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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
- The Intellectual Climate at the University
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A message to young Earthlings about higher education in today's world. Universities still have a lot to offer, but you should know that a quasi-religious movement involving disciples of Karl Marx has managed to move into positions of dominance in the departments of social sciences and humanities. Forewarned is forearmed.
18 min - Should We Resent Rich People?
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Do you believe that the only path to riches lies in doing harm to others? You might wish to reconsider this belief in light of reason and overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
20 min - Value
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What do we mean by "value", and how does value arise? Why is the discredited labor theory of value still so influential?
20 min - The Challenge of Climate Change
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Earthlings - you cannot afford to f**k this one up.
You can deal with the challenge of climate change, but it's going to take something different from good intentions combined with coercive policies.12 min - Property
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What do we mean by "property", and what is the origin of this concept? Is property "theft", or is it a fundamental pillar of social organization?
19 min - Season Two Introduction
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Recapitulates the theme of evolution vs. intelligent design, with focus on ecnarongi (reverse ignorance), and hints of themes to be covered in future season two essays.
14 min - 7 min
- Learning from sociobiology
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The science of sociobiology has provided Earthlings with truly radical ideas, radical in the sense that they go to the roots of many other scientific disciplines and demand some reformulations.
16 min - Blame it on the Bankers!
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In this episode, Rik from Planet Vulcan discusses the commonly encountered but peculiar tactic of using blame as a substitute for diagnosing problems, using Earth's 2008 financial crisis as an example.
11 min - 11 min
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.