We Mortal Coils
de Trev, Brey, and Sbeve
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Episode #55 - Is the USA becoming a Theocracy?
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- Episode #55 - Is the USA becoming a Theocracy? · 1 h 21 min · Episodul 54On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang breaks into... religion! (again).Is the US government becoming a theocracy? Where was our culture a decade ago and what has happened…
- Episode #54 - Will Science Study Ethics? · 1 h 18 min · Episodul 54On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets back into ethics! Will science study ethics? Is there a biological basis for morality?
- Episode #53 - When is Violence Necessary? · 1 h 32 min · Episodul 53On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets violent. When is violence acceptable, or necessary for a society or an individual to survive?
- Episode #52 - When is Torture Acceptable? · 1 h 16 min · Episodul 52On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang explores... TORTURE. When is torture ethically/morally acceptable? What is the difference between direct and indirect violence?
- Episode #51 - What is Hubris? Are we destined to be destroyed by it? · 1 h 14 min · Episodul 51On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into... Hubris! What is it, and how do we encounter it on an individual and societal level?
- Episode #50 - Does Intelligence Matter? · 60 min · Episodul 50On this episode of We Mortal Coils the gang gets into... intelligence! Is intelligence crucial or important for engaging with reality? What exactly is intelligence?
- Episode #49 - Is there Value in Obsolescence? · 1 h 15 min · Episodul 49On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into Obsolescence! Is there value in old things? From where do we derive value?
- Episode #48 - What is the Welfare State · 1 h 29 min · Episodul 48On this episode of We Mortal Coils the gang gets into welfare states! What is the future of work, of our civilization, and of the future of mankind?
- Episode #47 - What is Indoctrination? · 1 h 27 min · Episodul 47On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into *indoctrination*. What exactly does it mean to be indoctrinated? What lies underneath the intent? Can someone give you true…
- Episode #46 - What is the Purpose of Education? · 1 h 26 min · Episodul 46On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into education! What is the purpose of receiving an education in our present school system, why be educated and to where does it…
- Episode #45 - Does Nature Preserve the Sublime for Secular Modernists? · 1 h 13 min · Episodul 45On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into "the sublime." Is there a stable definition? How can a secular modernist encounter religiosity in the modern age?
- Episode #44 - So, We Travel the Stars. What Next? · 1 h 17 min · Episodul 44On this episode the gang gets into space travel. What could the future look like in terms of space colonization, what do we do after we begin the final frontier?
- Episode #43 - Should You Celebrate a Holiday You No Longer Believe In? · 1 h 22 min · Episodul 43On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into the merits of celebrating holidays which one no longer believes in. Can you still "believe" in Christmas, while living…
- Episode #42 - How Do You Feel About Nuclear Annihilation? · 1 h 10 minOn this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into the end times and nuclear destruction. How do we encounter the knowledge of our own destruction? Are we doomed to be…
- Episode #41 - Is Our Fate Transhumanism? · 1 h 37 min · Episodul 41On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into transhumanism. Are we meant to one day transcend our mortal flesh for the artificial, will we one day become post-human?
- Episode #40 - The Election is Over, What Happened? · 1 h 20 min · Episodul 40On this episode of We Mortal Coils, Brey and Sbeve get into the results of the 2024 election. How did this happen? How do we put the pieces together?
- Episode #39 - Why Monogamy? · 1 h 24 min · Episodul 39On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into monogamous vs polygamous relationships. Why does human civilization seem to favor monogamous relationships, is polygamy…
- Episode #38 - What Are America's Biggest Cultural Problems? · 1 h 37 min · Episodul 38Episode #38 - On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into American cultural issues. What is the worst plague to our society, how do we solve it? Want to join the…
- Episode #37 - Consciousness and its Place in Nature · 1 h 45 min · Episodul 37Episode #37 - On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang digs into David Chalmer's "Consciousness and its Place in Nature": Are you a Type-B Materialist, an Epiphenomenalism…
- Episode #36 - Who Won the Second Debate? · 1 h 22 min · Episodul 36On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang breaks into the debate between Harris and Trump. Who won? What direction is this country going in? Also, as a second topic, does the…
