John Vervaeke: Meaning Crisis, Atheism, Religion & the Search for Wisdom | Lex Fridman Podcast #317

John Vervaeke is a psychologist and cognitive scientist at University of Toronto. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: Mizzen+Main: https://mizzenandmain.com and use code LEX to get $35 off InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex to get 1 month of fish oil Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: John's YouTube:    / johnvervaeke   John's Twitter:   / vervaeke_john   John's Facebook:   / vervaekejohn   John's Website: https://johnvervaeke.com Books mentioned: Flow: https://amzn.to/3cQDby9 On Bullshit: https://amzn.to/3PZDvYW The Denial of Death: https://amzn.to/3KsIctp PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast   Clips playlist:    • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips   OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - Meaning 21:24 - Consciousness 30:24 - Relevance realization 41:47 - Wisdom 49:01 - Truth 53:46 - Reality 1:06:06 - Meaning crisis 1:29:35 - Religion 1:37:25 - Nontheism 1:52:34 - Distributed cognition 2:10:45 - Flow 2:30:42 - Psychedelics 2:39:10 - Marxism and Nazism 2:51:15 - Evil 2:55:27 - Powerful ideas 3:02:17 - Advice for young people SOCIAL: Twitter:   / lexfridman   LinkedIn:   / lexfridman   Facebook:   / lexfridman   Instagram:   / lexfridman   Medium:   / lexfridman   Reddit:   / lexfridman   Support on Patreon:   / lexfridman