Zohar Atkins is a rabbi and thinker. He’s the author of the blogs “Etz Hasadeh” and “What Is Called Thinking?”, and host of the "Meditations with Zohar" podcast. Zohar and I talk about academia, Judaism, content creation, and bridging philosophy and religion.

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(00:27) Background

(05:24) Thoughts on academia and the peer review process

(08:56) What Substack & podcasting offer compared to academia

(13:18) How he's such a prolific creator

(17:15) Why Judaism?

(18:41) Is there any conflict between obligation & the pursuit of truth?

(21:45) The decline of religion

(27:04) Knock-on effects of declining religiosity

(39:41) Reconciling Judaism & secular philosophy

(42:13) Being a bridge between the secular & the religious

(44:17) What's the goal of philosophy?

(48:52) Why aren't more people engaged with philosophy?

(53:15) Has philosophy “progressed”?

(55:38) What's the meaning of all this?

(58:54) Final question for listeners

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Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sp1ns1r

Spencer’s blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com/

Zohar’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZoharAtkins

Zohar’s Philosophy blog: http://Whatiscalledthinking.substack.com

Zohar’s Torah blog: http://Etzhasadeh.substack.com

Meditations with Zohar podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meditations-with-zohar/id1608391571