Conservative Atheist

In today’s podcast episode we discuss whether or not the military draft should be reinstated & should it also include women this time. As always we try to give all sides of the argument while still clearing stating our own personal positions. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

This podcast episode we discuss the out of control crime especially violent crime in all of the major Liberal cities throughout the U.S. & what factors have contributed to this issue. These factors include the defunding or at least underfunding of the police departments which includes things like disbanding the Gangs & Violent Crimes Unit. Also the cashless bail policies which Biden & Harris ran on & have been implemented by Liberal prosecutors. This insanity also continues with Liberal prosecutors either refusing to prosecute crimes or pleading them down from a serious felony to a minor misdemeanor from the very beginning regardless of the specifics of the crime. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In this podcast episode we discuss the positives & negatives of attending College & University. If over all lifetime earning potential is your only concern then it’s definitely the way to go however if you think you’d be better suited & have more job satisfaction in a skilled trade there’s an argument to be made for that as well. In any case a career counselor is paramount in making a decision that will set the course of your professional life. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In this podcast episode we roast Shuli Egar formerly of the Howard Stern Show for being an absolute hack! Shuli would have been great in the “Jackie Chair” position which is demonstrated when he does a guest cohost spot on Karl’s show “WATP: Who Are These Podcasts” but he’s awful as the main host of his own podcast & absolutely unlistenable as a standup comic! If you don’t believe me simply search YouTube & find out for yourself. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In this Saturday bonus episode I feature two separate groups of delusional morons the first having a very low class vulgar “Cat Fight” involving Gay Men & Women. The second a discussion on how everything in the modern world is designed to trick you for some reason including medication for things like diabetes. They refer to this as the Matrix. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In this podcast episode we discuss the infamous lunatic conspiracy theorist Jesse Ventura & his Whacky positions that he expresses in insinuations except in his book where he finally states them openly & honestly or at least as open & honest as you can get for Ventura. We also discuss his military background that he likes to bring up during arguments but takes evasive maneuvers when asked what he actually did in Vietnam. Why you might ask? I believe it’s a very transparent tactic to avoid revealing the dirty little secret which is that he never saw in action in Vietnam. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In this podcast episode we discuss the scandals that have surfaced all over the UK in various towns & cities in regard to Pakistani Muslim Grooming/Rape Gangs. These gangs target young girls in the White, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist & other communities as well however they virtually never target Pakistani girls or anyone Muslim. These atrocities were reported to the authorities for decades to no avail. Political Correctness strikes again! https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/944206/Group-based_CSE_Paper.pdf To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

In the last podcast episode we spoke about the African Gang problem in Australia however unfortunately it exists in other parts of Western Civilization which is why in this episode we discuss the very prevalent African Gang problem in the UK. In both episodes we provide statistical information that debunks the “Politically Correct” propaganda narrative given by the mainstream media & they authorities with a rare few notable brave exceptions. To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

This episode we discuss the African Gang problem in Australia & the fact that it’s being downplayed by most of the government officials & police due to “Political Correctness” which of course doesn’t solve the situation it simply grows in secret. However not everyone in the Australian government whether that be politicians or former police gang unit members are being silent about this issue & we include them in this discussion to refute the erroneous claims made by the authorities. It all boils down to the crime stats folks! Lastly we give a teaser regarding the next episode titled “African Gangs In The UK” To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

This episode we discuss Fetal Pain with John Bockmann the coauthor of "Reconsidering Fetal Pain," (Journal of Medical Ethics, 2020). https://jme.bmj.com/content/46/1/3

Here are some papers I discussed:

- Feinstein, et. al (2016): "Preserved emotional awareness of pain in a patient with extensive bilateral damage to the insula, anterior cingulate, and amygdala" https://tinyurl.com/4n7ev6wm

- Salomons & Iannetti (2016): "The 'pain matrix' in pain-free individuals. https://tinyurl.com/pskdvks7 " Iannetti complained we had misappropriated his work. https://tinyurl.com/26j5knsf

Other relevant papers:

- Thill (2021): "Fetal pain in the first trimester" https://tinyurl.com/2p8ps25s

- It's a detailed review by my good friend, and along with Maureen Condic's amicus brief for Dobbs, probably the best representation of current fetal pain research. https://tinyurl.com/yc2exa3x

Monica Snyder, is executive director of Secular Pro-Life. https://tinyurl.com/yjpw6zwz https://secularprolife.org/team/

John Bockmann Twitter threads on fetal pain and abortion remain. https://tinyurl.com/c54szycb

My keys to discussing fetal pain:

- First, instead of chasing an impossible standard of evidence (and in addition to engaging the emotions with the history of denying infant and animal pain, as discussed earlier), I would ask something like: "What would count as evidence of fetal pain, if it existed?"

- This question, in my experience, typically ends the discussion. Perhaps fetal pain skeptics aren't used to thinking about the topic in these terms.

- I think coordinated pain behaviors and neuroendocrine response, in context of injury, must be considered as evidence of pain in the fetus, just as it is in the neonate and adult.

- Lack of these responses wouldn't rule out fetal pain, but it would make fetal pain highly questionable https://tinyurl.com/yrm5sf2f https://tinyurl.com/35pa7fnf

- Then, if the conversation continues, I think these 3 things are especially pertinent:

1) the updated IASP definition, which explicitly allows for animal pain (and implicitly, perhaps unwittingly, for fetal pain) https://tinyurl.com/yckw78ak

2) Fetal behavioral studies via 4D ultrasound from Bernardes and others before her (i.e. Prechtl, Piontelli) that, like Jean Piaget's studies on infants and Konrad Lorenz's ethological studies on animals, demonstrate fetal psychology, not just "reflex," by any standard measure https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/uog.23709

3) The unwitting subjugation of what I call "cortical necessity" to studies of behavior--the most obvious example of which is probably Feinstein's 2016 study on preserved emotional awareness mentioned above https://tinyurl.com/22rxjzvm

Other thoughts:

- Humans seem to be born far earlier in our development than most mammals. That means the fetus-versus-neonate dichotomy is false--not only because of the 21-22 week micropreemies we see in the NICU, which are clearly fetal, but also because the full-term neonate is also essentially fetal. Fetus-versus-neonate is irrelevant. https://tinyurl.com/3kyptrtf

- It's theory of mind which has enabled us to care for such helpless infants by interpreting their cues and anticipating their needs; theory of mind which has allowed our species to survive and thrive. And it's precisely this theory of mind that allows us to infer pain in fetuses. https://tinyurl.com/7jyj68yf https://tinyurl.com/29swpjrx I think the alternative is solipsism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism To Subscribe To My Patreon For Exclusive Content: https://patreon.com/conservativeatheistpodcast?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator