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I am Stupid
Embrace humility by seeing the paradoxes inherent to human nature. Overcome nihilism and doomerism with an understanding of philosophical idealism. This framing requires fewer assumptions than standard physicalism/materialism, and provides more intuitive insight into some of life's greatest mysteries. Why is humility so important? Why is utopianism so dubious? Let's explore the limits of consciousness and learn to take back sovereignty of our story and our soul. Read my Essays on Substack…
Episodes
- I am Stupid
65. Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church - Vladimir Lossky
The Theology of Orthodox Christianity is much more mystical than you might expect. I have found that my entire metaphysical worldview fits within it quite…
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64. Orthodoxy, Evidence - Carlos Davila
Another Orthodox Brother, Carlos Davila has a story which parallels my own in many way's. Struggles with intellectual hubris, and everything changing in a…
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63. Orthodoxy - James Gay
Inspired by the work of various philosophers who have become orthodox (ex: Nathan Jacobs), among other things, I have recently taken on the project of working…
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62. Paradox as Ground - the Shadows in the Archetypes
My second publication with the Essentia foundation.Linking my work to that of Carl Jung, and even making some of the concepts he developed more intuitive…
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61. The Creative Act pt1 - Josie
Discussing the first few chapters of "The Creative Act" by Rick Rubin. The book is on the philosophy of being an artist, but is written in a way to make it…
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60. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl is the psychotherapist who developed Logotherapy after surviving Auschwitz under the Nazi'sI first read this book years ago and so many things…
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59. Human Design, My Chart - Meenu
This is a reading of my Human Design chart by my coach/mentor Meenu Ananthh.Her life coaching website is: https://www.transcendencebymeenu.com/You can view…
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58. The Perennial Philosophy (Aldous Huxley)
One of my favorite books, Huxley is up there with McGilchrist in my very top modern philosophers
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57. Clarity by River
My Life Coaching business has officially been launched, if you or someone you know is struggling personally or in relationships please do reach out; I've built…
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56. It Didn't Start With You (Mark Wolynn)
Brief comments on Kirk assassination,then another book review,many patterns relevant to my parental trauma and other family trauma
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55. Strategic Family Therapy (Cloe Madanes)
Note's on Cloe's bookPlus a little update on my journey to transition my tech consulting business to more of a life coaching business (doing some free sessions…
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54. Narrative Therapy
Book review on "Narrative Therapy" by Freedman and Combs. Fascinating to discover that there is a prevalent segment of therapists who use these concepts which…
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53. A Bitcoin Retirement Plan
Just summing up my best guesses on bitcoin as an investment over the next 5-15 years, and reviewing how to retire with tax free passive income by leveraging…
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52. Near Death Experiences and Implications
Here I wrestle with interpretations of the afterlife and also talk a bit about the personal career/mindset transition I've been going through.I was largely…
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51.X Bitcoin Drivechains pt2 - Open Mic
Continuation of the previous episode in an open mic format. We had 9 more speakers come up, all of whom had interesting input. Probably the best audience…
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50.X Bitcoin Drivechains - Paul Sztorc
Drivechains could potentially be the last modification needed to bitcoin, opening up possibilities for addressing privacy and scalability on sidechainsGuest…
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48.X BTC, Privacy, Hard Forks - MetaPrime #2
@MetaPrime001 joins me for a second discussion. We discuss BTC as the hardest money, why it's not private and what that could mean for a future hard fork…
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47. A Progressive's Case for Bitcoin (Jason Maier)
A much needed pro bitcoin argument from a non-libertarian. Subtitled: a path toward a more just, equitable, and peaceful world. Maier addresses common…
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46. The Machiavellians (James Burnham)
Political science is a real thing afterall! So why don't people talk about it? Highlights from: The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom by James Burnham
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45. The Total State (Auron MacIntyre)
How Liberal Democracies become Tyrannies Great book synthesizing criticism for the US oligarchy, or more appropriately "the Cathedral". Why things suck, what…
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44. The Dawn of Everything - A New History of Humanity
Book about primitive forms of governance, including various implementations of "primitive communism"
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43. Deflationary Economics - pt3
Highlights from Saifedean Ammous' book "The Fiat Standard", discussing more in depth the economic system we have now, its problems, and how we can evolve past…
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42. Deflationary Economics - pt2
Continuing discussion of the bright future in a deflationary economic system. Highlights from Saifedean Ammous' book "The Bitcoin Standard" Saifedean on Lex…
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41. Deflationary Economics - pt1
I've been reading books on economics recently and a lot of things are starting to fit together. I was pretty seriously considering getting into real estate…
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40. Assets, Wealth, Life Long Learning (Rich Dad)
My notes on the book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" And on why I'm getting into investing, including probably real estate investing
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39. Fasting (Mindy Pelz)
What I've learned about intermittent fasting, and some other exercise/diet/supplement tips. I highly recommend Dr. Pelz's book 'Fast Like a Girl' for anyone…
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38. tMwT - pt 3 (McGilchrist)
The last (and arguably best) Part of the book though likely not the end of this series as there are copious appendices
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36. The Matter With Things - pt1 (McGilchrist)
Notes on Dr. Iain McGilchrists book 'The Matter with Things' This is my new bible. I'm sharing these notes in hopes to encourage people to read the book, or…
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35. *Satanism* is All About Love - Rowan
This is a conversation mostly about private family matters so if you're not in the family BUTT OUT!! Like what are you even doing here?? Skip this episode…
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34. Some Intuition for the Creative Process - Essay Reading
Part two to the essay I got published with Essentia. Part one: https://www.essentiafoundation.org/simple-code-in-the-mind-of-god/reading/ The reading for that…
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33. Placebo, Manifestation, Transformation (Dispenza)
Solo episode where I review 3 of Dispenza's books I'll be referencing his work regularly so this is meant to act as reference notes for future discussions
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32. Consciousness, Time, and AI - Gabe Proulx (pt2)
Video Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ntowztjf7EQ Gabe on Twitter/X: @Gabeproulx Gabe and River discuss topics related to idealism, consciousness, and…
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31. Entropy, Idealism and... Mormonism? - Gabriel Proulx
My guest today is a proper idealist! Exploring this metaphysical territory on a journey not so different from my own... except the mormonism part lol Guest…
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30. AI Tyrants and Crypto Rebels - Kevin Hill
Topics: AI heuristic imperatives, crypto governance, psychonaut adventures, aaaaand (drumroll) my super secret project to help people escape the psychological…
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29. The Adaptive Nature of Consciousness (and Reality) - The Lonely Pomegranate
My guest today is a neuroscientist in training with an incredible personal story of healing through unconventional means, we discuss the connection between…
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28. Astrological Metaphysics - Glass Delusions
many do not know that astrology is a neoplatonic model of the universe; and as such, it resonates with my metaphysics project for many reasons, guest…
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27. “Medicine”, corruption, collapse, rebirth - Orpheus
Guest @DiscoOrpheus, an absolute final boss. Consider this the season finale! Original rec: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1kvJpvrLBboKE ; relevant tweet thread…
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24. Optimal Governance pt1 - Ronald, HDP
Further down the rabbit hole of exploring optimal governance possibilities, Original rec: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynJOaMZrVyKR , Guests: @PepeFisher…
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23.X Bridging the gap between science and religion - Sola Requiem
Collaboration with @Sola_Requiem, Original Twitter/X space rec: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ZkKzXYVOPyJv
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22.X Crypto Government - @HDPbilly
Original recording available on Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMJgLkardkxL?s=20 skip to 1min 45sec in @HDPbilly (his Twitter/X handle) joins me to…
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21.X Idealism + Naturalism - MetaPrime
Listen to the original recording on Twitter(X): https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1BRKjZwRMpLKw Skip first minute and a half, spaces are live so it takes a minute…
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20. Bitcoin and the Decentralized Revolution - James + Andrew
James Roquemore and Andrew Rozario join me to discuss Bitcoin, the the decentralized revolution, and related topics Timestamps: Sec 1 - 0:00:00 -…
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19. Idealism and the Concept of the Ruliad - Dr. Samuel Zinner
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…
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18. Christianity - Colin Fagan
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…
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17. Money and Power - Banking, Inflation, Debt, Valuations - Uncle Wayne
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…
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16. Implications of the Ruliad: from Physicalism to Idealism
***** UPDATE ***** This essay was published by the Essentia Foundation! https://www.essentiafoundation.org/simple-code-in-the-mind-of-god/reading/ ***** Essay…
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15. Cracks in the Progressive Narrative - Christopher Scott Huffman #2
Christopher Scott Huffman joins me again. We discuss at a high level concerns with some of the progressive narratives, beginning to recognize some patterns…
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14. The Control Paradox - Donald Hunt (pt2)
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…
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13. Psychopaths, Puppets of Moloch? - Donald Hunt (pt1)
Don joins me to discuss why psychopaths rule the world More information on what Don was referencing (channelling, higher dimensional beings, etc...) can be…
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12. Language Hacking, Beware of Moloch - Lee Miller #2
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…
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11. The Demon Seed
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…
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10. Emergent Idealism
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…
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9. Emergence: Bridging the gap between traditional and modern worldviews - Christopher Scott Huffman
Christopher and I compare and contrast various worldviews including: Catholicism, Fundamentalism, Materialism, and my worldview - let's call it "Emergent…
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8. Jewish Agnostic - Lee Miller
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…
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7. The God of Humility
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…
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6. Beauty in Overcoming (Pt 2)
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…
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5. Beauty in Overcoming (Pt 1)
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…
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4. Hedonic Adaptation
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…
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3. Reality is Symbolic
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…