The West Is Lying to Itself and Calling It Tolerance | Michael Shermer

About this episode

Michael Shermer discusses the failures of institutions in finding and maintaining truth.

I asked Michael Shermer why the institutions built to find truth became its greatest liability. From alien life to Islamic immigration to the death of expert credibility, our institutions have betrayed public trust. More Michael Shermer Website Youtube Book: Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters See more from Peter here .

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boghossian

Guest: Michael Shermer

Topics covered

• truth
• institutional credibility
• public trust
• expertise
• immigration
• society

Keywords

• truth
• Michael Shermer
• public trust
• expert credibility
• Islamic immigration
• society
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters

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