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The Big-Thinking Philosopher: Zooming Out To See The Bigger Picture

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 01:22:42
Publish Date: 2015-10-28 10:39:58
Description:

Neil Hughes is a software developer, writer, and comedian. We talk about his former life as a travelling evangelist, what it was like to realise he no longer believed in God, and whether or not he’d volunteer to be one of the first people on Mars.

Topics Covered:  
  • What Neil used to do that shocks a lot of the people he knows now
  • Why Neil and I think we should start conversations differently
  • What Neil’s life was like when he worked as a travelling evangelist
  • What it was like realising he didn’t believe in God
  • How Neil sees the world now
  • Whether or not Neil would go and live on Mars
  • Why some people have trouble making decisions
  • The free will versus determinism debate
  • What Neil would say if he could give everyone a message
  • Why Neil hates the media
  • Why Neil should never join Pinterest
  • Why Neil wouldn’t want to be famous
  • What blows Neil’s mind
  • Why humans can’t wrap their heads around big numbers
  • What Neil’s been worrying about recently
  • What Neil needs to be happy
  • What Neil didn’t understand about scarves until his mid twenties
  • Why Neil felt guilty at school

 

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