Mark and John discuss the idea of Free Will. They dive into whether or not something knowing the future takes away our free will. How does the existence of an omniscient being tie in with the idea that humans believe they have free will? Is it important or even possible for humans to know if they have free will? You'll hear our different viewpoints on these questions and more throughout this episode. As always let us know what you think!

This was a mini-discussion which came up after recording The Merchant Problem Episode and we felt it was an interesting conversation worth its own episode. Please note, this topic is very complicated and could be its own series of episodes. this 10 minute discussion does not cover everything. However, it was interesting and worth sharing. 

As always, thanks for listening.

Mark and John discuss the Merchant Problem: Four people are stranded on an island and there are only enough supplies for three of them to survive. What is the morally right thing to do?

The differing perspectives they both hold on this topic make for an interesting conversation about how to handle morality when mixed with survivability.

Today Mark and John discuss the philosophical question about the Drowning Child. For the first time our viewpoints actually match up! Check out the episode to hear how our different approaches align in the end.

Note: We apologize for the audio glitches again, this will be fixed in all future episodes.

Today Mark and John discuss another thought experiment: The Teletransportation Paradox. 

Note: We apologize for some of the clicking sounds in this episode. There was an issue with one of the microphones which could not be fixed in post. 

Here is the wikipedia article mentioned in the episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletransportation_paradox#:~:text=The%20teletransportation%20paradox%20or%20teletransport,1984%2C%20book%20Reasons%20and%20Persons. 

Mark and John discuss the popular thought experiment: The Ship of Theseus

John and Mark discuss the popular thought experiment: The Trolley Problem.

We introduce the Questions on Tap podcast.