{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Tom Morgan &amp; Brett Andersen \u2014 Intimations of a New World Worldview (EP.139)","description":"Tom Morgan returns for his third appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim, Infinite Loops\u2019 own Ed William and special guest Brett Andersen, an evolutionary psychology PhD student at the University of New Mexico.  We discuss the implications of the ideas presented in Brett\u2019s fantastic essay \u2018Intimations of a New Worldview\u2019, whether the rise of anti-heroes is a challenge to Campbell\u2019s Hero\u2019s Journey, the influence of conscious vs unconscious design, and much more.  Important Links:  Intimations of a New Worldview Brett\u2019s Substack  Brett\u2019s Twitter Tom\u2019s blog  Tom\u2019s Twitter  Awakening from the Meaning Crisis  Show Notes:  Objective vs subjective morality Complexity as a precondition Biological complexification Complexification and social selection Relevance realisation Jordan Peterson\u2019s \u2018Maps of Meaning\u2019 and the metamyth The optimal path and the process of creation The cognitive purpose of supernatural beliefs Mapping a response to the meaning crisis Quantum entanglement and consciousness Practical implications of Brett\u2019s theory Cultural evolution Conscious vs unconscious design There is an underlying flow of things Breaking Bad and the Hero\u2019s Journey Slack vs tension MUCH more!  Books Mentioned:  Meaning in Life and Why It Matters; by Susan Wolf The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity; by Bobby Azarian The Life of the Cosmos; by Lee Smolin Evolution's Arrow: the direction of evolution and the future of humanity; by John Stewart Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny; by Robert Wright The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature; by Geoffrey Miller Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief; by Jordan Peterson Zombies in Western Culture: A Twenty-First Century Crisis; by John Vervaeke Principia Mathematica; by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World; by Iain McGilchrist The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous; by The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism; by Howard Bloom Life Finds A Way: What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity; by Andreas Wagner Tao Te Ching; by Laozing  ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25415070\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/25415070"}