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Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for tantalizing hypotheticals and gear-stripping questions in a space odyssey of meaning and amusement.
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Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we're just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite cle ...
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Seth Andrews, a former Christian broadcaster and believer for 30 years, ultimately escaped the bonds of superstitious thinking to embrace the more satisfying explanations that science provides. A professional video producer and host of one of the most popular atheist communities on the internet, Seth Andrews brings a polished format, a relaxed environment and a rage-free challenge to the religious beliefs that defined his youth. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po ...
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Don't let the "Jesus is Love" crowd fool you. The biblical god is pretty terrifying. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Intacto (Intact) and Superstitious Luck
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The fact that nobody ever asks anybody if they're "feeling lucky" in this movie feels like a mistake worthy of a creepy evil luck hug. I really enjoyed this movie the first time I watched it, and after five years of being obsessed with non-superstitious luck, it's nice to come back and reflect on the weirdness that is superstitious luck. Enjoy! Int…
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Luckpilled Chapter Three: Politics of Luck
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Episode four of my luckpilling series, where I'm once again joined by Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. We discuss chapter three of my dissertation, which covers the politics of luck, particularly the way that meritocracy dominates modern politics and suppresses social progress by making people appear to deserv…
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Tribes & Trigger Warnings: with Melanie Trecek-King
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Post-election, it seems more critical than ever to ask how humans think...and why. http://www.thinkingispower.com Articles on trigger warnings: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026231186625 https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/do-trigger-warnings-work-intended https://bigthink.com/thinking/trigger-warnings-pointless-anxiety/ VIDEO of…
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The Brick Wall Brain: Why Aren't Facts Changing Minds?
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On October 27, 2024 in Knoxville, Seth Andrews gave a speech about beliefs, brains, and why data often doesn't make a dent. Here's the audio of that presentation. VIDEO of this speech: https://youtu.be/Z4UJuQHYhWg Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.…
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Scavengers Reign and the Parasite/symbiote Spectrum
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Break out your plumbuses folks, it's time for another weird ass trip through some cool ass shit. We're talking about season one of Scavangers Reign, a show that pairs perfectly with Alien Clay and several other things we've covered recently. We discuss the nuances on distinguishing between parasitic and symbiotic relationships, and how we moralize …
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Your humble host has been having dark post-election thoughts. We explore those thoughts and hear from plenty of callers. VIDEO of this stream PayPal donate link is HERE Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Contraduction: Fine-Tuning Arguments are Upside-Down (with Dan Barker)
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Dan Barker is an ex-pastor, co-president of Freedom From Religion Foundation, and author of a new book which turns apologetics literally on its ear. GET THE BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Contraduction-Dan-Barker/dp/1839195975 VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/yOegdJHBQv0 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast…
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Seth Andrews has thoughts on the 2024 presidential election. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/mDAabvMH3uQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Let's wrap up October with a bonus show loaded with host rants and listener calls! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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High Weirdness: The United States of Strange (with Aaron Rabinowitz)
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Educator, podcaster, and columnist Aaron Rabinowitz recently published an article on "high weirdness." What does he mean? ARTICLE LINK: https://bit.ly/3BXsuGi VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/DqB5dfaefT0 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.…
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Luckpilled Chapter Two: Psychology of Luck
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Episode three of my luckpilling series, where I'm once again joined by Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. We discuss chapter two of my dissertation, which covers the psychology of luck, particularly the role of luck in how we explain the events in our lives, and the legitimizing myths of the just-world illusion …
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They often LOOK like real haunted houses. In reality, they are torture-porn mission fields designed to scare people into Heaven. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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The Horror! (with Phil Nobile of FANGORIA Magazine)
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Here's a bonus, off-topic (and fun) conversation for fans of horror and/or Halloween...with Phil Nobile, Editor-in-Chief of Fangoria. VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/p74l09ZZbGc The Mark Shostrom interview: https://youtu.be/SVXe13mdb0U?si=ZN8aJ-hKTVyH_yUi Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkinga…
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Fraggle Rock 1.6: The Preachification of Convincing John and the Dangers of Paternalism
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If you think about it "dance your cares away, worries for another day" has a horrifying ring to it when the cares in question concern the reproduction of systemic hierarchies through legitimizing narratives about the "natural" order. Is the Doozer motto "work your cares away, dancing is for another day", are they really expressing their authentic p…
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PHONY STARK: Elon, Trump, & the American Sh!tshow (with Cognitive Dissonance)
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Uh oh. Tom and Cecil of the Cognitive Dissonance podcast are back. Buckle up. https://www.dissonancepod.com VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/VqkBxKGaxnQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Luckpilled Chapter One: Philosophy of Luck
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Episode two of my luckpilling series, where I'm once again joined by Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. We discuss chapter one of my dissertation, which covers the philosophy of luck, particularly why the (lack of) control account of luck is the best account and why it follows that everything is luck. Sarah's Bi…
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It's an annual Halloween tradition. Lower the lights, crank it up, and take the ride! GHOST STORIES: VOLUME 2 AUDIOBOOK - https://adbl.co/405zMll VOLUME 1 AUDIOBOOK: https://adbl.co/3ZYScEm Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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::sends show notes psychically through the spore mind:: Alien Clay: https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Clay-Adrian-Tchaikovsky/dp/1035013746 Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gma…
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They voted for Trump in 2016. Then they extricated themselves from the madness. Three ex-MAGAs give their perspectives. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Seth Andrews VS. God: Who is the Better Intelligent Designer?
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It is often claimed that the living world MUST have been fine-tuned by a divine master designer. Seth Andrews thinks humans could do better. VIDEO: COMING SOON Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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Luckpilled: A New Pedagogy of Luck Introduction
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Hi friends! As promised, I'm back from "sabbathical" with a (five?) part series on my dissertation. Accompanying me in this journey is Sarah Tulien, executive director of the Creator Accountability Network. She's here to save me from the horrors of monologuing and keep me on track and accountable, as well as to discuss the links between luckpilling…
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Alien Clay and Low-Road Capitalism pt.1
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Awwww yeah, we're back in the Tchaikovskyverse doing a hecking socialism crossbred with philosophy of mind. Most importantly, there's tentacles! Alien Clay: https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Clay-Adrian-Tchaikovsky/dp/1035013746 Low-road Capitalism article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html Support us at Pat…
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"Eve was Framed" is a former fundamentalist Christian. Her story is compelling. Her work is important. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/eve_wasframed/?hl=enT TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@eve_wasframed FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/4gmHZr2 VIDEO of this conversation: https://youtu.be/vmonTcECgCQ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre…
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Confessions of an Ex-Pastor (with Timmy Gibson)
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Timmy Gibson was a Christian minister for three decades. He is a Christian no more. Check out his fascinating story. VIDEO of our second converstion: https://youtu.be/X95_yGi7LlM Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.By The Thinking Atheist
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