Hello! We are back at it again with a brief history of money.
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Background music is a mixed version of Esperanza and You Were Bigger than Life.
A short analysis of escaping the various prison's we find ourselves in and entering a world where we are free. Featuring the Shawshank Redemption, Buddhism, and Christianity.My Novel:
On Death and God
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Alex Tobert is the author of the book Das Ich-Paradoxon (The Paradox of Self) as well as the writer of the Left Brain Mystic publication on Substack, which I highly recommend checking out.We discussed animism, panpsychism, and the nature of consciousness.My Novel:
On Death and God
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An analysis of the question, 'Why Live?' with a couple poems, Camus, Nietzsche, Puss in Boots, Suzume, and Nosferatu.
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Camus'The Myth of Sisyphus
Nietzsche'sBeyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche'sThus Spoke Zarathustra
Herman Hesse'sSiddhartha
Puss in Boots
Nosferatu (2024)
Suzume
Peter Zapffe'sThe Last Messiah
Background Music
"Esperanza" by Hermanos Gutiérrez
"You Were Bigger Than Life" by Shook
--both slowed and with pitches modified.
My Novel:
On Death and God
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Dylan and I discuss death and the circumstances by which evil people come to the world.
My Novel:
On Death and God
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Outro provided by Brock Tanya.
Today, I divulge into why Christmas is on December 25th, then I do an entire analysis of The Sermon on the Mount. For those unfamiliar, The Sermon on the Mount is a speech which, according to the Bible, Jesus Christ gave. It is, more or less, Jesus' magnum opus of philosophy within Orthodox Christianity .
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The Sermon on the Mount - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205-7&version=NIV
History of Christmas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#cite_note-Forsythe-27
Other Winter Solstice festivals - https://www.amli.com/blog/7-ways-the-winter-solstice-is-celebrated-in-the-wo#:~:text=This%20Incan%20celebration%20of%20the,Soyal
Other theories - https://www.youthpastortheologian.com/blog/why-do-we-celebrate-christmas-on-december-25th
The Gospel of Thomas - https://www.marquette.edu/maqom/Gospel%20of%20Thomas%20Lambdin.pdf
Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Viktor Frankl’s A Man’s Search for Meaning
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On Death and God
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On this episode, I trace back the usage of fire and light as symbolism for wisdom and knowledge via bringing up Genesis, the myth of Prometheus, animism, the resurrection, Plato's allegory of the cave, and the Zoroastrian religion. This acts as the introduction to begin discussing the first section of 'Zarathustra's Prologue'.
Sources
Genesis - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%203&version=NIV
Prometheus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus
Zoroastrianism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism
Zarathustra’s Prologue - https://www2.hawaii.edu/~freeman/courses/phil394/Thus%20Spoke%20Zarathustra.pdf
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On Death and God
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Kevin Donahue and Fletcher Neil join me to discuss Thich Nhat Hanh's Living Buddha, Living Christ and the Gospel of Thomas.
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Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, "On the Three Metamorphoses", "On the Gift-Giving Virtue"
Suzuki's Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist
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On Death and God
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Dylan James returns to the podcast to discuss what it means to be an 'I', solipsism, and being. Plus, please enjoy a BONUS fireside chat at the end.
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Kevin and I sit down to discuss panentheism through the works of Jane Roberts and the entity she channeled named 'Seth'. Could God be a 'psychic/energy gestalt'? Could God be both the universe and something which transcends it?The Seth Material
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On Death and God
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What is God from the perspective of ancient Hindus? Why do atheists and those who leave their faiths feel so betrayed? How can we change our conceptualization of God in the modern day in such a way that it doesn't conflict with modern science or knowledge of the world?
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A group philosophical discussion on religion, politics, epistemology, psychology, Nietzsche, and Marx. Enjoy!
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It never ends.
Twice two equals five! I swear!
Does man live and act out of spite? To defy the odds against him? To prove wrong all those who have subjected him with their calculated doubts? Today, ITA tackles Dostoyevsky's thought experiment/rebel statement "twice two equals five" from his novel Notes from Underground.
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Trenton Jones and I take a deep dive into Friedrich Engels' essay, "Socialism: Utopian and Scientific", along with a short chat on free will.
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Fletcher is a writer, traveler, and photographer. You can find him on Instagram @ flepography.
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Peter Matthisen's, "The Snow Leopard''
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Danny Suede is a musician, visual artist, and blogger. You can find him wherever you listen to music as well as Spotify, Substack, and Instagram. We discussed the muse, spiritual metamorphosis, music, and agnosticism. Danny is also in a band with his brothers called The Young Sires. They recently released the most incredible music video I have ever seen for their song, Interstella.
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Matthew Christopher is the host of the Abandoned America Podcast. You can find him and all his photos on his Instagram and his other media on his website, including his two novels regarding Abandoned America.
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Christopher Lockett is a cinematographer, documentary film-maker, director, world-traveler, journalist, photographer, and musician. He has worked on reality TV shows such as Naked and Afraid, as well as independent documentaries like Until They're Gone. You can find him at christopherlockett.com as well as on Instagram and X.
His music is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.
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Iran has attacked Israel. "I am become Death Destroyer of worlds" feels to have been echoed through time to this moment. Humankind will prevail nonetheless.
Source: https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-strikes-live-coverage
