Robert Lawrence Kuhn: Truth, Faith, Idealism, and the Nature of God

Curt Jaimungal and Robert Lawrence Kuhn discuss the nature of truth, the role of faith, and the contrast between Eastern and Western approaches to knowledge. They also examine logic, idealism versus physicalism, and classic arguments for and against God.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:02:41 - Why is Robert doing more interviews?- 00:08:19 - Soon to focus on Eastern modes of "knowing" and philosophies- 00:18:40 - The difference between the East and West in approach to answers / truth- 00:22:46 - Venerating verification puts you at odds with studying consciousness- 00:26:24 - How Robert prepares for each interview- 00:30:33 - Dealing with people emailing their Theories to you- 00:42:33 - Defining "truth"- 00:46:20 - Can one get closer to truth without knowing what truth is?- 00:52:30 - How to improve as an interviewer- 00:55:47 - Factors to weigh when conducting an edifying and entertaining interview- 01:00:31 - Which "logic" is correct? (classical v. intuitionist v. fuzzy v. etc.)- 01:12:29 - Faith in logic- 01:14:37 - Curt doesn't buy it when people say they "don't have faith"- 01:21:18 - Science, physicalism, idealism, and Bernardo Kastrup- 01:27:21 - If neither physicalism nor idealism can be refuted then it's faith to choose one- 01:33:39 - Both Robert and Curt find it hard to come to conclusions- 01:40:08 - Questioning Robert's faith- 01:44:50 - Is there a difference between faith in God and faith in driving a car?- 01:51:59 - Bede Rundle's argument against God- 01:55:38 - Alvin Plantinga's argument for God- 01:55:38 - Alvin Plantinga's argument for God- 02:04:46 - Why do intelligent people disagree extensively?- 02:07:46 - Is Robert any "closer to truth"?- 02:10:55 - How to keep all the Theories one's heard in one's working memory- 02:14:07 - Unedited podcasts vs. polished edited clips- 02:15:44 - [Pandaproducts] When is the Kastrup interview coming out?- 02:16:33 - [Andrea S] Why is anything and not nothing?- 02:21:00 - [Steve Scully] Just because "something" exists, does this preclude "nothing" from existing?- 02:22:07 - [PF] Thoughts on UFO's / sightings / encounters?- 02:22:41 - [Pandaproducts] Thoughts on life after death / NDE's?- 02:27:23 - Demarcation problem- 02:27:36 - [Abdullah Khalid] Robert's best interview?- 02:27:48 - Who would you interview of the past?- 02:27:57 - Advice for Curt for Theories of Everything?SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal - PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4 - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything RESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/7SodXrXFAsc - Closer To Truth (Robert Kuhn's channel): https://www.youtube.com/user/CloserToTruth1 - http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices