The Metaverse and The Enlightenment: Part I
The Metaverse is a virtual internet in which we would interact through digital avatars. The Metaverse involves humanity creating its own world and so it is not a mere creature beholden to its Creator....
21 Marras 20211h 16min
Wallace Stevens, "The Snow Man," Meditative Consciousness
In this podcast, I continue to explore the meaning of Wallace Stevens' poem, "The Snow Man," and its connection to Eastern traditions depiction of meditative consciousness. "The nothing" at the end of...
1 Marras 202030min
The Atheists Claim to Believe in Just One Less God Than the Christian
Some atheists will try to make their worldview appealing to a Christian by claiming that they just believe in one less god than the Christian. The atheist is right that the Christian is an atheist wit...
30 Loka 202022min
Wallace Stevens, "The Snow Man"
In this podcast, I discuss Wallace Stevens's haunting and beautiful poem, "The Snow Man," in which someone enters a wintry landscape, savors the extreme bareness and simplicity of it, and enters a sta...
18 Loka 202030min
Mario Cuomo's View on Abortion: Personally Against it But Does not Seek Its Imposition on Others
In this episode, I discuss how former governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, son of current governor, Andrew, laid the groundwork for the Democrat Catholic politician to both embrace the abortion wing of ...
17 Loka 202030min
Catholic and Protestant Attitudes Towards Prayer to Mary
In this podcast, I discuss differing attitudes towards prayer to Mary in Catholic and Protestant theology. Protestants view the Catholic Church as falsely usurping spiritual authority, and adulteratin...
11 Loka 202030min
Concerns About Pope Francis's Document, "Fratelli Tutti"
In this podcast, I outline some concerns about Pope Francis's new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti. This document reiterates many themes that the Pope has emphasized throughout his pontificate. We know he i...
10 Loka 202029min
T.S. Elliot: Tradition and the Individual Talent
Elliot is a great American poet of genius. In this podcast, I discuss his literary theory, specifically his attitude to the relationship between the individual poet and tradition. Elliot puts forth an...
20 Syys 202029min
