The biggest think EP. One

Alright guys, welcome to the Big Think. Alright, welcome to the Big Think. I'm Ace Nagel. I'm Braden Barbeau. I am Shea Lambert. I'm Raj. And this is our podcast about philosophy and other things to think about. All right. First off, what is philosophy? Philosophy. Just thinking. Thinking? It's just thinking. Thinking in an organized way. Thinking deeply about it.

You guys are overthinking this. Exactly. That's what philosophy is. Good job. Now we got a little bit of understanding. Just think about the fundamentals. Think it, but overthink it, but make it sound good. Yeah, but is it even worth it? Um, I mean, what do you think about it? The more you think about it, the more it's worth it. Yeah, the more you think about it, the more it's worth it. That's philosophy in a nutshell. Wow!

Um, well, is there any good thinkers out there, really? Like, anytime, anywhere? Like, all-time philosophers. All top four of them that we have here on our list. Alright, let's introduce them real quick. We have Airstyle. Who's that? Who's that? What did he do? He is the OG. The OG. He is later. Philosophy. So he invented philosophy all by himself. He didn't invent philosophy. He was just like... Mason, quit playing devil's advocate. We need a podcast.

What? I'm just trying to buy some time here. See, Mason's just making us think. Yeah, I'm just trying to... Mason's over here. Whammy! We have a frio, though. Who is that? Well, he was around during the classical period. No. No. You're killing me, Shay. They are ancient. I mean, he started the traditional ways of philosophical thinking. The way Aristotle...

His philosophy was looking at the real world and studying it and learning from it, while his student Plato disagreed with his philosophy. Plato was an idealist. He believed that everything had an ideal form. So, yeah. Ideals. Ideals. What about Socrates? Well... That's all that Plato did? Plato was like, I hate you, Aristotle? No. Plato isn't idealist. So, like, basically, he, like, thought deeply about stuff and believed that there was a perfect way to do something and strived to find that way.

Weird. That guy sounds whack. He's that guy that everyone's just like, wow, you're cool, I really don't care what you're talking about. Well, then this guy named Socrates was like... I like Plato. Who's Socrates? Socrates comes around, I guess, immediately after Plato because I believe Plato was his teacher. Don't quote me on that, but I believe. He was an enigmatic figure. What does that mean? You got me there. And fun fact inbound, he had no writings. Yes.

Absolutely zero writings. He is best by Plato's dialogues. He couldn't read. He couldn't read. I mean, it's very possible that he couldn't read. Hey, all he needed was his brain to think, when you think about it. And he thought big. And he thought pretty big. So you could say he had big things. I suppose you could! Feature among us. Perfect. Yes. Wow.

Thank you. Thank you. Your applause is very well. Mason, I believe we have one more that we haven't elaborated on. The agonies? Yes. The whack job. He was like a psychopath. So basically, he lived in a barrel. Yeah. And how did he go about thinking things? What was his philosophy? He thought that if he could do it happily in the private of his own home, he should be able to do it happily in public. You heard it here first, folks. You guys could say he thought outside the barrel.

Yeah, but he did kind of stretch. He did kind of just go in the bathroom in a public place. Hey, um. And he kind of insulted their king and almost died. Well, I mean, hey, I mean, who didn't insult their king at least once? Yeah, but he said it right to his face in front of an army of over a thousand people. Well, I say...

No, we have a basis for philosophy. We talked about some philosophers. Let's get into some of our questions. What is Obama's last name? Oh. All right. Well, if we look into context here. Context clues say it's president. Mr. Barack Obama, President. Let's do an actual question here. Alright. What came first, the chicken or the egg? Alright, alright. Well, let's just think back to a time. The chicken is just here. But dinosaurs laid eggs before.

before chickens did, so I think we're fine. But, don't chickens lay eggs? So wouldn't a chicken have to lay an egg? The question would have to be, what came first, the chicken or the chicken egg? Let's just finish up right now, because we didn't ask the question. The dinosaur-laden egg. The egg mutant.

The egg mutated into a chicken, then it hatched, and then the chicken was born. So the chicken came before the chicken egg. All right, Mason, we can stop talking about that question now. Let's move on to our other question. Oh, my God. Does fate exist? Fate. Thank you. Something. Ugh. I want to say yes, but at the same time, I don't think it does. Please elaborate on that. We need something. I feel like there's a definite possibility that something could be out there.

Controlling stuff, controlling forces like that. It's like voodoo, but like bigger. But we do decide to make our own choices. But what we are born into, we do not get to make that choice. Stay in school, kids. Like, some people, they're born into, like, royalty, and then, like, they're the heir to the throne. While other people could be born into poverty. And live in a barrel their whole life. I guess. I suppose, yeah.

Yeah, but what does that mean? What does fate mean? Does that mean something like God exists? Does that mean something happens or everything happens for a reason? Faith's just events beyond a person's control. Right. So, nothing. You can control almost every aspect of your life. Yeah, if fate doesn't exist, then you can control everything. Which I think I agree with. Because you can control most everything that happens.

Right. There are things that are out of your control. Like the weather. The weather. What other people do. Yeah. Weather is fate. What you're born into. Yeah. Yeah, I guess. So, yes and no. That's still the choices of the people before you, though. That is true. Yeah. So, fate? Yay or nay? Uh, yay. Yay? I would say that they're...

I would say that there has to be some, but I feel like fate wouldn't control everything. Because we do have control over our own actions. It's kind of like a balancing act. It's balanced, but I don't know if I would say it's... Perfectly balanced. Yeah. All right. Democracy has decided. I guess. I guess. We can be sweet.

At what point does a mountain become a hill? Or the other way around. Excuse me. At what point does a hill become a mountain? Oh my god. Well, I mean... There is a definition for this. There is, but does it... But does it make sense? Oh, God. So, um, I remember one day in physics class, I asked Mr. Bond this question and he said, well, it depends on the definition of a mountain. And then he would go into like,

He just, he just, he just did this. Slap to his knowledge. Slap to his knowledge. Bang. Knowledge slap. So, dude. When does the hill become a mountain then? What did he tell you? He said that his song came to the conclusion that it was 1,000 meters. 1,000 meters. Above sea level. Above sea level. But there are mountains underwater. There are. Relative to sea level. So relative to sea level. So 1,000 meters, hill becomes a mountain. Are you sure about that?

I don't know if I agree. I think once it becomes pointy, it's a mountain. Pointy. Pointing the snow on the top. Yes. Interesting. Once it becomes hard to climb. Well, the road that I am. Once you have to go vertical to get up there. Mason has to drive up a mountain to get to school. But what about cliffs? What about plateaus? I mean, technically mountains can have plateaus on the ground. Guys, horizontal mountain. Horizontal mountain. How would that work, Barbz?

It's just your average pointy mountain. On its side. So it's a collapsed mountain. Alright, I think this question is too tough to answer and we're going to have to move on. Alright, next question. Is water wet? What? Oh my god. No, water is not wet. Water makes things wet. Water is only wet when it's on contact with other water. Wait, what happens when you're...

clothes come in contact with water. It becomes wet. They stick to it once water sticks to something. Waterproof clothing does not become wet. I feel like water in itself is not wet, but water has the ability to make things wet. Kind of like fire. Like fire in itself is not like a burn, but it can burn things. Fire gives burns. Is fire hot? Exactly. Or is fire on fire?

Okay, sound effects dude, calm down. Yes, my apologies. So wait. I would say water is not wet, but you can make things wet. Okay, I'm very happy we pondered this question.

It worked very well. Now, Jeff West regards Beth. Next question. Does pineapple belong on pizza? No. That's a definite no. Absolutely never. I don't think it really matters. It does not count as pizza anymore if pineapple is not. It's a salad. People put sardines on pizza. But that is meat, not meat. Do sardines belong on pizza? No, it's also a no because it's just dead fish. What's the question, Brock? What is it? Good versus evil.

That's not really a question! What makes a person good and a person evil? For real though. Is a person born evil or is it how they were brought up? It is how they were brought up. Why? You don't see babies going out and just like... Killing people. Okay, that's... That's a child! They literally cannot! They can't do it, Barnes. They physically can't. Shade. He's killing someone evil. Yes!

If under certain circumstances. Self-defense, it's not. Okay. Someone can be brought up in the most best of conditions still. And still be evil in their mind. It depends. There's something going on in there that's like, hey. So it can be a mixture of both.

They can be born with a disorder of some kind. If it's not treated properly, they can be super mega evil. They can be born with a household against the church. And if they're brought up in a negative environment with that disorder, they will be definitely evil.

yes yes this kind of goes back to like the fate thing like what you're born into you can't really control but the choices you can make and when you determine to be right and wrong would like well they have disorder where they can't do that Or they just can't think. They're unable to see the consequences of their actions. Yeah, if no one tells them what's right and wrong, at least.

What would that be? Would that be being born into it? Or the environment? It might be the environment. It's probably the environment because like... It's people telling you what's good and what's not good. Like, hey, don't do that. That's bad. Indeed. Versus, hey, this might be bad. I don't know, man. You. Fate will decide. Fate will decide. So... Does love at first sight exist? No. No. No, no, it does not. All right, Mason, please elaborate on your point.

If you like someone right from the start, that's not love. That is your fast brain being like, oh boy, I want you. Love is when you get to talk to each other. and learn about each other and just be mentally in sync. Yeah. Well, maybe not that. Well, I mean, I'd be a little goofy baby. I suppose. Maybe you might think you want to date yourself. Once you do, you'll start to hate yourself.

That's not good. So you want to find someone who has similar interests, but can also take a comfort zone. But not too similar interests. But in order to do that, you can't think that at first sight. You have to talk to them. Be with them for a little bit. You can't just find your soulmate just by looking across the room. Right, but what made you? Okay, Mason, I found my soulmate. Definitely looks. Or actions. Looks or actions is the big defying factor.

Finding interest in someone. I agree. Sorry people out there, but I can't see inside you. My bad. I mean, we all have the same stuff inside us. Maybe not your brain. I have two wands. Shay has two lungs. I have one and a half. Brock has three. I have a disabled heart. Fun. I know, right? It's all fun and games. Okay, but love at first sight does not exist. I agree.

To a point, yes, I agree to that. That makes sense. I also agree with Mason. Yeah, it doesn't happen like that. The sexy sax man believes in love at first sight. I guess so. Thank you, sexy sax man, for your top of the input. And now he's gone. Anything else out there? Questions?

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Does life exist in the universe besides us? Um, yes, depending on your definition of life. Are we alone as the intelligent species? I don't believe we are. I believe. I think it's unreasonable to think that that isn't a possibility of life outside of Earth. I mean, they have found bacteria. I mean, for how massive our universe is.

I would assume that they would be something else. But they're just so far away that we won't ever get to see them. Maybe they've already been to Earth. There's a possibility. That is true. I doubt it. Maybe they kill the dinosaurs, because, like, you kill it all. Who knows? You lizards are gross. Yeah. They're like you. Big lizards are. Big crocodile, no. Meteor's here. Alright. Thank you for stopping by on this fine. Oh, we got one more question. Play the song. I got a question.

Is Mr. Malice the best teacher in the whole entire Medford school? Yeah. Yay or nay? Yay. Yay? I would have to agree with that statement. He is. Yeah? How so, though? Always just defying teachers of it. Teacher makes him so great. He provides a unique learning opportunity and ways to show understanding.

of certain topics, just like philosophy. What we're doing today, we're making a podcast. He gave us the wonderful option to do this podcast. He also makes my education interesting and interactive. I agree. History. I mean... It's pretty easy to teach yourself. I do enjoy the history classes. But the way he's teaching it so far, I mean, I love the class. Thank you, Mr. Mellis.

Yeah, Mr. Bell, round of applause. All right, thank you for coming out here on this fine October 40th morning. This has been The Big Think. Thank you all. Thank you, everyone. Maybe never next time. All right, and we'll see you in episode two. It'll never come out. Don't bother.