Kev and Ceara discuss the Sam Harris vs. Jordan Peterson debate in Vancouver BC, epistemological pragmatism, good faith conversations, Portland protesters, the validity of comparing everything to Hitler.

Space Force, honesty, how to combat echo chambers, SPLC, affirmative action, gender pay gap, identity politics, diversifying elite schools, sex ed, sex vs violence, puritanical influences, gay pride, how to be a thoughtful consumer when everything is linked to corruption and exploitation, charity, and more.

Ceara and Kevin take the Political Compass quiz, talk through the questions in realtime, and compare results. We'll post our own results later. You can take the test here: https://www.politicalcompass.org/test/en

"Christian Science", religious freedom, Western bias, female genital mutilation (FGM), ethical theories, Sam Harris, Buddhism, bugs, & more.

Age-related changes in sexual dynamics and how they impact monogamy; generational differences in the perception and resolution of social issues; equality of outcome and the utility of quota systems; the comparative relevance of racist thoughts versus racist actions; can we trust anyone who’s crazy enough that they’d want to be President?

In which we respond to Frank:

"I'd also be interested in hearing your thoughts re. AI and its implications (morality, philosophy, culturally, etc.) for humankind."

Other topics: Back to Eden Bakery controversy, identity politics, strong opinions weakly held.

Wherein Ceara and Kevin discuss Adderall, enforced monogamy, coming out, BDSM, the Damore Google memo, implicit bias, heuristics, feminism, and the ethics of sex work.