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Irrational Discourse
by Doug Sherman & Chris Hawks
The Irrational Discourse podcast delves into topics ranging from the benign to the not-so-benign, in an inquisitive, respectful, and non-judgmental manner, with the somewhat naïve hope of restoring into our society a little logic, reason, civility, intellectual humility, compassion, inclusiveness, and rational debate. If we are all more willing to questions our own beliefs, recognize the magnitude of what we don't know or understand, confront our personal biases, and to swallow that little red pill and accept the possibility that our core beliefs might just be wrong, then maybe we can make the world a better place.All we need is love, determination, and a little help from our friends.
Episodes
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The Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time (1-5)
We conclude season 1 of the Irrational Discourse podcast by breaking down the 5 greatest sci-fi movies of all time. While we fully recognize our own imperfections, we sincerely look forward to an off-season peppered with emails from the sci-fi faithful pointing out - in grotesque detail - the...
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The Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time (6-10)
Highly debatable, somewhat rational, and hopefully enjoyable, we decided to close out season one with a discussion on our top 10 sci-fi movies of all time. In this episode, we cover #10 down to #6, and likely incur the wrath of our fellow nerds and geeks worldwide.
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Life Lessons from the Marvel Universe
(Not Explicit) Are superhero movies simply pure entertainment, or do some also present us with life lessons that we can learn from if we delve deep enough and look into the actions and attitudes of our favorite characters? Our guest co-host Joshua again joins us to discuss some of the more...
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Existential Risks - Climate Change
Is climate change a hoax, or is humanity on the verge of bringing about its own extinction. From carbon dioxide to bovine flatulence, we discuss the various aspects of climate change and global warming in an effort to simplify a highly complex system to better understand the impact we're having…
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Irrational Q&A
Our first Q&A session, covering questions from our listeners on all episodes through Sci-Fi Science, Part 2, with Chris and I being schooled a few times in the process.
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Existential Risks - Artificial Intelligence
A.I. has the potential to convey unimaginable benefits to humanity, if it doesn't eradicate all of us first. From recursive learning gaming programs to benevolent A.I. dictators to paperclip machines gone rogue, we discuss our technological progress towards the singularity and possible outcomes…
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Existential Risks - Asteroids
Earth races around the sun at 67,000 MPH in a solar system full of debris left over from its formation 4.6 billion years ago. We've had countless encounters with these remnants throughout our history, with devastating effects to life on the planet. In this episode we discuss the threat these...
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Existential Risks - Nuclear Weapons
Have reductions in the global nuclear arsenals of the world's superpowers minimized the threat we pose to our continued existence, or are we still on the brink of self destruction?
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An Introduction to Existential Risks
For 200,000 years, our species has been vulnerable to natural threats with the potential to eliminate humanity. Over the past 100 years, our technological advancements have reached a point where we now pose an anthropogenic risk to ourselves. From asteroids and A.I., to nuclear weapons and…
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Sci-Fi Science, Part 2
We continue to "geek out" on a few of the most popular sci-fi series' of the past 5 decades, wrapping up with a dive into the science and physics of Star Trek and The Expanse.
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Sci-Fi Science, Part 1
The ID team takes a mental break from God and constitutional rights, and sits down to discuss the physics and plausibility of all the cool gadgets and technology in Star Wars.
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27 Words: The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution
Not explicit - A short history of the 2nd Amendment, the events in the late 18th Century that led to its ratification in the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution, the intent of our Framers, and the evolution of the Amendment since 1791.
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Oh God, Chapter 2, Part 2
Part 2 of our second God debate with author Peter James, concluding our conversation on God and religion. For now...
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Oh God, Chapter 2, Part 1
Benign supernatural entity, or malevolent totalitarian? The continuation of our discourse on God with James (Peter James), delving deeper into Scripture, evolution, philosophy, and obviously digressing into anything and everything related.
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Oh God, Chapter 1, Part 2
Benign supernatural entity, or malevolent totalitarian? The conclusion of our first visit with Peter James, author of God is Great: A Bible Rebuttal to Christopher Hitchens.
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Oh God, Chapter 1, Part 1
Peter James, author of God is Great: A Bible Rebuttal to Christopher Hitchens, joins us to discuss the Scriptures and his book, which he wrote as a rebuttal to Christopher Hitchens international bestseller God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.
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The Genesis Episode: Red Pill / Blue Pill
The ID team breaks the proverbial ice by discussing "Red Pill, Blue Pill" theory: mental regurgitations on why some people are more willing to face the truth, even if it's unpleasant or contradicts comfortable beliefs (red pill), while others prefer to live in a contented state of blissful...
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Introduction to the Irrational Discourse Podcast
The ID team spends entirely too much time providing an overview of the podcast and discussing some of the pending topics in more detail than necessary. Guinness was involved....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Irrational Discourse podcast delves into topics ranging from the benign to the not-so-benign, in an inquisitive, respectful, and non-judgmental manner, with the somewhat naïve hope of restoring into our society a little logic, reason, civility, intellectual humility, compassion, inclusiveness, and rational debate. If we are all more willing to questions our own beliefs, recognize the magnitude of what we don't know or understand, confront our personal biases, and to swallow that little red pill and accept the possibility that our core beliefs might just be wrong, then maybe we can make the world a better place.All we need is love, determination, and a little help from our friends.
HOSTED BY
Doug Sherman & Chris Hawks
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The Irrational Discourse podcast delves into topics ranging from the benign to the not-so-benign, in an inquisitive, respectful, and non-judgmental manner, with the somewhat naïve hope of restoring into our society a little logic, reason, civility, intellectual humility, compassion, inclusiveness,...
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