

324 - Benjamin Boyce - The Inevitable Fall of the Enlightenment
5 snips Jan 18, 2024
Benjamin Boyce discusses the Enlightenment, rationalism, science, identity, value hierarchies, authoritarianism, subsidiarity, love, and sacrifice. They explore personal transformation, quantifying vs. understanding reality, unity and nationalism, the concept of the individual and its relationship to the collective, proper and improper love in Christian theology, the power of sacrifice, starting a Bible study with 12-year-olds, and approaching high-level thinking and survival.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Quantifying vs. Understanding Reality
02:12 • 16min
Unity, Nationalism, and the Consequences
17:50 • 25min
The Concept of the Individual and its Relationship to the Collective
43:19 • 4min
Proper and Improper Love: Finding Balance in Christian Theology
46:53 • 24min
The Power of Sacrifice
01:10:44 • 10min
Snow White: A New Illustrated Book
01:21:08 • 6min
Starting a Bible Study with 12-Year-Olds
01:27:09 • 2min
Approaching High-Level Thinking and Survival
01:29:09 • 2min