#19 The rational Meaning of Life - Mark Kagach

Mark Kagach is the first person who could convince me of a rational argument for why one should try to make the most possible positive impact in the world. In this episode, he really challenges my beliefs and we get really deep on trying to find the meaning of life together. I highly recommend listening to this! 📹Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nj2XVk_CEKE 🏔️List of my favorite Episodes: https://www.eliasschlie.com/favorite-episodes 🌐My Website: ⁠https://eliasschlie.com⁠ 📸My Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rational.optimization⁠ ❤️If you want to support this podcast: ⁠https://paypal.me/eliasschlie⁠ 🫶 Btw. I had an eye infection while recording the Intro. So that's why my eyes are so red. Resources: - The Upside of Stress - Kelly McGonigal - Paul Graham - David Deutsch - 0 to 1 - Peter Thiel - 7 powers - A job you love - Founders podcast Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:20 - Elias' Meaning of Life 00:07:28 - Mark's Meaning of Life 00:08:20 - 1. Humanity is rare 00:14:01 - 2. Humans are worthy of Preservation 00:18:02 - The meaning of Life that follows argument 1. and 2. 00:20:42 - 3. Humanity is in Danger of going extinct 00:21:06 - 4. We are not able to understand existence jet 00:23:45 - Combining our Meanings 00:27:33 - What to do with this Meaning? 00:30:51 - It's not possible to find the Meaning now 00:36:40 - What if meaning was in front of our Nose all the time? 00:44:44 - How to follow this Meaning? 00:51:26 - What if we are wrong? 00:53:35 - Happiness 00:59:46 - Do we want to find the Meaning for ourselves or for Humanity? 01:04:25 - Why we have to build AGI 01:07:09 - How to make the most impact (towards AGI) 01:24:15 - How to prevent Competition 01:38:56 - Finding your Passion 01:47:50 - Finding what differentiates you