Episode 11: Is God Dead?
Is God Dead? If He is, did we kill Him? If God is dead does that mean Humanity is dead too -- or at least that the category of being a human being is in need of some serious re-appraisal? Taylor and...
15 Touko 202353min
Episode 10: What If the Best I Can Do Just Isn’t Good Enough?
This week Eric and Taylor wonder and worry about what it means to try hard and still feel like you’re falling short. Are there objective standards of excellence or does happiness require just staying ...
8 Touko 202344min
Episode 9: Is Free Will an Illusion?
Is free will an illusion? Are we puppets? When we think we are thinking (or acting) freely, are we actually just cogs in a heartless, meaningless, deterministic cosmic machine?
1 Touko 202352min
Episode 8: Do We Need Other People?
Are we utterly dependent on others or should we look inward and try to be true to ourselves? Can we do both? Or neither? This week Eric and Taylor look to Ralph Waldo Emerson for some help with this d...
24 Huhti 202353min
Episode 7: Should Masculinity Be Abolished?
This week Eric and Taylor talk with Cristen Conger, host of the podcast Unladylike, about whether we might all be better off without masculinity, or maybe femininity, or maybe gender altogether. Would...
17 Huhti 202352min
Episode 6: Is Being a Good Person Just a Matter of Luck?
In this episode Eric and Taylor grapple with the problem of moral luck. Are we in control of being decent human beings and doing the right thing or are we at the mercy of circumstance and maybe even o...
10 Huhti 202348min
Episode 4: Is It Possible to Have a Truly Meaningful Conversation?
In this week’s episode, Eric and Taylor wonder whether truly meaningful conversation with another person is possible, or if everything is just a matter of objective fact or subjective opinion, so that...
27 Maalis 202350min
Episode 3: Are We Living in a Simulation?
This week Eric and Taylor wonder if we might be living in a simulation. Are we brains in a vat? Are we dreaming? Could all of our beliefs be false? Take a deep breath, tune in, and find out.
20 Maalis 202352min
