This week Mike attempts to conform to the ideal while Danny seeks to understand the world in all its variety and empirical particularity. Is the world made up of clear and logical distinctions? Are there no middle grounds? Can we have our cake AND eat it? More to the point, can we eat our cake and still have it? Will our children ever forgive us for the startling revelations that this podcast dares to revel? We are not altogether sure, which, after all, is our job.