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Do animals have equal rights to human beings? What beings are worthy of rights? Where do rights come from? What responsibilities come with rights? Mike and Dave go back and forth and in the end we realize that the real rights are the friends we made along the way/

If Christianity is true why are there 50,000 Christian denominations who all claim to have the truth? Good question! Mike and Dave take this on, plus Mike offers Dave a quiz on very obscure Christian sects with difficult to pronounce names.

Mike and Dave muse about the objection that if God were real he would prove himself...how exactly is not entirely clear. The boys also talk about Mike's other podcast on the execrable novel Ready Player One.

Mike and Dave take on the topic of "prayer shaming" and the the usefulness of "thoughts and prayers" following a tragedy. Mike also tells a truly terrifying tale.

Mike has an idea that is so crazy it just might be brilliant. Dave displays his deep knowledge of all things autumnal.

Dave and Mike take on the nonsensical claim of something being "on the wrong side of history" and at long last Mike tells the scary story he promised to tell months ago.

Dave and Mike take on the concept of the devil using CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters as a helpful guide. They also reference a sermon Dave preached that is available here: https://soundcloud.com/city-of-lakes-cov/survival-of-the-fittest-a-sermon-on-ephesians-610-20

Dave and Mike discuss the distinction between means and ends when it comes to thinking about how to evaluate various social movements, their goals and tactics relying on this great article by Conor Friedersdorf (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/drawing-distinctions-antifa-the-alt-right-and-black-lives-matter/538320/)

Mike and Dave tackle an article from Psychology Today that claims to have found a naturalistic purpose for human life that makes no sense. Dave discusses his disdain for giant puppets.

Mike and Dave take on the idea that people do bad things because of systems rather than because of any individual immorality. Also Circus Peanuts and Circus Quiz.