In this episode, Raymond talks about his experience with meditation, after meditating for the past 5 years and attending a meditation retreat this summer. The conversation slowly changes towards questions regarding consciousness, as Raymond and Anthony explore the mind-body problem of consciousness, and how meditation, philosophy, and science can all help us understand why humans experience consciousness.

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In this episode, Raymond and Anthony highlight how learning philosophy can affect all aspects of our daily lives, and how philosophy is present in whatever we learn, whether the sciences or art. They show how despite the current image of philosophers being old men thinking about irrelevant topics, philosophy can be used to live better lives overall, improving our character and the way we interact with the world.  

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Raymond and Anthony discuss the recent male mental health crisis which has seen suicide rates among men triple those of non-males. Raymond discusses the relationship between contemporary masculinity and the weaponization of masculinity by influencers to advance their misogynist worldview. They also discuss the binding hold contemporary gender roles impose on people, how the expectations placed upon men have led to the said mental health crisis, and how a school of thought believed to be the enemy--feminism--is actually the antidote. Finally, they try to discuss solutions to these problems, and try to instill a kind of hope in the listener. 

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In Erudite Episode 3, Anthony and Raymond revisit the topic of the previous episode: Digital Minimalism, and Anthony’s Experience with the lifestyle over the past couple of weeks. Including the ups and downs he faced, and some of the changes he has noticed.

Digital Minimalism is a philosophy/lifestyle where someone aggressively restricts their tech usage, keeping only the services they find valuable, which usually involves deleting social media. 

In this episode, Anthony and Raymond each talk about their experience with Digital Minimalism and its relation to socialization as teenagers, being recent adoptees and long-time adherents, respectively.