The Search for a Better Way to Think
Just as our bodies have immune systems designed to fend off diseases that can incapacitate or kill us, our minds and cultures have similar processes in place to keep us safe from bad ideas and stop their spread to others. But when these mental and cultural immune systems break down, bad ideas run rampant — like a pandemic.
In this episode, we talk to philosopher Andy Norman about his book Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.
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What We Discuss with Andy Norman:
- Like our bodies, our minds and cultures have immune systems, and they can break down under certain conditions.
- How the root cause of contemporary divisiveness is a compromise of these mental and cultural immune systems.
- What it takes for certain ideologies to weaken our mental and cultural immune systems.
- Why, if you want to effectively persuade others, you must also show your willingness to be persuadable.
- How you can inoculate your mind (and help others protect themselves) against divisive ideologies to build the mental rigidity to withstand their influence.
- And much more…
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