
Noam Chomsky on Religion, Consciousness, Black Lives Matter #BLM, and Education
Curt Jaimungal interviews Noam Chomsky, diving into consciousness, free will, and the nature of God before tackling moral relativism, activism, and the challenges of modern education. The conversation also examines neoliberal influences, Black Lives Matter, and Chomsky’s personal reflections on religion and politics.- 0:00 - Introduction- 0:32 - Consciousness and free will- 6:04 - Views on God- 8:02 - Moral relativism vs objectivism- 9:55 - Mythology and religious upbringing- 13:30 - Childhood and religion comment- 17:53 - Christianity as pacifism, liberation theology- 22:12 - Liberation of the poor activism- 24:02 - Neoliberalism origins- 30:40 - Job as autocrat control- 36:48 - Democratic education ideas- 39:32 - Neoliberal crisis- 42:20 - Schools vs learning instinct- 49:00 - Illich de‑schooling critique- 52:15 - Multiple school systems- 54:52 - Charter schools problems- 57:36 - Openness, diversity, BLM- 1:00:28 - Imprisonment fear- 1:01:38 - Trump war crimesSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES:- Better Left Unsaid documentary: http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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