The Judgment Call Podcast
#99 Thaddeus ‘the Catholic’ (Pluralism, Liberalism, Postmodernism, Idolatry, World Government)
00:01:00 How Thaddeus got into philosophy and theolo...
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Jul 19 2021 1h 20m
Chapter 1 4 mins
How Thaddeus got into philosophy and theology in the first place?Chapter 2 6 mins
How political pluralism should work? Is the US actually pluralistic?Chapter 3 6 mins
Has liberalism built a super structure of metaethics on top of religions. Are religions (too) boxed in by the liberal structure? How has our consciousness already been changed by this structure?Chapter 4 10 mins
Is the treatment of religions and reality comparable? How should philosophy deal with quantum physics?Chapter 5 4 mins
What did postmodernism contribute to the current state of philosophy?Chapter 6 3 mins
What did Friedrich Nietzsche really try to tell us in 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra'? How much of his depression should be attributed Christianity?Chapter 7 5 mins
Why are so many people falling out with active Christianity? Is it connected to the different role of idolatry (the replacement of the divine) between the older Abrahamic religions and the New Testament?Chapter 8 5 mins
What kind of love is the most fulfilling self-centered or selfless?Chapter 9 1 min
How does Ayn Rand's philosophy (Objectivism) fit into the high regard that is given to selfless love by philosophers? Is altruism self love or selflessness?Chapter 10 4 mins
Why do we have this endless potential of addiction? Is addiction a coping mechanism for reality? Does it help us reconcile long-term and short-term goals? Is it better than being stuck in place?Chapter 11 9 mins
Is religion a system of societal error correction? Do religions give you better life goals (and free you of addictions). Have religions become too lazy and are not challenged enough? Has postmodernism shown us how uncontested religious ideas are a problem?Chapter 12 13 mins
Is the catholic church a good model for a 'world government'?