Chris and Matt walk into a bar with an atheist sensemaker, an Ayurvedic Guru, and a Christian Apologist, and predictable frivolities ensue. Featuring not one but two good-natured, robust exchanges of opinion between our two hosts.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 42 minutes).Join us at: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus</a>Supplementary Material 39: Panpsychics, Sensemakers, and Bad Guys00:00 Introduction01:17 AI and the Music Industry05:34 Is Chris a Bad Guy?10:44 Vibe Physics with Travis Kalanick16:10 Efforts to Falsify and AI21:02 Gordon Pennycook with Sean Carroll: Vibes vs Analysis32:44 Libertarianism and Personal Beliefs35:10 A mini-debate on internal consistency42:49 Matt's Personal Philosophy44:16 Philosophical Feedback on the Sensemakers55:06 Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker57:03 Dr. K's Role in the Discussion01:09:01 Alex's Stance on Purpose01:12:31 Dr. K's Perspective on Purpose01:23:45 Dr. K and the Atheist pose01:34:29 Philosophical Musings on Panpsychism01:41:18 OutroSources<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miJbW3i9qQc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angela Collier: Conspiracy physics and you (and also me)</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/Z0k-4wyH5vk?si=OJmmgXvaCmnn20cn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All In Podcast: Travis Kalanick talks about AI (July 11, 2025)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/10/27/333-gordon-pennycook-on-unthinkingness-conspiracies-and-what-to-do-about-them/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">333 | Gordon Pennycook on Unthinkingness, Conspiracies, and What to Do About Them</a></li><li>Pennycook, G., Cheyne, J. A., Barr, N., Koehler, D. J., & Fugelsang, J. A. (2015). On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bullshit. Judgment and Decision Making, 10(6), 549-563.</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esu8BXLBmZ4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Diary of a CEO: Atheist vs Christian vs Spiritual Thinker: Is Not Believing In God Causing More Harm Than Good?!</a></li></ul>

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