Aron van Os is a philosophy teacher at Utrecht University and he makes (if you ask me) beautiful music in his spare time. 

Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6_ho6ocDY&t=188s

Youtube link to this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NLoaAQO3eU&t=4660s 

(0:00) Introduction (0:48) Does free will exist? (14:22) ‘Freedom to’ vs. ‘freedom from’ and the philosophical problem with Libertarianism (35:00) How do we recover from polarization? + dealing with AI and social media (45:00) Focusing on the Good and the beauty of human beings (51:30) How do you get wiser? (1:02:30) Is love fundamental to reality? (1:11:57) Is God Love? (1:16:00) Discussing ‘the religion that is not a religion’ that Vervaeke speaks about (1:29:40) Outro

(0:00) Introduction (05:00) How does the 'love experience' change you? (16:20) The light you bring back (21:00) The bridal chamber and the power of ritual (25:38) Receiving Truth (30:30) Feminine and masculine in God and people (44:00) Fear of death and power in institutions (51:00) The propositional is not primary and we are part of the story (55:50) The 'Heaven's gate' cult, aliens, and problems in the early church (1:03:00) The inner, the outer, and the one outside the outside (1:10:40) The importance of integrating the experience and Jordan Peterson (1:15:00) Vervaeke, Buddhism, and can we go post-narrative? (1:21:00) The mystery of the Resurrection

Bas van Os is a husband, father, theologian, and has worked a vast number of jobs ranging from public transportation to economic education

Youtube link (highly recommended for this episode to have the video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-LQErskifg&t=9s 

My Ayahuasca experience on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGW8piXqFao&t=456s 

Round 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk4PwhL_tg&t=33s 

(0:00) Introduction (2:00) How Bas experienced his son wanting to do Ayahuasca (12:00) How the Gospel of Philip connects to my experience (15:15) Deciphering the text (17:03) Spiritual experience and the risk of the spritual ascent (21:55) How to understand demons (22:45) Three dimensions of transformation - Spatial, temporal, spherical (29:10) Psychological dimension (30:10) The Gospel of Philip - Background (34:50) Introducing the text and analayzing 'the first evening' (48:48) The second evening - the need for transformation (51:15) Classical Theism vs. Atheism - What is God? (52:20) Agency and evil of lower gods - cosmic rulers (55:00) What is sacrifice and how does Christianity transform it? (1:00:00) Clothed and fed (1:03:20) Capital T Truth and the image of language

This segment is from my youtube channel, here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJpiY7VaI6I&t=47s

Tayo joins us today to discuss his life story, purpose, meaning, and family. We dive into many tangents along the way and I greatly enjoyed meeting and speaking with him. Please enjoy.

Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtXQidfRY_U&t=2915s 

Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:22) How did you grow up? Nigeria, UK (7:10) What churches did you find in the UK? (8:00) What have been your favorite Biblical stories and what is your favorite now? (11:40) How do you look back on your childhood? (15:27) Do you still play football? (18:14) What does family mean to you today? (23:17) What is your part to play in this world? (29:33) What is 'This Little Corner of The Internet'? (35:35) What is Estuary? (43:23) Where is this movement going? (48:52) Materialism and the secular age (54:20) Talking to others about these topics (58:45) Jordan Peterson (1:08:00) Final remarks

Tayo on The Meaning Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6I2HEFx-qw&t=2034s

Aron van Os is a philosophy teacher at Utrecht University and he makes (if you ask me) beautiful music in his spare time. Today we discuss his personal life, philosophical journey and work, music, and I throw some of the big questions of life at him toward the end.

Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (03:30) Aron’s road to philosophy (08:26) Who is Nietzsche? (13:44) What made you interested in Nietzsche? (16:11) God is dead and we killed him (20:41) Nietzsche and the meaning crisis (28:21) Can you have Christian values without being Christian? (32:20) Agreements and disagreements with Nietzsche (38:34) How do you reconcile Nietzsche’s views with your Christian identity? (45:26) Aron’s difficulties with embracing Christianity and his search for Truth (50:03) Are there currently answers the meaning crisis? (54:22) What story speaks to you? (57:11) Are you doing what you’re made to do? (58:34) Where do you find meaning in life? (01:03:00) Music and the value of serving others (01:08:48) Do you fear death? (01:14:30) Aron speaking at Breakwater Festival in Mannheim

Breakwater Festival: Event Details and Tickets: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/935800 T-shirts: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/store Discord: tinyurl.com/BreakwaterDiscord Festival Email: [email protected] Flyer: https://bit.ly/breakwaterfestival2023 Announcement episode on Paul Vanderklays youtube channel with some more insights about the festival. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au1tN6ryHHg&t=73s 

Youtube link of the episode (with video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN6_ho6ocDY&t=187s

Bas van Os is a husband, father, theologian, and has worked a vast number of jobs ranging from public transportation to economic education. Today we discuss his life, his work, and some of his interests.

(0:00)- Introducing Bas van Os – relational economics, theology, and academic background (10:39) Gnosticism – what Gnosticism is and disagreements (18:10) How do we contend with evil? (20:16) Children and family life (28:05) Body (basar) , Soul (nephesh), and Spirit (ruach) (33:45) Alignment, flow state, and material, social, and spiritual goods (36:10) The map is not the territory – how scientific theories and materialism can cause hubris (42:08) How do you find the ‘right’ church? Responsibility in community and beauty in ashes (48:48) Why teenagers leave the church – Scientism, pop culture, and ritual (53:27) Will there ever be a unified church? Working toward an ideal (59:53) Closing remarks – more content to come!

Youtube link (including video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk4PwhL_tg&t=27s

My father and brother on PVK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR5DYC8-D5s&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZwRTOoAHk&t=0s