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Anonymous Fri May 13 23:48:36 2022 No.20366614 [DELETED]

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When he was a child, Chris Langan’s intellectual feats were astonishing. Among other talents, he could speak at six months, read at age three, and question the existence of God by age five. He got a perfect score on the SAT, even though he fell asleep during the test. He could ace foreign language exams by simply skimming a textbook minutes before class. He loved to learn, studying math, languages, and philosophy for hours on his own each day.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 13 23:50:31 2022 No.20366621 I could also read by 3, but my IQ is merely 133

>>	Anonymous Fri May 13 23:52:05 2022 No.20366624 >>20366614 >read at age three, and question the existence of God by age five. These aren't all that astonishing.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 13 23:53:45 2022 No.20366630 What are some le kino for this le feel

>>	Dago Sat May 14 00:03:36 2022 No.20366670 >>20366614 Based

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:07:24 2022 No.20366679 smart guy, hope to see him go places

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:09:37 2022 No.20366686 >>20366614 And I’m supposed to give a shit because…?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:09:44 2022 No.20366687 >>20366679 He already came up with the cognitive-theoretic model of the universe not much you can do after that. The CTMU solves all possible scientific and philosophical questions. To deny that is to speak nonsense.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:12:30 2022 No.20366694 >>20366687 Too bad he never actually studied philosophy beyond a superficial level. Instead we just have infinite autist dialectics creating his own system disconnected from any tradition of thought

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:12:58 2022 No.20366696 File: 134 KB, 500x802, 8v14s57oym811.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366614 I'm thinking based

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:14:18 2022 No.20366700 File: 122 KB, 828x1442, 84q2t47hd9c71.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366694 I can guess whether you're circumcised.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:23:57 2022 No.20366734 >>20366630 His videos. >>20366694 He said Leibniz is his husbando.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:25:08 2022 No.20366742 >>20366700 Keith, do you have to bring twitter parasocial shit here? Can't you just post like a normal person when you're on 4chan?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:27:22 2022 No.20366751 >>20366700 Yes, he's based. But his lack of engagement with philosophy is tragic. >>20366734 I know he likes to talk about philosophy, but it's always from the perspective of something he's already created outside of philosophy.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:31:13 2022 No.20366764 File: 2.86 MB, 720x404, 1651587198346.webm [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366687 what does any of that shit even mean

Anonymous Sat May 14 00:33:46 2022 No.20366778

>>20366630
These are the best two interviews of him I've heard but he's also done some TV interviews.
https://youtu.be/N-bRM1kYuNA
https://youtu.be/B5LjW-aoXMs
>>20366751
The CTMU is a metaphysical theory and he's hardly disconnected from traditional thought as he affirms the religious traditions of the world and is a Christian.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:35:09 2022 No.20366781 File: 50 KB, 578x254, EchmAjlWoAERRlX.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366614 Why does Langan find it necessary to not adhere to any one religion? Universalism seems directionless to me.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:37:12 2022 No.20366790 >>20366687 >a=a 8ecause... just cause okay! who cares if its as valid as a=/=a in the munchausen trillema and that "nonesense" could easily 8e through "nonesensical" ways

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:38:27 2022 No.20366797 File: 159 KB, 906x906, 43708933._UY906_SS906_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366764 Literally irrefutable but you have to have at least IQ > 140 to even begin to understand it.

Anonymous Sat May 14 00:42:42 2022 No.20366806

>>20366781
He's a Christian, but the CTMU is "metareligious" meaning that it is a framework through which all religions can be interpreted. As far as what that actually means on a more detailed level, I'm not there yet. He calls CTMU the church of teleology and multiplex unity (he really likes reusing the acronym - I have no idea what multiplex unity is). He talks about Jesus here.
https://youtu.be/q5Fo3DHFJpY

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:42:49 2022 No.20366807 >>20366778 >he affirms the religious traditions of the world and is a Christian. I don't think you understand what a tradition of thought is anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:43:50 2022 No.20366810 File: 7 KB, 224x224, Heidegger wut.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Nice view from nowhere, bucko.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:53:40 2022 No.20366838 >>20366806 >he really likes reusing the acronym Joyce did this constantly with H.C.E.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:54:43 2022 No.20366843 >>20366797 Wolfgang Pauli had something to say about such theses.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:57:02 2022 No.20366850 >>20366807 Religious people been thinkin' bout stuff. https://youtu.be/XYmwwfZh_ZQ

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:57:32 2022 No.20366852 >>20366764 These two were confirmed to be trannies and the guy got pissed because trannies are a big no no in Russia.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 00:58:02 2022 No.20366854 If you cannot explain something simply, either it's not true or you don't understand it well enough to talk about it.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:01:45 2022 No.20366867 >>20366687 Langan said that George Bush staged 9/11 to distract from the CTMU https://thebaffler.com/latest/more-smarter-ward

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:03:02 2022 No.20366873 >>20366854 He's literally one of the most simple writers/thinkers in the world, the drawback from that is that he's not all that profound. The only difficulty in reading him is in the memory processor, so to speak.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:04:41 2022 No.20366880 >>20366873 He constantly makes up gibberish words and uses them without explanation just look at this crap >>20366797

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:09:12 2022 No.20366894 >>20366880 He literally explains it all to the smallest unit. Once you get used to his unique style it's not all that hard.

Anonymous Sat May 14 01:16:02 2022 No.20366909

>>20366894
I mean you're correct it's not hard to understand since I just gave an explanation. He constantly makes up gibberish words and uses them without explanation. He's a stereotypical crank even down to imaging the punishments his detractors will receive.

Anonymous Sat May 14 01:16:16 2022 No.20366911

>>20366614
He ended up wasting his genius away only working labor intensive jobs, of course this is still respectable but again a clear waste of his intellect. What’s with all these natural geniuses becoming losers or just not using their genius to actually do something?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:18:05 2022 No.20366915 >>20366911 Malcolm Gladwell talks about Langan and this in Outliers. He compares him to Oppenheimer and points to a shitty childhood.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:32:58 2022 No.20366934 File: 214 KB, 626x744, langan_narcissist.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366778 >>20366614 >is a Christian. He's just a narcissist, not a Christian.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:44:43 2022 No.20366961 >>20366909 No I mean if you bother to read further about him he has exact meanings for all his words. Whether you think he's a hack or not, you can't deny he's autistic in the level of detail he put into his system.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:46:21 2022 No.20366967 >>20366934 Nothing he said there is wrong.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:47:03 2022 No.20366970 >>20366934 >when it comes to Logos, the message and the messenger are inseparable He's really pulling a Hegel.

Anonymous Sat May 14 01:51:45 2022 No.20366979
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>>20366781
Absolute truth is universal and self-substantial (tautological) by its very nature; any attempt to reduce it to anything other than what it is will result in a contradiction. We may not say reality is 'this' or 'that'; it is reality... unless the predicates in question are sufficiently general enough to be identical with it, in which case you may as well not even make the distinction (except for elucidative purposes), because there is none. As for Langan's preferential treatment of Christianity which would seem to be self-contradictory considering his past behavior, I have it on good authority that he is a utilitarian, and will therefore say what he believes will result in the greatest possible good. Luckily, the enlightened already know this.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 01:53:26 2022 No.20366984 >>20366970 I'm pulling my Hegel right now, if you get my drift.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:01:17 2022 No.20367005 File: 36 KB, 417x350, pepe wiping sweat.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>20366984 N- no.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:01:53 2022 No.20367007 >>20366911 Bell curve meme. Low IQ: Farm work. Midwit: Intellectual work. High IQ: Farm work.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:03:42 2022 No.20367011 >>20366979 So he's a liar that says "I'm a Christian" so that people who are dazzled by him, but don't want to be anti-Christian, will support him.

Anonymous Sat May 14 02:08:24 2022 No.20367022

It's meaningless being a 'genius' if all that smarts never contributes anything to the world. Where is Langan's great work of art or important research? Why is he now nothing more than a curiousity, a bit of trivia, the intellectual equivalent of a circus act?

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:10:37 2022 No.20367026 >>20367022 CTMU solves all possible scientific and philosophical problems. George Bush faked 9/11 to distract people from it according to Langan

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:12:55 2022 No.20367029 >>20367026 Theory of everything cranks are the most banal and stereotypical cranks. Give me more Henry Darger types.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 14 02:33:20 2022 No.20367083 >>20367011 He is not unlike Leibniz in this respect. Read the introduction to Leibniz on God and Religion.

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