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Is Death Irrational?

May 21, 2024 Sean McClure Season 6 Episode 4
Is Death Irrational?
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Is Death Irrational?
May 21, 2024 Season 6 Episode 4
Sean McClure

In this episode I discuss the increasingly popular idea that valuing death is irrational, and that death should be treated as a problem to solve. I argue that such a stance is itself irrational, and that death should be viewed more objectively as an essential piece to how nature works. I show how the death-as-a-problem stance suffers from being intractable, and fails to align to the fundamental roles that constraints and iteration play in successful systems. 

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In this episode I discuss the increasingly popular idea that valuing death is irrational, and that death should be treated as a problem to solve. I argue that such a stance is itself irrational, and that death should be viewed more objectively as an essential piece to how nature works. I show how the death-as-a-problem stance suffers from being intractable, and fails to align to the fundamental roles that constraints and iteration play in successful systems. 

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Check out the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@nontrivialpodcast