TPKP 164: Prof Coco Riodique | Philosophy for EVERY Filipino | Evaluating Atheism and Religion

#komiksman #komiksmanpodcast #tpkp #thekomiksmanmethod #politics #politicalscience #philippinepolitics #wokeism #wokeness #wokemindvirus #atheism #philosophy #religiondebate #theology The following conversation is with a thinker, knowledge-seeker and a passionate erducator, Professor Francisco "Coco" Riodique. For almost 20 years, he has taught Political Theory, Political Analysis and Research, Ethics, Critical Thinking, Rizal, ASEAN Studies, and The Contemporary World in the Far Eastern University and Colege of Saint Benilde. As a legeit academic, Coco graduated from San Sebastian, and has a Master's degree on Philosophy from the University of the Philippines and also a Master's in Political Science from De LaSalle. In this episode, we had multiple, intense discussions about Philosophy and how it relates to the Filipino experience, politically, socially, personally, and how it drives our culture for the better or worse. We talked about the academe, the students' psyche, and had an extensive philosophical discussion about religion and atheism. This is absolutely an episode that I am truly honored to host. Before we start, I implore you to SMASH the LIKE button, continue the discussion in the comments section, share to your friends and help me spread the reach of this wonderful convo. You can also join the channel's membership to help me create more quality, no-nonsense, Filipino content that respects the intelligence of the FIlipino audience. And one last note, I am now looking have the country's best teachers and lecturers about any subject on the show, so if you have amazing professors in mind that you'd like to see featured on this podcast, please do not hesitate to reach out to me with your suggestions. I will leave a contact form in the descriptions. Thank you in advance. And now, Professor Coco Riodique, ladies and gentlemen. 0:00 Introduction 3:31 Podcast starts 4:45 Prof Coco Riodique/Calling to teach 8:18 How do you teach Philosophy? 9:46 Komiksman: Filipinos don't think philosophically 11:24 Prof Coco Philosophy being a human nature 14:04 A philosopher simplifies the complicated 17:05 How do students absorb philosophy in class? 17:41 Making students think 19:39 Philosophy of numbers 22:34 Logic 23:18 Retaining philosophy after college 25:29 The trolley problem 29:13 The wrong way to do philosophy 31:39 Holistic way to do philosophy 31:59 Ancient Greece Vs Ancient Rome 34:44 Philosopher or cult leader? 35:39 Filipinos don't have great philosophers? 42:13 Personality politics 44:31 Will Western ideologies suit Filipinos? 45:49 Honesty - Matapat - Loyalty 48:57 Democracy and rights 50:01 Where did rights come from? 51:29 God is required to the concept of human rights 55:44 Theology minus Divinity equals philosophy 56:13 The Ten Commandments is the greatest philosophical work of all time 59:57 Christianity - crucifixion 1:01:59 Relativism Vs Objectivism 1:04:48 St. Augustine 1:08:06 What made Christianity attractive to the ancients? 1:13:39 Komiksman's undeveloped atheist stand-up bit 1:16:57 What God's mind would be like 1:20:48 Jordan Peterson Vs Richard Dawkins 1:22:40 Existentialism - Nietzche 1:25:46 Wokeism - Marxism 1:29:49 Enlightenment project 1:32:37 Individualism 1:39:49 Hedonism and Society 1:44:01 Writing a textbook Synthesizing your own philosophy 1:45:35 Atheism, Talking to atheists 1:49:51 Insights about the Bible 1:55:57 Bias against the Bible with other ancient texts 1:58:54 Genesis - Orignal sin 2:04:35 Self-worship 2:05:05 The Last Jedi 2:11:34 Donald Trump - American deep state 2:14:24 Leninism 2:15:46 The rich taking power 2:16:13 Obscene media, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande 2:20:11 Presentism 2:24:46 How to be philosophical? 2:29:19 How to help Filipinos to be philosophical 2:30:36 Low Intellectualism in Filipino content creators space 2:44:05 Last thoughts Donate to support the podcast: www.komiksman.com SUPPORT TPKP VIA THESE LINKS: https://linktr.ee/komiksman