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Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity
By RikEducation
Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity episodes
- Ten Things You Can Do to Wean Yourself from Intelligent-Design Thinking
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Evolutionary thinking is the scientific alternative to intelligent-design thinking. Most Earthlings, however, are still not aware of the nature and the scope of evolutionary thinking, and of how pervasive intelligent-design thinking still is.
Have a look.22 min - Ardnassac
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"Ardnassac" is Cassandra spelt backwards. In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra made accurate prophesies but nobody believed her. We now have Ardnassac, aka Paul R. Ehrlich, who makes mistaken prophesies, but everybody continues believing him.
13 min - Short Take - Buddhist Golf
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A comparison of the Celtic Way of Golf with the Buddhist Way of Golf, and some discussion of the practice of meditation.
10 min - Short Take - Redlining
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What exactly was redlining supposed to do, and how did it get started? Another sad lesson from an attempt at social engineering.
11 min - Short Take - Capital Punishment
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A proposal for how we ought to view the morality of capital punishment.
6 min - Framing
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Examples of the use of framing as a tactic of misdirection by cynical operators on Planet Earth.
15 min - Emergence and Emergent Order
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A concise and accessible explanation of the implications of emergent order in nature, and how this idea is a "universal acid" that defeats all attempts to contain it.
14 min - Learning from Behavioral Economics
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A discussion of the works of psychologist Daniel Kahneman and of economist Vernon L. Smith, who shared the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002.
17 min - Michael Sandel on Meritocracy
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A critique of communitarian philosophy as a particularly awful example of intelligent design thinking.
29 min - Ayn Rand
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Thoughts on why Ayn Rand is such a polarizing figure, and why her writings deserve serious attention.
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About Fascinating!: Deconstructing Conventional Wisdom to See the World with New Clarity
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Step into a universe of sharp wit and deep insights with Fascinating!, where your host Rik from Planet Vulcan explores the dominant narratives shaping our world. Through the lens of…
evolutionary thinking, Fascinating! deconstructs conventional wisdom on economics, social justice, morality, and more. Each episode cuts through the noise of collective illusions—what Rik calls ecnarongi (ignorance backwards)—and exposes the pervasive hangover of pre-Darwinian thought patterns, often seen in the form of intelligent design or deus ex machina thinking. This outdated framework extends far beyond theistic religion, influencing everything from economic systems to societal structures.
Fascinating! offers an intellectually stimulating and often humorous exploration of ideas. If you're ready to see the world through fresh eyes, tune in for conversations that provoke, inform, and enlighten.
Fascinating! offers an intellectually stimulating and often humorous exploration of ideas. If you're ready to see the world through fresh eyes, tune in for conversations that provoke, inform, and enlighten.