Embrace The Void
Embrace The Void
Welcome friends, to a podcast for a darker timeline. Maybe the darkest of all timelines. Definitely not one of the good timelines. Maybe it’s always been a dark timeline, maybe the Hadron collider screwed us over. Science may never know. What we do know is that we live in the void. The void, a place where a chittering mass of void crabs can infest a person suit and win the presidency. The void, a place where we're just clever enough to know that climate change is happening, but not quite clever enough to do anything about it. The void seems terrible and cruel, but it loves you, in its own ironic way.
Episodes
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May 17, 2018 • 1h 7min
EV - 043 Aaron Has Free Will Guys!
Guest Jody debates Aaron on Daniel Dennett's position on Free Will. We try to define what Free Will is and how that relates to a determinist philosophical view. We also examine the relationship of Free Will with consciousness.Opening InvocationThis Is America - Childish GambinoHero of the WeekDuplex
May 10, 2018 • 53min
EV - 042 To Breed or Not To Breed
Antinatalism is essentially a philosophical look at whether people should or should not have children. One doesn't consent to being born. Is a parent morally responsible for any suffering their child causes in their life?Opening InvocationHitchhikers Guide To The GalaxyHero of the WeekMandy Manninghttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/02/teacher-of-the-year-award-trump-mandy-manning
May 4, 2018 • 50min
EV - 041 (Part 2) Siri, What's An Incel?
Part two of our lncel episode. Definitely listen to part one first.
May 3, 2018 • 54min
EV - 041 (Part 1) Siri, What's An Incel?
This is part one of a two part episode where we talk about Incel's, and we're graced with a returning guest Bethany Futrell (host of She Talks Atheism, and cohost of The Inciting Incident Podcast). We discuss the people, the communities, what they represent, and why they exist.Opening InvocationFrom listener and fan @HBOUFO (Twitter)Hero of the WeekThe women that told their stories to get 3 convictions of Bill Cosby
Apr 26, 2018 • 1h 5min
EV - 040 Psychology Research with Ari Stillman
In this episode we are very glad to have the podcast veteran Ari Stillman. They're currently pursuing a masters degree in psychology at The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. We discuss different areas of research, especially in areas of trauma and PTSD. We also cover some in the area of gender and the Non-Binary community.Ari Stillmanhttp://www.thegaytheistmanifesto.com/https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-cis-are-getting-out-of-handhttps://www.spreaker.com/show/the-sjw-circle-jerkhttp://reasonableriskpodcast.com/Opening InvocationWestworldHero of the WeekCharles Benight PhD
Apr 19, 2018 • 52min
EV - 039 The Virtue of NDA's
After we've signed our respective NDA's, we dive into Virtue Theory. Looking at what it means to have a virtue in something, and relate it to the Milgram Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment.Moral SaintsOpening Invocation: Milgram ExperimentHero of the Week: James Comey
Apr 12, 2018 • 1h 3min
EV - 038 Expletive with Ris and Priss
As promised, here's the episode where we talk about pejoratives, and other language that could be unknowingly harmful to specific groups of people. We are joined by the amazing Marissa McCool and Priss to help us understand those perspectives that we cis white men might be missing.Marissa McCoolhttp://rismccool.com/PrissTwitter: @prissunicornReferencesEven Cowgirls Get the BluesOpening InvocationThe Elevator Game (with Lu Lyons)Hero of the WeekAiden McCoolFor Trans Men
Apr 5, 2018 • 51min
EV - 037 Void.I.Am
What is consciousness? The short of it: nobody knows.This episode we dive into a really hotly debated topic, consciousness. What is it? How do we test it? Do animals have it? Do machines have it? Does Aaron's calculator have it? DOES THIS PODCAST HAVE IT? Does it even exist?References:What is it like to be a batSmarty PlantsOpening Invocation:Dealer's Choice (Source: Tax Day)Hero of the WeekLiberty Mutual (not a sponsor)http://thehill.com/homenews/media/381049-liberty-mutual-to-stop-running-ads-on-laura-ingrahams-show
Mar 29, 2018 • 45min
EV - 036 Talking With Eiynah
Today we have a special guest Eiynah from the Polite Conversations podcast. We cover so many topics including: what some of Eiynah's experiences were in the Middle East, current labels used by SJW's, the problems with the skeptic community, tribalism, and much more.Eiynah:Twitter: @NiceMangoshttps://soundcloud.com/politeconversations Hero of the Week:Blair Bravermanhttps://www.blairbraverman.com/What I've Learned From Having A Trans Partner
Mar 22, 2018 • 48min
EV - 035 Stupid Monkey Brains
If an organism is the current set of adaptations through natural selection within its own environment, couldn't the same thing be applied how humans behave? In this episode we cover Evolutionary Psychology. A set of theories that aim to draw causal relationships with psychological behavior that's common with different groups. Opening Invocation:American GodsHero of the Week:Stormy Danielle
