Do Humans NEED Belief? W/ Brett Hall
October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
Do Humans NEED Belief? W/ Brett Hall
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Do Humans NEED Belief? W/ Brett Hall
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<p>I have a specific point of disagreement with my friend <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bretthall9080" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Brett Hall</a>, the Australian science educator, renowned podcaster, and consigliere to figures like David Deutsch and Naval. And while we have broad agreement on a number of issues and even share a core identical epistemological commitment (Truth), we do have a more than pesky disagreement: What role, if any, should belief, including using the word "belief," play in one's epistemology and vocabulary?</p> <p>Watch this episode on <a href="https://youtu.be/72vhtT0pFmA?si=um1RI97kXByI8_yM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and read the accompanying <a href="https://boghossian.substack.com/p/to-believe-or-not-to-believe-that" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Substack post</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Follow Peter Boghossian</a></p>
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