In any and every issue you need to know the truth if you are to stand any chance of success. Whether you are trying to lose weight, plan your financial security, trying to figure out how to be healthy and happy, you need to know the truth. But what does it rest on? What premises must we hold to even form the concept … [Read more...] about Ep 147 Foundations of Truth – Premises on which the concept must necessarily stand
Philosophy
Ep 146 Individualism versus Collectivism – Ideas that can either save us or destroy us
In this weeks podcast I am joined by Roslyn Ross, an author and fellow fan of the ideas of Ayn Rand. We discussed her new children's book "City Family Farm Family" and the personal story of living half the year on a farm and the other half in a city. Roslyn spends part of the year on her farm in Nicaragua, and the rest … [Read more...] about Ep 146 Individualism versus Collectivism – Ideas that can either save us or destroy us
Ep 144 Technocracy or Freedom – with Patrick Wood
In case you haven't yet heard of it technocracy is about the end game of societal control. It’s about the brave new world that is already here but with its most unpalatable characteristics still concealed. Technocracy is about the end of human freedom and individualism, and the imposition of collective slavery by a … [Read more...] about Ep 144 Technocracy or Freedom – with Patrick Wood
Ep 136 The crisis in thinking behind our loss of freedom
There is a crisis in human thinking at the root of the alleged pandemic and the loss of freedoms across the globe. If vigilance is the price of freedom, then we can only expect our freedom to diminish. Because there is no vigilance being practiced by the populous in our culture. For the vast majority there is not even … [Read more...] about Ep 136 The crisis in thinking behind our loss of freedom
Ep133 Are Science and Spirituality compatible? – An Interview with Brendan D Murphy
It is claimed that a merging of science and spirituality is happening, and that it is a good thing. The assumption is that this will somehow move us on to a place better than where science alone has brought us. But is this even possible? Is it not a contradiction in terms? First we must define our terms. What is … [Read more...] about Ep133 Are Science and Spirituality compatible? – An Interview with Brendan D Murphy
Ep 132 Reason versus mysticism – an essential insight for truth seekers
In Episode 132 of the Podcast I am joined by Patrik Holmqvist to discuss the most essential insight for the truth-seeker. namely that mysticism is the BIGGEST duff steer of method. It amounts to the scuppering of your mind and its ability to achieve certainty on any issue. Mysticism is the tool of the deceiver and the … [Read more...] about Ep 132 Reason versus mysticism – an essential insight for truth seekers
Freedom: the essential condition for human flourishment
Freedom is a condition in which man is left alone to act on his own judgment. If we humans are ever to truly thrive we must be able to enjoy this condition of being left alone, without the interference of other men. But before we can experience this condition that is freedom we need to really understand what it is and … [Read more...] about Freedom: the essential condition for human flourishment
Ep 126 Dr David Kelley discusses the MOST IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL you will ever need
Modern education has abandoned us - by design. Many young people are now functionally illiterate and they have no clue how to spot an argument or construct one. The basic rules of organizing one's mind and of reasoning with logic is beyond the capability of most grown up people today. DON'T BE ONE OF THEM! The … [Read more...] about Ep 126 Dr David Kelley discusses the MOST IMPORTANT LIFE SKILL you will ever need
What are Rights? Where do they come from? And why do we need them?
Do you want to know where you stand lawfully as the government attempts to coerce you into wearing a mask, being isolated at home and being vaccinated? Do you want to be free and live in a moral society that supports human flourishing? If so, you must understand the concept of rights and be able to defend the idea in … [Read more...] about What are Rights? Where do they come from? And why do we need them?
Propaganda and how to see through it
A key feature of the context we live in today is that propaganda is part of the territory. It is ubiquitous in the "news", the mainstream narrative, and right across western culture. Hardly anyone knows what is true and what is false. We live in the information age but also the disinformation age. There is a war of … [Read more...] about Propaganda and how to see through it