For podcast 200 I do something new. I didn’t plan to but something emerged. My son wanted to go for a hike. I wanted to record a podcast. So I invited him to be my guest. Keith is twelve so this might be a fun podcast to share with children.

I address specifically a core Idea that I often mention peripherally. I suggest the counter intuitive idea that compromise fuels extremism.

I deviate from my norm and make a podcast while driving. Listen to my specific best guess at what makes my perspective unique even compared to others like Jordan Peterson whose perspectives I greatly appreciate.

Why does it seem like Christians universally identify the second sin as the original sin. Could it be because they don’t want to face their guilt?

I used to try to universalize all my thoughts. If I thought them, probably everyone should. I think I am changing. I try to guard against saying, or even thinking, that I know what’s best for others. But I believe that speaking more clearly and truthfully is always the best choice. Join me as I try to figure out if there is someplace where unexamined half-truths might be optimal.

Because there are an infinite amount of things to perceive and an infinite number of levels at which to perceive them, your perception of reality is dependent on values. If you want to optimize your existence you have to be able to intentionally adopt an alternate value structure. Can you do that?

It seems every improvement in the quality of life has inadvertently decreased the value of human effort. The only way that marginalized humanity will find meaningful life’s is if they become their own inventors and designers of a meaningful existence. No one can do it for them. But maybe we could reward inventiveness instead of hopeless victimhood.

Your understanding of how the two covenants which divide the Christian core texts differ cannot help but mold your view of God and life. Maybe considering my view of that distinction will help you approach the divide less haphazardly.

Your understanding of how the two covenants which divide the Christian core texts differ cannot help but mold your view of God and life. Maybe considering my view of that distinction will help you approach the divide less haphazardly.