It’s never been more important to know the truth than in the context of today! Freedom is on the line! But how good are the methods used to discern truth? Are they effective? Are they reliable? In this podcast we discuss 2 easy mistakes that many truth seekers fall into. They are super important because they affect our … [Read more...] about Ep 152 – Warning All Truth Seekers – Don’t Make These Two Mistakes!
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The Method to Know Truth
This post is a sneak preview from my forthcoming book "The Truth Seekers Guide - Fundamentals, Principles and Method for curious minds" Without guidance in the thinking process, your success in finding the truth in any particular issue will be sporadic and limited. Below I offer you a framework to help give structure … [Read more...] about The Method to Know Truth
Ep 151 – The Most Important idea for the future of humanity
In this Episode of Living outside the Matrix, Nigel Howitt discusses the importance of holding a world view based on the Primacy of existence. But he points out that currently our culture is dominated by the opposite idea called the primacy of consciousness. The former leads to human flourishment, the latter to tyranny … [Read more...] about Ep 151 – The Most Important idea for the future of humanity
What is Truth? – Step one for the truth seeker
Like everyone, you will assume you know all about what truth is. But there are many traps to fall into that you may not be aware of. In the same way that a soldier must be fully prepared for battle, so must you be fully equipped and 'clued in' before you start. If truth were a tangible commodity, it would be the most … [Read more...] about What is Truth? – Step one for the truth seeker
Ep 149 Scientific method has been lost in the mainstream narrative – with Patrik Holmqvist
The loss of genuine scientific method in the mainstream narrative is a cultural reflection of western thinking. The genuine process of seeking knowledge and identifying truth has given way to a new religion some call Scientism. Its a form of pseudo-science that serves a a mock justification for a political agenda. But … [Read more...] about Ep 149 Scientific method has been lost in the mainstream narrative – with Patrik Holmqvist
Ep 148 Thinking in Principles to Increase your Healthspan
A key feature of the rational approach is to think and act according to consciously held principles. Accordingly, the rational person, who naturally prioritises health, is guided by consciously chosen principles in the pursuit of optimal health Your diet is arguably the most powerful tool with which to exert control … [Read more...] about Ep 148 Thinking in Principles to Increase your Healthspan
Ep 147 Foundations of Truth – Premises on which the concept must necessarily stand
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
Ep 138 Why some people will never wake up
Why is it that some people seem incapable of independently holding convictions independently from the crowd? Why is it that facts will just bounce off these people and they seem to be un-persuadable with reason and evidence? Group Think 'Group think' is the concept of following the herd in terms of what is … [Read more...] about Ep 138 Why some people will never wake up
Ep 137 “Waking up” versus gaining genuine knowledge – what is really required?
In the truth seeking community, the metaphor of ‘waking up’ is widely used to describe people who are becoming clued up, wiser, better informed, or in some way more aware. It is often used in connection with the idea that there is some kind of mass awakening going on, and implicitly, everything will be OK. But is it … [Read more...] about Ep 137 “Waking up” versus gaining genuine knowledge – what is really required?
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