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I both agree and disagree. It is true that we’re all flawed but when our goal is to fill an insecurity, even subconsciously, through a relationship then it often leads to cracks later on. The are many different levels of analysis for why people enter relationships. There’s the evolutionary reason (procreation and parenthood), the biological reason (e.g. sexual desire), social, and many tiers of psychological reasons. At the end of the day, if people enter a relationship with self awareness and for noble reasons (like building something greater than the sum of the parts) rather than to offset a negative cause then it leads to much better outcomes. A good relationship doesn’t restrict your growth, if anything, it catalyses it. Of course, you pay a price to be in a relationship but the pros should outweigh the cons if you’re lucky enough to find yourself a good partner and have the emotional maturity to recognise it

Very good question and no offence taken. Rather than seeing personality traits as being strictly male or female correlated, it’s better thought of as masculine and feminine correlated. Because some men have more of a feminine temperament and visa versa, it means they will often resonate more with the other sex in how they think and act. Of course, generally speaking it will be the other way round but since personality is a spectrum and follows a normal distribution, it’s perfectly reasonable that you will have very assertive and dominant women and very gentle and timid men for example. The thing to notice with normal distributions is that most of the extreme stats are found in the extremes. For example, the most aggressive people are nearly all men and the most agreeable people are nearly all women. You see a lot more variation in the middle

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Yeah that’s a good question. The research shows that as you age, in general you become less neurotic, more conscientious (orderly) and often less open. It sort of makes sense if you think about it, as with age comes experience and a solidifying of perspectives and preferences. You also have more exposure to negative events and are therefore less affected by negative uncertainty. I’m going to make a video after all of the individual traits that will go into many of the stats, correlations and facts when it comes to personality and how it changes

Much appreciated! I try keep things as concise as possible

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I haven’t read them actually but I’ve heard some mixed things (mostly positive). How to be human is somewhere in my reading list so I’ll likely get to it at some point

Yeah I wanted to keep this one to just movies but I could do a separate video on other areas in the future

Steve Jobs the movie! 😁 Jk, good idea. There should be some example characters in film. That's a fun theme

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Yeah that’s a fair question. I didn’t intentionally choose any film or characters where race is particularly central to the narrative (with one exception). Certainly if the list was longer or I wanted to cover different aspects of human nature then it’s very likely other demographics would be the focus. This will definitely be the case anyway in some of my upcoming videos that explore ideas through film and tv

Nice review and thanks for the suggestions

@@dmorgan My pleasure. Let me know if you watch any of them and enjoy :)

Sorry, I’ll add them when I get back from holiday/vacation and on future videos 👍

Sorry, I’ll add them when I get back from holiday/vacation and on future videos 👍

Thanks for those suggestions! I’ll definitely check them out 👌

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Thanks for the feedback. I’m usually very careful about spoilers. In this case, everything I revealed was in the first half of the movie and sort of considered the central idea rather than a spoiler but I still take your point and will keep that in mind going forward 👍

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Thanks for the suggestions and the kind words! I’ve seen almost all of Dr Who and all of Broadchurch as well as some of the others you listed. Solid suggestions 👌

I will definitely make some videos on that topic in the future. Thanks for your support 👍

That’s very kind of you to say. And I’m very happy for you to use my channel as a distraction 😄 Get well soon 😊

Yeah it crossed my mind and in the end, I went with Requiem For a Dream which for the most part is interchangeable. Train Spotting is a solid option though and could have easily been included. You’ve also reminded me to rewatch it as it’s been a long time 👍

It might seem like an extreme example but it’s also one of the most important for the reasons mentioned in the video. Most people reduce humans down into good and evil but in reality, anyone is capable of doing terrible things in a certain environment and this has happened throughout history

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Thanks man! I add them sometimes but occasionally leave them out in some situations where the context might be lost but maybe I should add them regardless. And yeah, it’s always an interesting ethical question. The discipline and push makes winning more likely in some cases but is it worth the cost when you don’t enjoy the process? 🤷‍♂️

@@dmorgan There's always infinite things we could do, cant get bogged down. For videos with lists I think it pays off big, so I try to add it on those ones.

I never said that all old things are good. I’m very glad that many old traditions including religious ones exist no longer (such as the idea of human ceremonial sacrifice). The point I’m trying to make is that you can see evidence of religion throughout our history and therefore it tells us something about our nature. You can extract different takeaways from this. Atheists often say that it’s that people have a desire to be controlled or lack the critical thinking to see beyond religion. But a less harsh conclusion is that societies typically need structure in order to thrive. Religion offers a moral code, existential meaning and a sense of community. It’s hard to say for sure if religion is a net positive and I suspect that varies by individual faith. Take Buddhism as one example. It contains much wisdom about the need for guardrails and that you need to be careful when it comes to desire among other things. When a religion survives for so long, it’s usually either because of its memetic qualities or societal benefits.

@@dmorgan We are a social species. We are predisposed to look for ways to cooperate. Religions describe the moral codes of the people where the religion was invented. In the past religions have served a political purpose. This influence is fading in most developed countries, the US is currently an exception. Studies show that social dysfunction is directly corelated to level of religiosity in a society. A point you overlooked. I don't know what "Atheists often say" with regard to being controlled and critical thinking. However, in order to accept the god claims of religions one must suspend critical thinking. Most religions regard this suspension of critical thinking as a virtue. I see that as a problem as it allows the religion to acquire an authority it does not deserve. For example, choose any Christian apologist and notice that all they present in favour of their cause is bad arguments. Notice the number of adherents who use these bad arguments as a basis to make political choices that affect the wider community adversely. Religions survive based on wealth and power gleaned from duping the gullible.

Some very good points but it doesn’t include the religious intellectuals who clearly don’t suspend critical thinking. Some notable examples I’ve come across is on the Alex O’Connor’s podcast with both Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro. Both of those justify religion in a different way but make very strong cases nonetheless. It is true that the vast majority of people don’t analyse their faith on that level and you could say they suspend critical thinking. But it’s a well known phenomenon that people look towards mentors, elders and role models both for their opinions and their information. Technically speaking, all it takes is one person to make a logically irrefutable case for religion to justify everyone else’s proclivity towards that faith. Most people don’t understand the specifics of gravity but they trust that it just works and that smarter people understand it well enough to engineer around it. Being religious definitely doesn’t make you immune to any of the pitfalls of humanity. It doesn’t make you a good engineer, politician or even a better person. But as a whole, depending on how you define religion, it can offer some profound benefits, both individually and collectively as evident by those who come through atrocity or even addiction. At the very least, having faith towards optimism or that making the hard but necessary sacrifice of effort is worthwhile can be the difference between fulfilment and misery.

@@dmorgan I read as far as you suggesting that Jordan Peterson makes a strong case justifying religion. Did you actually listen to Jordan Peterson? Peterson does not make one single valid point with regard to God and religion. I also note that Shapiro only gets away with the rubbish he spouts because he talks fast. Technically speaking or not, no one has ever made a logically irrefutable case for religion. Gravity works whether you understand it or not! Your argument is, "religion can offer some profound benefits". That is the ethics of end justifies the means. If you lived in an authoritarian state that required you to persecute a certain segment of society, persecuting that segment could offer you some profound benefits. Try critical thinking instead of using apologist arguments.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve disagreed with many religious perspectives including that of Peterson and Shapiro as I’m not personally religious. But I try to go in with an open mind and the 2 episodes I mentioned make a compelling case for their respective religions. Of course, that doesn’t mean that everyone else justifies their faith in the same way. I disagree with your analysis of Peterson and Shapiro as a whole though. I can find areas that doesn’t resonate with me as well as areas of scepticism but to claim they don’t make a single valid point or that talking fast masks over the lack of reason is very reductive imo. Both are extremely smart and Shapiro’s vocal dexterity is a side effect of verbal fluidity and intelligence, not psychological manipulation or training. The truth is that remaining impartial when it comes to religion is very difficult and most people see what they want to see. If you’re an atheist then it’s easy to cherry pick weak arguments or a lack of evidence as proof that god isn’t real or crimes by religious people as proof that religion is inherently immoral. But like most things, it’s much more nuanced than that which is why I can’t definitively give you an answer on whether religion is a net positive or not. But what most religions have figured out is a set of core principles that seem to be very important. 1) Sacrifice effort now or resist the temptation of your desires today for a better tomorrow. 2) The importance of community. 3) Stable societies need structure even if it doesn’t benefit everyone (total freedom is impossible)

That’s debatable and I don’t think it’s obvious. It also depends how you define the religion. Take the Judeo-christian examples. Sure you could say that many people have died and fought over these religions but I’d argue that’s more about tribalism than anything else. You only have to go on any social media site to see tribalism at play (Trump vs Biden, Israel-Palestine, left vs right, etc). Left unchecked, tribalism can very easy descend into wars and chaos. But it’s not really at the heart of the religious philosophy. Christianity for example, based around the ideas and teachings of Jesus, would never advocate for such things yet it still happens in ‘the name of christianity’. I say this not as a religious person btw and it’s very hard to confidently say whether these religions are necessary or even a net positive/negative. Many famous atheists however are starting to recognise that removing religion from society has not had the effect they were hoping for.

@@dmorgan Jesus says in Matthew chapter 10 verses 34-39 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set[j] a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ 37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." 💔🤍💙 White evangelicals in the usa are destroying their own families right now for their Marmalade Messiah, D Trump. #Hypocrisy #idolatry. Ruined relationships. 😢