Free Will, Science, And Religion

The Libertarian type of free will(could have done otherwise) is the type of free will that all the cohosts on this podcast are saying does not exist. We see compatibilism as a deception some people have started by redefining free will as something other than free choice....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about other subjects that puzzle us that are worth discussing. Consciousness, evolution, the universe, the infinite regress, and practically whatever anyone thinks of can be openly questioned and explored without the fear of blame and hatred between those who di....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about what other terms might describe the belief in free will. It is often called an illusion or delusion, but it might also be described as ignorance of the causes of our behavior....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

David Joseph was very funny while introducing this episode. In this episode Felicia reads some verses from the bible that completely nullify human free will. We had a great talk about the history of the debate about free will and how free will became a part of Christianity even though it's not bibli....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

When we are talking about free will, we literally mean the ancient belief that we are the first cause of our actions. This is not to be confused with political freedom(freedom of speech/religion/assembly)....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

We will often have conflicts with other people who misunderstand us and blame us for things. Knowing that we don't deserve to be abused can help us deal practically with problems that happen. Knowing how to do this takes practice no matter who we are and it's something we all need to work on..This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

The belief in hell is one of the primary things that prevents people from questioning the other teachings of Christianity. They are so afraid that they will burn forever that they dismiss anything that challenges what they have been taught....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Felicia and Chandler talk about the idea that Religion Poisons Everything. While there may be benefits to religion that Felicia and Chandler haven't experienced, there is no doubt that the blame and guilt associated within Christianity requires the belief in free will....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Felicia Hogan did a great video about the type of human responsibility required for the Christian concept of sin. That was how we found her and asked her to be one of our cohosts. This episode is an hour long because both Chandler and Felicia have much to say about overcoming free will belief and wh....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

David Joseph and the other cohosts talk about what the future would be like in a world where people understand that nobody has a free will and nobody deserves more or less than anyone else. People may be treated more equally than in our current world..This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Pride can have more than one meaning. The type of pride that is problematic is the arrogance or entitlement that comes from a person believing they chose to be better than other people. This leads to them thinking they deserve better than other people....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

For the determinist or incompatibilist, there is no longer a debate about sexuality or gender identity being a choice. We know that free will is an illusion and with this knowledge people will no longer blame those who don't fit into their traditions of what a man or woman is....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Jamie Soden, David Joseph and Wsdtime talk about how we can help reduce abortion and eliminate the blaming that happens far too often whenever this subject comes up..This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs and George Ortega talk about the emotional needs that cause people to believe in free will and how knowing the truth about their causal will can actually make them feel better and does not deprive their life of meaning as some of them fear....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and wsdtime talk about how we can move people away from blame and revenge. If our efforts are focused on identifying the cause of problems we can prevent them without the need to hate and punish people because of a feeling that they "deserve" it..This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, and David Joseph explain why free will is impossible in a variety of ways. Causality, acausality, the unconscious, and the fact that we did not create ourselves all reveal that our wills are not of our own making....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, and David Joseph discuss each of the ten points from Trick's blog post about the reasons people are unable to give up their belief in free will. http://breakingthefreewillillusion.com/10-reasons-free-will-belief/ You can visit the blog and read about ea....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, JPEG Thumb, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, Jamie Soden, David Joseph, and George Ortega talk about some of the beliefs of Buddhism and the conflict between karma, the non-self, and the conflict of believing in free will. John Searle, the 13th ranked post-1900 philosopher, says that our world overcoming the free will illusion ....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, Jamie Soden, David Joseph, and George Ortega talk about what consciousness is and why it is not the same thing as having a free will or making choices. We may also need to expand our idea of who or what is conscious....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3

Chandler Klebs, Jamie Soden, David Joseph, and George Ortega talk about the different compatibilist definitions and why they do not defend the free will people believe in, but rather they define free will in ways that allow them to say that your butt farted of its own free will and blame a plant for....This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Essentia High GZ, Essentia Low GZ, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP3