Objective reality, faith/God, grad school, metaphysical v. manmade, immigration & more! (5 calls)

The Dan Norton Show, 17 May 2026, Livestream #100 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0:08 Intro 7:28 Job paths for philosophy majors AI impact on grad school / higher education 13:54 Are you afraid of AI psychosis? (Super Chat) My use of AI 33:07 Is the Bible a good book? The garden of Eden 54:40 Call with Conrad How do we know we're experiencing reality and not just something in our minds? Consciousness has an object The universe, time, and space A fish in water 1:22:22 Passage from Ayn Rand on existence and consciousness The prior certainty of consciousness Self-consciousness and animals Solipsism, Berkeley's idealism Creating a poll on what to discuss 1:50:10 AI and robots (Super Chat) Philosophy and dreaming (Super Chat) Axioms and assumptions Definitions of axiomatic concepts What would constitute evidence for mind-independent existence? Contrast argument and object permanence 2:29:13 Faith in objective reality? 2:36:46 End of call 2:39:58 Call with Hayden about faith and God New Testament passages on faith Faith and confidence The meaning(s) of "faith", passages in the New Testament Miracles as evidence, the Trinity Magnetic force 3:07:43 Why don't I believe in God? Universe, Big Bang, time/space, finitude & eternity Wikipedia vs. the Bible 3:48:38 End of call Poll results 4:02:05 Induction (Super Chat) 4:18:22 Considerations on going to grad school in philosophy (Prophet Divinityy) 4:33:28 Should there be a one-state world? 4:42:37 Break until 4:53:52 Engaging with chat 5:17:44 Call with Mellow Mau Objective reality Metaphysical vs. man-made Reading a text re: abortion 6:15:26 Metaphysics textbook example "Empiricists are greedy" Article on rockets example 6:37:22 End of call Screening a caller; he turns out to be a troll 6:51:29 How would you define "arrogance"? (Super Chat from Audrey) 7:10:11 Why didn't Rand include aesthetics in her standing-on-one-foot summary of Objectivism? "Introduction to Objectivism" by Leonard Peikoff "Arrogance" definition (continued) 7:25:57 Metaphysical vs. Man-made (Super Chat from Audrey) 7:35:44 Call with Audrey on the metaphysical vs. man-made The meaning of "metaphysical" 8:00:17 End of call 8:02:55 Call with Austin on immigration Tribalism, racism A nation isn't private property 8:33:14 End of call Value in the Bible Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Call 657-233-0878 (the number on my thumbnail/background) to be on the show. Or, to call the show by Zoom, click: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85316904193. Or dial 669-444-9171; then, when prompted, enter the Zoom meeting ID: 853 1690 4193#; press # again to continue. Zoom calls can be made via the Zoom app or an Internet browser. Country code for international callers: 1 (United States). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ways to support the channel: --Watch/listen, like, subscribe, comment, chat, share Ways to financially support the channel: --Become a channel member by clicking the "Join" button --Super Chats, Super Stickers, Super Thanks (comments with money attached) --https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton --https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate #left #altruism #faith #capitalism #libertarian #atheism #egoism #call