Ep 254 One World in a New World with Steve PasinWhat if some of our deepest beliefs about love, truth, choice, spirituality—and even human goodness—are stories we've never seriously tested?In this provocative episode of One World in a New World, Zen Benefiel welcomes Steve Pasin for a conversation that quickly becomes a spirited exploration of epigenetics, human nature, consciousness, quantum physics, truth, free will, relationships, cooperation, and the beliefs that shape our lives.Steve traces his inquiry back to a painful childhood experience. At five years old, after being struck by the father he regarded as his hero, he remembers making a defining internal decision: "I don't want to be like you." Decades later, he came to interpret that experience through the lens of epigenetics and began investigating how thought, stress, decision-making, and biology might interact.The conversation becomes especially compelling when Steve presents his challenging thesis: human beings are fundamentally driven to win, control, dominate, and be right.Zen pushes back.What about love? Service? Cooperation? Conscious evolution? Can humanity transcend patterns of dominance—or are cooperation and altruism simply more sophisticated expressions of our survival instinct?Rather than avoiding their disagreement, Steve and Zen explore it.They wrestle with the difference between truth and opinion, scientific proof and direct experience, the observer effect, visualization, relationships, free will, entropy, spirituality, the nature of self, and whether humanity can build systems based on cooperation rather than aggression. The transcript also includes speculative interpretations of quantum physics and consciousness; these are presented as part of their dialogue and inquiry, not as established scientific conclusions.Perhaps the most important lesson isn't which man is right.It's what happens when two people can strongly challenge one another, remain curious, and keep listening.In a culture increasingly divided by certainty, can disagreement become a pathway to discovery rather than conflict?Join us and decide for yourself.Questions the Episode ExploresAre humans fundamentally wired to win, control, dominate, and be right?How do we distinguish truth from belief, opinion, and personal experience?Can an early childhood decision influence the trajectory of an entire life?What can epigenetics legitimately tell us about experience and biological expression?Can cooperation coexist with our drive for survival?Does love ultimately involve getting something we need from another person?Is free will real, constrained, or illusory?Can direct experience constitute evidence?What happens when science encounters experiences it cannot yet measure?Can humanity move from dominance toward genuine collaboration?Most importantly: Can two people disagree deeply without becoming enemies?Steve's Website: https://tamingthefetaltyrant.com/Steve's book, Taming the Fetal Tyrant: https://amzn.to/4wEK20A#StevePasin, #HumanNature, #Epigenetics, #Consciousness, #CriticalThinking, #HumanBehavior, #Truth, #OneWorldinaNewWorldJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuZl_29zHxehqeL89KSCWFA/join__________Coherence Engine - https://AIUniversalEngine.comA different view of reality: https://youtu.be/uhhWJhwEtX8🎁 Support: https://PlanetaryCitizens.net/donate 🎁Connect with Zen: / zenbenefiel Zen's books: https://amazon.com/author/zendorZen's Coaching: https://BeTheDream.com Zen's CV et al: https://zenbenefiel.comThe Octopus Movement (non-linear thinkers): https://theoctopusmovement.org
