# #40 - Alex Zhu | Rational Spirituality, AI Alignment & Chris Langan's Metaphysics

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Podcast: [The Metagame](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-metagame-5326696)
Published: 2025-10-17T19:16:36+00:00
Episode link: https://themetagame.substack.com/p/40-alex-zhu-rational-spirituality
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## Resource

Alex Zhu is a math olympian and researcher exploring the convergence of analytical rationality and religion. He’s also the co-founder of AlphaSheets . He’s currently working on a rigorous framework for bridging AI alignment and mysticism. In this conversation we explore about how he got into spirituality without sacrificing his rigorous epistemics. Resources * Alex’s Twitter and Substack * C. Langan – An Introduction to the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe (2002) YouTube: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themetagame.substack.com

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