Episodes
Chandler Klebs, Quayd, David Joseph, and George Ortega talk about how people don't have the bigger conversations about how to maximize happiness because they simply blame people rather than looking at the causes of human behavior and how they can redesign society according to this powerful truth.. This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/06/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and David Joseph discuss a plan to connect the belief in Free Will to politics through a popular website called Dailykos. George thinks this is a way to bring more people to see that the topic of free will is not just a hobby for philosophers but has real application f.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/05/16
Chandler Klebs, Quayd, and Wsdtime talk about how indeterminism is just as equally incompatible with free will or being the self-causer of your desires as is determinism. Sometimes things are a plain contradiction in terms and can't both be true at the same time.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/04/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, Quayd, David Joseph, and Wsdtime talk about current events in politics and social issues. Particularly wealth inequality and how the notion that people are more or less deserving of what they have is a direct consequence of belief in free will.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/03/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Quayd, and Wsdtime talk about how they have benefitted in their lives once they stopped blaming people because they came to understand no one freely chooses to be what they are or do what they do.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/02/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Mitch J, Trick Slattery, Wsdtime, Quayd, and Anthony Bishop talk again about how they will form an organization which will be a combined group to educate the whole world about why we don't have free will, why we are benefitted by knowing we lack free will, and how to c.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 06/01/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Mitch J, and Wsdtime talk about some of the videos available on the internet that refute free will. In recent times, more and more scientists are bringing the free will topic out of philosophy into the public knowledge.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 05/31/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Mitch J, Anthony Bishop, and Wsdtime talk about the reasons for starting a non profit organization dedicated to educating the public on the important truth that we don't have free will and how it helps us.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 05/30/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Anthony Bishop talk about how to get the public to understand the truth and the relevance of the fact that free will is an illusion. Here are a few ideas that we've talked about.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 04/10/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, and David Joseph talk to first time guest Monique Lukens. She says she believes in destiny and free will. The cohosts try to clarify the difference between feeling free to do as we want and being free choosers of our wants.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 04/04/16
Chandler Klebs, Mitch J, Michael Walsh, Jamie Soden, David Joseph, George Ortega, Quayd, and Will talk about the language people use and common things people say that often implies free will belief. Words such as "control", voluntary", "intent", "free choice", "freedom", "deserve", "responsible", "c.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 03/20/16
Chandler Klebs talks to George Ortega about his recent reconsideration of whether or not happiness is truly his top priority. He feels more compelled to embrace truth even if it has painful consequences.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 03/13/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Jamie Soden talk about the first cause argument for the existence of God. Chandler's basic premise is that the argument from first cause is actually an argument that presupposes that determinism is true.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 03/13/16
Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about some of the confusion about randomness. Some people really believe things happen without a cause just because they lack a method for predicting them. Chandler and George are determinists because they believe that there is no logical coherence to the idea n.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 03/06/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and David Joseph talk about the two different levels or meanings of the word choice. This has led to some confusion between compatibilists and incompatibilists in the free will debate.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 02/28/16
Chandler Klebs, Trick Slattery, Michael Walsh, and David Joseph talk about free will, moral responsibility, and other beliefs that may be a useful fiction. A belief may be false but it might lead to happiness for an individual.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 02/21/16
Felicia Hogan introduces attachment theory to Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, Michael Walsh and Jamie Soden. They talk about how their own backgrounds affect their current relationships and how it fits into our understanding that nobody has a free will.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 02/15/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Mitch J, and Jamie Soden talk about a common problem humans have when it comes to their sense of self and the meaning or value of their lives. Many humans have a bizarre need to view themselves as being somehow special or important when compared to other animals and al.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 02/14/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, David Joseph, Michael Walsh, and Jamie Soden talk about how to define what a religion is. However, as usual, they got sidetracked over terms like "supernatural" and "control".... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 02/07/16
Chandler Klebs, Mitch J, and George Ortega talk about some ideas that are taboo because of misplaced fears people have about the implications of giving up free will belief, religion, or pain. Some fear that science will strip them of their humanity.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/31/16
Chandler Klebs and George Ortega use different explanations of why our choices cannot truly be caused by us. Different scientific principles(causality, acausality, the unconscious, and the pleasure principle) are in conflict with free will belief.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/31/16
Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about the difference between a practical type of responsibility which we operate under compared to being fundamentally responsible for our choices. Nobody is the first cause of their decisions but this does not prevent people from "taking responsibility" just to.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/31/16
Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about why what we eat and how much we eat is causally determined by genetics and conditioning. If we had a free will, it would make no sense for people to even have preferences in food to begin with.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/29/16
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, David Joseph, Trick Slattery, Mitch J, and Mike Walsh discuss different views on time and their implications for free will, determinism, and even fatalism. During this podcast George and Trick defended the view known as "presentism" and Mike and Mitch defended the view.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/25/16
Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about all kinds of bizarre topics that will blow your mind. Free will belief that keeps us from asking bigger questions of the infinite regress of causality that compels us to do what we do.... This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3
Published 01/24/16