Free Will, Science, and Religion

Felicia Hogan introduces attachment theory to Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, Michael Walsh and Jamie Soden. They talk about how their own backgrounds affect their current relationships and how it fits into our understanding that nobody has a free will....

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Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Mitch J, and Jamie Soden talk about a common problem humans have when it comes to their sense of self and the meaning or value of their lives. Many humans have a bizarre need to view themselves as being somehow special or important when compared to other animals and al....

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Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, David Joseph, Michael Walsh, and Jamie Soden talk about how to define what a religion is. However, as usual, they got sidetracked over terms like "supernatural" and "control"....

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Chandler Klebs, Mitch J, and George Ortega talk about some ideas that are taboo because of misplaced fears people have about the implications of giving up free will belief, religion, or pain. Some fear that science will strip them of their humanity....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega use different explanations of why our choices cannot truly be caused by us. Different scientific principles(causality, acausality, the unconscious, and the pleasure principle) are in conflict with free will belief....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about the difference between a practical type of responsibility which we operate under compared to being fundamentally responsible for our choices. Nobody is the first cause of their decisions but this does not prevent people from "taking responsibility" just to....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about why what we eat and how much we eat is causally determined by genetics and conditioning. If we had a free will, it would make no sense for people to even have preferences in food to begin with....

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Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, David Joseph, Trick Slattery, Mitch J, and Mike Walsh discuss different views on time and their implications for free will, determinism, and even fatalism. During this podcast George and Trick defended the view known as "presentism" and Mike and Mitch defended the view....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about all kinds of bizarre topics that will blow your mind. Free will belief that keeps us from asking bigger questions of the infinite regress of causality that compels us to do what we do....

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Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about why the free will belief is the main force behind the harm caused by many religions. Because of this, many atheists and anti-theists have been attacking religion....

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