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ultimateissues's podcast
by Nahum Roman Footnick
Ultimate Issues is dedicated to wrestling with the major issues, challenges, dilemmas, and philosophical quandaries people face. From big, societal, macro issues like morality, to smaller, personal, micro issues such as honest; the Ultimate Issues podcast is here to engage in meaningful and thought provoking talk. Ultimate Issues is also here to encourage and inspire while fully engaging in the truth. Listen as Ultimate Issues' host, Dr. Roman Footnick, mindfully and strategically works through the major issues in life.
Episodes
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UI 077: Visions of the Anointed: Dehumanization & Globalization
We are approaching a tipping point in our world. A very patient and tireless crowd (ie. the "elites") has influenced the masses into being lulled to believe what the media reports is truth, what the experts say is irrefutable, and what celebrities say is significant and important. While our…
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UI 076: God and His 13 Attributes
This week is a podcast featuring a class I recently taught on the book of Exodus. In this particular class we focused on Exodus 33:21 -34:7. Exodus 33 (NIV) 21Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the...
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UI 075: Get your life straight. Reprioritizing and Refocusing to Reach Your Desired Destination
Have you ever had to take a step back from your life and look at where you are and where you are going? I've been going through some of that, and so I decided to share that with you on this week's podcast. Sometimes we discover we are not where we'd like to be, or who we'd like to be, or perhaps...
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UI 074: 3 Lessons For Starting Over
Sometimes I talk about ultimate issues in the big, global, macro arena and other times it's a small, personal, micro subject. This week's topic, while a big deal, is more of a micro, personal subject. The Issue is about Starting Over... Too often people quit before they ever start... and that is...
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UI 073: Why Be Happy?
Since we are celebrating Sukkot, and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles or Festival of Booths) is supposed to be JOYOUS. I figure I should do a show on happiness. After all, God commands us to be happy for Sukkot so it must be an ultimate issue. But first, some questions. Why should we be happy? Should...
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UI 072: A Real Tragic Combination on Real Time
In a rare moment on television something actually intellectually interesting happened. It was on the recent Bill Maher show "Real Time" and it involved a debate between Maher, Sam Harris (author), Ben Affleck (actor), Nicholas Kristof (columnist for NY Times), and Micheal Steele (former…
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UI 071: Forgiveness and Atonement
Jakub Weinles "On the Eve of Yom Kippur"[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Since there seems to be a theme that's developed over the last few podcasts, I figured why not continue the series. So where are we now? Now, we are coming up on Yom Kippur the "Day of Atonement." This is a very…
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UI 070: Brutally Honest Introspections, Criticisms, and Change
Are you brutally honest with yourself? Do you maybe sugar coat your short comings or down play some of your transgressions? If you are a little like me then you too are a master at deceit and misdirection. What do I mean by that? It's coming up on what are referred to as the "High Holy Days. Rosh...
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UI 069: What is Your Primary Question?
The questions we ask ourselves determine not only what we think about, but also how we think. And our thoughts impact or decisions. And our decision impact our behavior. Over the course of our lives our behaviors impact our destiny. So way back along our journey we started with questions. Today,...
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UI 068: Losing America... How Did We Get Here?
This week we explore an ultimate issue raised during a conversation I was having with a friend who is my elder, and thus has greater wisdom and life experience than I. I am still of the opinion that respect for elders is a good and necessary thing for society... though that is unfortunately not…
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UI 067: DIET... What Your Doctor Doesn't Know and Your Trainer Won't Tell You.
Amazingly I actually got to catch a snippet of the Dennis Prager show live today (Tuesday Sep. 2, 2014) I only got to catch a call that really annoyed me, but it inspired this podcast. Call is played on UI podcast. Dennis had been discussing that there has been another study coming out declaring...
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UI 066: Would the World be Better Without Religion?
By Jsjsjs1111 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons While having discussions among friends I've hearing a recurring theme. "Religion is the cause of much of the evil in our world." When I ask them to elaborate and give examples, they come...
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UI 065: Violence
***WARNING*** This Podcast is about violence and so I used some graphic language in describing violence, and some of that has been transcribed in this blog. What do you think about violence? Let me paint a picture for you and you can think about it. Imagine a young single mother has just put her...
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UI 064: Why Hysteria and the 6 Human Needs (pt. 2)
In the last episode I discussed various hysterias (if that is the plural form... is there a plural for hysteria?), and why they are an ultimate issue (a main point being they distract from real evil and high risk threats). So, I figured in this episode I should tackle WHY people choose hysteria…
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UI 063: Why are We Cucoo for Cocoa Puffs? (Hysteria pt. 1)
Every week or month there is a new hysteria, and people love it. Why? Why do people seem to actually enjoy and thrive on hysterical claims, conspiracy theories, and the like? And why does it seem like most if not almost all hysteria are based on false prophecy? Since I was a child, I have not…
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UI 062: Why Do We Hate for No Reason? And What Can We Do About It?
Francesco Hayez [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. The destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. Is the world catching fire or is it simply back to normal? For most of human history mankind has narrowly survived. Sure some individuals thrived as rulers, but the general...
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UI 061: Whom Do You Blame?
When you see evil, whom do you blame? If you see a seemingly innocent person murdered whom do you blame? The murderer or the person. Or perhaps society. Maybe you just blame God. How you determine culpability says a lot about you. Primarily it may determine whether or not your moral compass is...
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UI 060: "The 14 Habits of Highly Miserable People & How to succeed at self-sabotage."
So this week's podcast was based on an essay I recently read by a woman who has taught me a tremendous amount, Cloe Madanes. Here is her bio in case you don't know of her: Cloé Madanes, HDL, LIC is a world-renowned innovator and teacher of family and strategic therapy and one of the originators…
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UI 059: Israel (part two): What Should Israel Do?
By http://www.flickr.com/people/45644610@N03 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/idfonline/8194572552/) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons ------------------------- This is part of Israel's remarkable "Iron Dome" There is so much I want to talk about.…
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UI 058: ISRAEL... An Ultimate Issue
What you think about Israel is it a litmus test for what think regarding many issues in life. Many people would rather not think about Israel, and therefore have no opinion on the matter. And my guess is those people are probably that way on many other controversial issues in life. But what is it...
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UI 057: Free Choice and the Consequences of Stage One Thinking...
Sometimes I am stunned by peoples behaviors. Do they think about what they are doing? Do they think before, during, or after they choose to act a certain way? Do they really think about the results and aftermath of their choices? Do I? Seriously, it is fascinating to think about myself and others...
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UI 056: Is Profanity a Problem?
I think words are powerful. The words we use effect ourselves and others. This phenomena happens all the time. Whether spoken or written, words carry tremendous meaning, and those meanings have profound impact on the human mind and soul. When my wife expresses her love for me, and uses words that...
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UI 055: What I learned From Comics and Superheroes (part 1)
I have been a comic book and superhero fan since I was a young boy. My comic book experiences were almost entirely due to my friends generosity. My friends bought them (or their parents did) and I got to benefit from their libraries. I especially liked Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Captain…
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UI 054: Standards vs. Compassion (Part 1)
This weeks parsha Beha'alotecha (Numbers 8:1–12:16) brought to mind an ultimate issue I'd like to discuss. Numbers Ch. 9 (NIV) 1The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month of the second year after they came out of Egypt. He said, 2“Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover…
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UI 053: Who Am I to Judge? How Marxism has Shattered the Moral Compass.
So in listening to a recent Dennis Prager show on his podcast, I was struck by the opportunity Dennis had to make it clear to his listeners how morally confused many people are despite (or because of) their great intentions or great education. On the podcast I play the actual snippet, but since...
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UI 052: Tattoos... Why and Why Not?
Tattooing in process. Artist: Damien Bart of Bruce Bart Tattooing. Model: Cary Bass. Photographer: Michael Deschenes. Why do people get tattoos? Why are they becoming more and more popular throughout American society? Why does the Bible prohibit tattoos? Why should a person who doesn't believe in...
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UI 051: Discriminate - Tolerate - Celebrate - Unity
Is it wrong to discriminate? Is it good to tolerate? Why should we celebrate? I don't want to say I told ya so, but I did. I've mention several times on this podcast, and in my class that is featured in Torah Means Teacher (my other podcast) that the greatest issue I have with same-sex marriage…
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UI 050: Compassion for the Cruel?
This last week a murderer and torturer was put to death. Executed by lethal injection because he of his monstrously cruel behavior. He and his thug accomplices cruelly and merciless savaged two innocent teenage girls, a father, and his 9 month old son. Fortunately he apparently suffered as there...
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UI 049: Change Your Attitude & You'll Change Your Life... And additional lessons and comments
While part of me wants to talk about this Sterling deal that is all over the news . Another part of me does not even want to engage in it. But since I've already brought it up... In case you are listening to this episode months or years later, I'll briefly give an overview of the situation that...
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UI 048: Courage and CURE Versus Cowardice and Evil
This file is a work by emijrp. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Click Here to Donate to CURE. If pain were water the world would drown. ~ Dennis Prager Ever since I learned of CURE International from Dennis Prager, they have become one of my favored charities. I am one of those people who has a hard…
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UI 047: The Celestial Teapot
So it's Passover and once again I found myself happily having enjoyable conversations and debates with my friends and neighbors regarding the big issues. Almost without fail, if there is a large group of Jews gathered and discussing God, Exodus, and Judaism... there will be at least one person…
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UI 046: Choosing, Losing, and Doing Religion
Diogenes in Search of An Honest Man In a previous episode (UI 032) I dealt with religion and spirituality. And that was more about pointing out the benefits of religiosity in response to the notion that spirituality is all that is necessary (or perhaps better than religion.) This weeks topic is...
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UI 045: The First Step to Doing Good...
In my intro I read: Psalm 34 starting with verse 11 from the NIV version (34+11=45). In the Jewish Bibles it would be 12 -15... but then that would't work to equal 45... Ps. 34 (NIV) 11Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12Whoever of you loves life (hebrew...
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UI 044: Guilty by Association
So this week's Ultimate Issues has been inspired by the New York Times. While I am not a fan of them in general, they occasionally put out articles worthy of mention. Plus, I know that many others are reading the Times so I figure I should at least be as informed as them... The first article…
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UI 043: The Tower of Babel is Near
Kurzweil's predictions are becoming more and more mainstream apparently. There was a time, a few years ago, where mentioning "The Singularity" or "Nano-technology" or "AI" would have made you an: A) Geek B) Sci-fi/Comic con nut C) Modern cultist D) All of the above Now, however, it's not such a…
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UI 042: Connecting to the Divine... God is not on Facebook
How do you connect with the Divine? This has been something I have struggled with since I began seriously questioning my atheism. That a transcendent Creator actually created our natural world ex nihilo was logical enough, but that He cares about His creation? Or that He desires we communicate…
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UI 041: Bryan Stow: Surviving Criminals and the "Justice" System
Somedays I have a hard time. But really, it's not my problems that upset so much as when I dwell on the problems others endure. We are moving and have had a hell of a year dealing with our kids, selling the house, sick family, and all the struggles that are normal for so many families. But when I...
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UI 040: Addiction: The Most Dynamic Disease?
So last week I had the rare opportunity to actually catch a live Dennis Prager show. I got in my truck and happened to turn on the radio (I usually just listen to podcasts) and there was Dennis asking listeners who are themselves addicts or close personal experience with addicts to call in. So I...
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UI 039: When to Quit? Or should one NEVER Quit?
This topic was brought to my attention by "Mary" of Houston. So thank you Mary! She sent me a recent article from "The Atlantic". The article was about quitting. I have a lot of opinions about this subject as it has been a major dilemma I've repeatedly faced in my life. I grew up developing many...
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UI 038: Does Everything Happen For a Reason?
Due to some recent events in my own life... some well intentioned, good, and kind hearted friends have offered the theoretically consoling words "Everything happens for a reason." Or my more religious friends say, "Well you know God has a plan for you, and this is part of his plan." So that…
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UI 037: SOTU 2014 Commentary
President Obama courtesy Pixabay.com I understand this may not be as meaningful if you are listening to this a year from now... or perhaps even a month from now. But the point is to talk about the issues President Obama raises in this years State of the Union (SOTU) speech which was given last...
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UI 036: Legalize Marijuana? What's the Best Bad Decision?
The President's recent remarks about marijuana in The New Yorker has sparked the debate about marijuana's criminal status once again. With 20 states and DC having decriminalized or legalized marijuana, there is a real possibility that this drug may become legally obtainable in all states within…
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UI 035: Exceptionalism vs. The Exceptionals
Thank you for listening to the podcast! Below is the modified transcript... Once again I find myself inspired by my own class, Torah Means Teacher. As I was converting the taped class for podcasting, I was reminded of an ultimate issue I have yet to share with you. The topic is exceptionalism.…
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UI 034: Is There an Afterlife?
On my other podcast "Torah Means Teacher" I received a comment from a listener who respectfully challenged my position on the afterlife. So I figure this would be a great topic as it is an ultimate issue. ***Warning this post and podcast may not be appropriate for young listeners or those who are...
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UI 033: Happy New Year! Resolutions...
Happy New Year! I know I've mentioned before that since this is time shifted media (meaning you can listen or read this at any point in time) I would work to not have time bound posts or podcasts. So this post, as with my "Christmas" one, are meant to be broader than just for today. New Years...
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UI 032: Religion and Spirituality
Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons This podcast is inspired by this week's parsha (Torah portion) which is Va'eira (Exodus 6:2–9:35) . While almost any parsha contains an "ultimate issue" this one in particular brings up a major one. The very beginning verses of Va'eira are...
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UI 031: Merry Christmas! Narcissists and Closets...
So it's Christmas time and yet people in America no longer wish each other "Merry Christmas." Instead they are saying "Happy Holidays." Why? Which holiday are they referring to? Hanukkah was finished a week after Thanksgiving this year. So what other "holy" day are they referring to? Kwanzaa?...
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UI 030: Mandela & Contextual Judgement
Nelson Mandela died last Thursday Dec. 5, 2013. Since then the world seems to be mourning his death and celebrating his life. It's remarkable how so many people with various ideologies and values revere and honor Nelson Mandela. And that is what got me questioning... Who was Nelson Mandela? And…
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UI 029: Equality pt. 2 (M=F and Rat=Boy?)
Twenty five episodes later... here is part two of "Equality" This time I want to focus on two related subjects. A: Does Male equal Female? B: Does Human equal Nonhuman? The impetus for this episode is from Dennis Prager. He brought to light an article that sounded too strange to be true... But...
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UI 028: Giving Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving! What is there not to like about this holiday? To whom do you give thanks? God, family, friends, strangers, neighbors Even if atheist is the nation not better for having a day of gratitude? Why not make this more meaningful instead of less full of meaning? Its thanksgiving day,...
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Ultimate Issues is dedicated to wrestling with the major issues, challenges, dilemmas, and philosophical quandaries people face. From big, societal, macro issues like morality, to smaller, personal, micro issues such as honest; the Ultimate Issues podcast is here to engage in meaningful and thought provoking talk. Ultimate Issues is also here to encourage and inspire while fully engaging in the truth. Listen as Ultimate Issues' host, Dr. Roman Footnick, mindfully and strategically works through the major issues in life.
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