Jason Silva on Superstition | Brain Games

your brain is a pattern making and

your brain is a pattern making and pattern seeking machine it’s connecting

pattern seeking machine it’s connecting

pattern seeking machine it’s connecting the dots and making inferences drawing

the dots and making inferences drawing

the dots and making inferences drawing meaning from the world but often it can

meaning from the world but often it can

meaning from the world but often it can think it’s detecting a pattern when in

think it’s detecting a pattern when in

think it’s detecting a pattern when in fact it isn’t it can make mistakes it

fact it isn’t it can make mistakes it

fact it isn’t it can make mistakes it can create or perceive things that

can create or perceive things that

can create or perceive things that aren’t really there you know people call

aren’t really there you know people call

aren’t really there you know people call the false patterns pattern isset II you

the false patterns pattern isset II you

the false patterns pattern isset II you know the brains tendency to see things

know the brains tendency to see things

know the brains tendency to see things that aren’t there because it really

that aren’t there because it really

that aren’t there because it really wants to believe that they are so of

wants to believe that they are so of

wants to believe that they are so of course they visit so this is the space

course they visit so this is the space

course they visit so this is the space the landscape in which superstition

the landscape in which superstition

the landscape in which superstition lives as science demystifies the

lives as science demystifies the

lives as science demystifies the universe there is an existential angst

universe there is an existential angst

universe there is an existential angst that it will take away all semblance of

that it will take away all semblance of

that it will take away all semblance of meaning from our existence as well and

meaning from our existence as well and

meaning from our existence as well and there is a terror to a meaningless

there is a terror to a meaningless

there is a terror to a meaningless existence because why are we here of

existence because why are we here of

existence because why are we here of everything and everyone

everything and everyone

everything and everyone to die one day we’re going to lose

to die one day we’re going to lose

to die one day we’re going to lose everything

everything

everything if we’re just these temporary 18b who

if we’re just these temporary 18b who

if we’re just these temporary 18b who can ponder the infinite but our house

can ponder the infinite but our house

can ponder the infinite but our house that aren’t pumping breath gasping

that aren’t pumping breath gasping

that aren’t pumping breath gasping decaying bodies sometimes my friend

decaying bodies sometimes my friend

decaying bodies sometimes my friend superstitious thinking is the only thing

superstitious thinking is the only thing

superstitious thinking is the only thing we have so you can see the context in

we have so you can see the context in

we have so you can see the context in which that might be used I could see the

which that might be used I could see the

which that might be used I could see the value of the house would be dangers