Finally, The Truth with Michael Shermer

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Boldly Go One Step Closer To Where It All Began. Strange New Worlds S4 Streaming July 23 on Paramount+. https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds/ Is there such a thing as objective truth? Are we living in a post-truth world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down to build a toolkit for finding the truth in an era of motivated reasoning, misinformation, and alternative facts with science historian and professional skeptic, Michael Shermer. What is the definition of objective truth? We discuss fallibilism: the principle that you might be wrong about anything, which is exactly why you keep checking. Learn about Carl Sagan's invisible dragon in the garage thought experiment and why internal conviction, no matter how vivid, isn't enough without external validation. Chuck shares his own ayahuasca experience and the group debates where personal truth ends and objective truth begins. Plus, we explore why charismatic cult leaders activel

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