James Roquemore and Andrew Rozario join me to discuss Bitcoin, the the decentralized revolution, and related topics Timestamps: Sec 1 - 0:00:00 - introductions: journeys through theology and into Bitcoin Sec 2 - 0:34:42 - what is money? Fiat vs BTC, what is the state? Sec 3 - 1: 06:51 - separation of money and state, efficiency, crypto governance - links to OAO and patchwork below Sec 4 - 1:42:17 - out-competing the state, AI dystopia Sec 4.2 - 2:02:57 - (optional) musings and ramblings, specula...
Jul 27, 2023•3 hr 3 min
Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTQaFf7bwu4 This episode is simply the audio version of Dr. Zinner's interview with me, I encourage everyone to watch the video version and check out his YouTube channel Dr. Zinner has done interviews with numerous well known intellectuals, including Gregory Chaitin, who is mentioned in this episode. Here's a link to Dr. Zinner's interview with Chaitin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3jxGPhHo8&t=5s...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Colin sits down with me to compare and contrast different perspectives on christianity ranging from fundamentalist to idealist. We go deep on topics such as eternal truths and the creation myth Kastrup discussing christianity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc_W4dAgiGI&t=6082s
Jun 25, 2023•2 hr 23 min
Uncle Wayne sits down with me to discuss what money is and how it works. We explore how money and power interplay in an inflationary/fiat system. We go pretty deep into understanding real estate in particular
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 20 min
***** UPDATE ***** This essay was published by the Essentia Foundation! https://www.essentiafoundation.org/simple-code-in-the-mind-of-god/reading/ ***** Essay reading that can be thought of as pt2 or v2 for ep10 Emergent Idealism essay Wolfram's explanation of the Ruliad: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2021/11/the-concept-of-the-ruliad/ Kastrup's interpretation of quantum mechanics through the lens of idealism: https://youtu.be/LQ5Jx-twm1Q Thanks to Dr. Samuel Zinner for helping me out on t...
May 18, 2023•21 min
Christopher Scott Huffman joins me again. We discuss at a high level concerns with some of the progressive narratives, beginning to recognize some patterns that suggest sinister motives of the powers that be. Why is the family unit being attacked? Is the empire collapsing?
Apr 29, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Part two of my conversation with Don, we discuss the work of Iain McGilchrist and related themes Iain McGilchrist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-SgOwc6Pe4 Bernardo Kastrup's book on Carl Jung https://www.bernardokastrup.com/2021/02/decoding-jungs-metaphysics-prelude.html
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Don joins me to discuss why psychopaths rule the world More information on what Don was referencing (channelling, higher dimensional beings, etc...) can be found at this link: https://cassiopaea.org/
Apr 17, 2023•56 min
Lee Miller joins me for round two to discuss how and why the usage of words changes over time, and how that relates to the Moloch Problem. We must be able to see things from the point of view of those we disagree with most, and bridge the language gaps and the ideological gaps, if we are to defeat Moloch (the true enemy) The Moloch Problem https://youtu.be/VcVfceTsD0A Max Tegmark explains in more detail the Moloch problem in various forms (with a focus on AI) and some of the ways humanity has ma...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 41 min
Pride is the Demon Seed at the root of all sin, but the temptation towards pride necessarily exists in all motivation. I go through the seven deadly sins and discuss how each relates to pride. I then discuss related implications and start to lay the groundwork for a number of future topics including the control paradox and the therapy problem
Apr 11, 2023•48 min
Reading of an essay describing my worldview as a form of philosophical Idealism, which I'm calling Emergent Idealism. I'm submitting this to the Essentia Foundation: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/ Wolfram's Book - A New Kind of Science: https://www.wolframscience.com/nks/ Curt Jaimungal interviewing Bernardo Kastrup on Analytic Idealism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE Thanks again to my previous guest (Christopher Scott Huffman) for introducing me to Bernardo Kastrup's work! My...
Mar 14, 2023•16 min
Christopher and I compare and contrast various worldviews including: Catholicism, Fundamentalism, Materialism, and my worldview - let's call it "Emergent Idealism" Christopher's site: https://www.artbychristopher.com/ Curt Jaimungal and Bernardo Kastrup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAB21FAXCDE -- after watching this interview I think it's fair to say that my worldview can be categorized as a flavor of "Idealism", it seems appropriate to call it "Emergent Idealism" Erich Fromm https://en.wikip...
Mar 07, 2023•1 hr 53 min
Lee and I compare and contrast the Jewish and agnostic worldviews with my worldview. We discuss finding meaning in suffering as an individual and as a people; and towards the end, we explore some interpretations of anti-semitism. Lee's site: www.tenasscityband.com
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Auntie Tanya joins me to discuss pride, specifically intellectual pride with a focus on my struggles with it. We talk about how we can choose to "worship the God of Humility" and the benefits to that
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 7
In part two I dive deep into the insights we can draw from Aella's story and her worldview and how it relates to my work Lex's Interview with Aella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSrxSBrgSc Timestamps: 0:32 - The God Button 2:05 - Emotion + Reason 3:10 - Beauty from Suffering Book: The Will to Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Aella is a great case study for looking at the beauty and meaning to be found in a journey of overcoming hardship. If you find this interesting I dive deeper in part 2 Lex's Interview with Aella: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFSrxSBrgSc Timestamps: 0:32 - The God Button 2:05 - Emotion + Reason 3:10 - Beauty from Suffering
Feb 21, 2023•15 min
I dive deep into the science of happiness and suffering. Hedonic adaptation is a concept I introduced in ep2 but didn't really explain. Understanding hedonic adaptation is core to understanding the utopian trap and ultimately to understanding my approach to confronting the current meaning crisis. This episode was done freeform, that's why it's so much longer than the others Thank you to Laurie Santos for helping to solidify my understanding of the science of happiness (hedonic adaptation in part...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 19 min
My take on the symbolic worldview. I believe that by embracing a symbolic worldview we can overcome the materialistic worldview, and in doing so, we can beat the meaning crisis. Luke Smith - He explains why he moved out of the city and joined an Orthodox community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxozmaGISOI Jonathan Pageau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXnef2Ltklg Song only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5K0znZXIo4...
Jan 27, 2023•21 min
Discussion of what utopianism is, why it is the standard in modern society, and why it inevitably leads to nihilism. Utopianism can take form on a grand scale, as with communism for instance; but it can also take form on a personal scale, as with alcoholism
Jan 20, 2023•28 min
This is a reading of an essay which lays the ground work for the language I'll be using and the approach I'll be taking in this podcast. I plan to do more freeform discussions and bring on guests in the future, but I'd like to lay some ground work first. Credit to John Vervaeke for enlightening me on the historical context of the meaning crisis and insight into modern psychology. He has great resources on YouTube
Jan 12, 2023•30 min
