Episode 7: On Vegan Ideology
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the ideology of veganism, the ethical problem of factory farming, and explore how different cultures view the consumption of animals differently.
The Simulacrum of Romantic Love
There's something about romantic love that can whisk us off to another dimension and imbue our lives with a sense of meaning that we wouldn't otherwise get from a solo existence without love. And yet, there's an undeniable element to this ideal: that it's totally made up.
Episode 6: Creating Meaning in Life and Love
On this episode, we discuss how we can create meaning in life and love. To accomplish this task, we explore Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard, and What Love Is by Carrie Jenkins.
Nietzsche on the Death of God
Back in ancient times, life was simpler in many ways. Religion gave us a sense of meaning and morality. But in our secular world, belief in religion has been replaced by belief in nothing. And to Nietzsche, this is a problem.
Episode 5: Don't Panic! Pt. 3 - Hypothetical Risks and the Deep Future
We finish up our three-part series on Existential Risks. We discuss hypothetical and exotic existential risks that we could possibly encounter (ie. aliens!). From there, we go on to discuss the Fermi Paradox, the rare-Earth hypothesis, and ponder on the possibility that we're alone in the universe.
Episode 4: Don't Panic! Pt. 2 - Human Caused Existential Risks
In this episode, we jump into a discussion about seven human-caused existential risks: what philosopher Toby Ord says are 1,000 times more likely to cause human extinction over the next century than any naturally occurring risks.
Episode 3: Don't Panic! Pt. 1 - Naturally Occurring Existential Risks
In this episode of the podcast we discuss Existential Risks and the future of humanity. First, we start off with an analysis of the recent film "Don't Look Up." From there, we jump into an analysis of seven naturally occurring existential risks and how we might mitigate them.
Episode 2: Is Life Worth Living?
In this episode, we go into "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Albert Camus and formulate an alternative modern punishment to Sisyphus' boulder-rolling that I think is even worse. From there, we discuss how we can attempt to find meaning in an inherently meaningless world through absurd freedom.
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