-offs41:10 – The future of work, leisure, and meaning43:45 – Green growth and energy optimism46:12 – Literature, imagination, and moral insight48:50 – Final reflections on freedom and fallibility Get full access to From the Lotus World at www.fromthelotus.world/subscribe

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