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Are you confusing Caroll with someone else? I've listened to many of his podcasts and talks. Never heard hims say anything like that.
by goatlover 20d ago
Are you confusing Caroll with someone else? I've listened to many of his podcasts and talks. Never heard hims say anything like that.
- AaronAPU 20d agoThat is really interesting. To me he does sound very pompous. I still like him, but he treats most questions like the person should be ashamed of having asked something so foolish. Different interpretations of the same personality I suppose.
- Jach 20d agoI don't have a great sample size but I've never thought he was being dismissive or implying something was a stupid question or someone should be ashamed of asking. However I do still think he sounds pompous, purely as a matter of the way he speaks. It's the pace, the cadence, and how he hangs on or stresses certain syllables and words. It's a recognizable style, not unique to him. Leonard Susskind has a similar one, though I'd say not as extreme. You get a more extreme form listening to various philosophers. (An example as parody here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQ1bczMu7c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leQ1bczMu7c) It usually doesn't bother me, as I can filter out the information from the presentation, but I still notice something. Reading is better than listening in part for not needing that layer of filtering.
- AaronAPU 20d agoThat makes sense. There is a certain honesty to it, not to throttle your speech for tact’s sake. He expresses the level of confidence he has.
- russdill 20d agoI think it's coming from when he gets a question about speculative physics. The of course anything is possible, we just don't know, but it's highly unlikely.