In this episode Chris engages with the ideas of author--Brian Cranely, in his book The Call of Wonder. He discusses the importance of the human experience of wonder and awe as a catalyst for opening one's mind to realities greater than oneself. He then moves to the Western philosophical tradition to trace how we have wrestled with the idea of 'greater realities,' leading to Plato's idea of forms and eventually to the realm of spirit as formulated in our religious traditions. Next, we trace the pedigree of the idea of God with a capital 'G,' beginning with Plato's idea of the Form of the Good in distinction to the gods of Olympus. From there we arrive at Aristotle's First Cause and start to pin down the qualities that such a thing must necessarily have--Unity, Eternity and Unknowability. From this basic pattern we arrive at the religious idea of the Image of God and describe how it is reflected in cosmology, biology and consciousness.

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In this episode Kyle and Chris reflect on the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. We discuss the state of discourse in the United States, the prevalence of debate over discussion and the slow progress of leftist totalitarianism and identity politics. We ask the question: How do we diagnose the cause of this new stream of anti-Western political violence? And after we're done licking our wounds, we ask: What can be done and what should be done to remove this cancer from our social body. We agree on one thing...that justice delivered to Charlie's killer is insufficient to prevent such things from recurring. More must be done. The public has expectations here from our leaders. Let's just hope they rise to the occasion.

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In this episode Chris interviews author Brian Cranely about his new book 'The Call of Wonder'. Brian studied biomedical engineering and built a career in the field before heeding the call of wonder, which put is professional career on hold in favor of divinity school where we received his graduate degree along with a heaping helping of philosophy! Brian's unique background, weighted equally in the domains of science and religion, inspired the message which became 'The Call of Wonder.' We discuss the key discoveries of ancient Greek philosophy, which , through logic and reason alone, brought such figures as Plato and Aristotle right to the precipice of monotheistic revelation. We touch on the impact of Greek philosophy on the early development of Christianity and on the medieval scholastic tradition, which succeeded in synthesizing them. And finally, we reach deeply into the speculative, discussing the Biblical 'Image of God' and how it can be seen reflected fractally in each of the great unexplained mysteries of science--the origin of the cosmos, of life and of the psyche.

Check Brian out at: briancranely.com & buy the book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/8cMP2JO

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In this episode Chris brings Opinion Scholarship on stories told about Jesus that appear in the historical record, but not in the canonical Bible. We explore weird tales from Jesus' childhood recorded in Gnostic gospels, refutations of Christ told by the Greeks and Jews of the first, second and third centuries AD, and lastly we explore the Talmud where uncanny tales of Jesus appear. Was Jesus a sorcerer or a genuine prophet? Was he man or God? Was he a carpenter or did he study under one of the greatest Rabbis of the Jewish Tradition? Find out here...

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In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the ideas of Astronomer Bernard Haisch, as outlined in his book--The God Theory. We follow Haisch as he strings together a series of ancient, esoteric ideas side-by-side with parallel ideas in quantum and theoretical physics. We discuss the phenomena of consciousness, the creation of the cosmos and the so-called zero-point field, culminating in an eerie amount of correlation between religious ideas of God and Einsteinian notions of light and relativity.

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In this episode Chris and Kyle get together to review the headlines and share their thoughts on the stories of the day, the direction of culture and the state of politics. We focus on three main topics with plenty of banter in-between: Is Trump really considering mass amnesty? And if so, what does that imply for the goals of the MAGA movement? What is going on with the Trump administration's latest claims about the Jeffrey Epstein case? And lastly, why is Taiwan such an important strategic asset for the CCP? All this and more. Come and get it!

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In this episode Chris brings us Opinion Scholarship on the work of Federico Faggin and Bernard Haisch, which surround reconciling quantum physics and philosophical Idealism with religious ideas of Spirit and the realm of spirit. We explore the philosophical assumptions of modern science along with their many shortcomings and discuss how changing these assumptions could pop the cork on the whole quantum puzzle. We cover mystical experience, the nature of God and the potential religious implications of the quantum world.

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In this episode the Two Tongues do a bit of storytelling. Chris opens by describing an uncanny middle-age experience of living out the role of his own father, but then things digress. Chris shares a story of trauma involving the accidental discharge of a firearm. We discuss the phenomena of 'fear-induced orgasm,' Stockholm syndrome and the strangeness of kinks. And only then, after everyone is good and uncomfortable, do we dive into the headlines. We cover Zohran Mamdani, popular communist sympathy and ponder if this new era of anti-white and anti-western activism is ushering in a new and novel form of conquest and colonization. 

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This episode revolves around "Resentment" as a human motivation. We begin with a discussion of a debate conducted by two AI's on the topic of Capitalism vs Socialism and remark on how whinny, nit-picky and generally ungrateful the Socialist bot's arguments were. From here we move into the topic of racial violence in South Africa, apartheid and the history of Rhodesia. Here we again find ourselves discussing resentment as it pertains to social unrest and human tribalism. Next we tackle grandiose ideas, which have played out in human history such as: Manifest Destiny, the Divine Right of Kings and the Right of Conquest. And, as you probably guessed, we can't discuss the Right of Conquest without a detour into the Gaza-Israel conflict and the resentment that so often comes with Imperialism and Colonialism. And finally, we wrap with a commentary on freedom of speech, whether speech can be violence (or incite it) and the special status given to the so-called N-word.

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In this episode Kyle and Chris reunite after several weeks off. They discuss Chris' family vacation to the frontier lands of West Texas and his friggin' sweet cowboy hat. They then turn to their latest YouTube rabbit-holes including what Chris calls his 'ASMR,' which turns out to be time-lapse videos of landscaping and antique restoration. What's more satisfying than a good 'before-and-after' photo? A few words on seeing Kevin Nealon doing stand-up and Chris' friend's terrarium project, which is a miniature Tolkien forest complete with hobbit-hole, etc. Then we arrive in more somber territory, discussing the decline of race relations in the U.S. and the increasing violent and resentful rhetoric that seems to rampant these days. A few examples from the news courtesy of Governor Pritzker of Illinois and a lowly high school teacher, bring us home.

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