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A Prediction about Asymmetries in Math, Physics, and Computer Science Oct 12, 2026 318 What an amazing few months it’s been for math. I just want to make a few predictions before the rest of the world figures this out. There were two problems with classical mathematics. The first was about infinity, which I’ve covered ad nauseam. The second is about information. Specifically, the discarding of relevant information from our mathematical constructions.Even more specifically, the treat

Ep. 117 - Demystifying Physics, Part 2 Sep 10, 2026 6852 Part 2 of my conversation with Shilo and Anastasia of the excellentDemystifySci podcast: ‪@DemystifySci_Podcast‬ Watch Part 1 here: Buy the book: Paradox Lost: The Material Principles of Natural Philosophy:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6TF366C Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 116 - Demystifying Physics, Pt 1 Sep 7, 2026 8306 Part 1 of my conversation with Shilo and Anastasia of the excellentDemystifySci podcast: ‪@DemystifySci_Podcast‬ Buy the book: Paradox Lost: The Material Principles of Natural Philosophy:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H6TF366CPart 2 will be coming in a few days.(PS I found the brilliant and absurd puppet video we discuss in the beginning. Find me a more preposterous combination of high quality and lo

Ep. 115 - Simon Dixon on Bitcoin, Epstein, and Whether BTC was Hijacked Feb 12, 2026 7448 Simon Dixon and I talk about theories surrounding the hijacking of Bitcoin, the connection with Jeffrey Epstein, and some history about Bitcoin's funding and development.Simon's channel: ‪@SimonDixon21‬ Get the Hijacking Bitcoin book: https://www.hijackingbitcoin.com/ Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Pure Reason and the Divinity of Love Jan 4, 2026 335 There’s a purely rational argument for the divinity of love. The core Christian claims can be translated into straightforward analytical philosophy without appealing to mystery, faith, or superstition.I am not saying this argument is true, merely that it’s reasonable, coherent, and understandable in the context of standard philosophy.Here’s the argument:1) Patterns are real and mind-independent (w

Theoretical Pluralism and Chess [Narration] Dec 7, 2025 258 Original article here, from 2023: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Things I Like about Christianity [Narration] Nov 30, 2025 808 Even more recently, I’ve become drawn to Catholic Christianity, but these articles capture my thoughts from a few years ago. Part 1:Part 2: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Understanding Marxism through Metaphysics [Narration] Nov 23, 2025 245 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Markets Fail to Solve the Complexity Problem [Narration] Nov 16, 2025 949 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Is AI an Empirical Breakthrough in Philosophy? [Narration] Nov 9, 2025 495 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 114: Research and Experience with Sleep Apnea | Patri Friedman Nov 2, 2025 3115 Patri Friedman shares his experiences and research about sleep apnea, after struggling with it for decades. Patri’s website: https://patrifriedman.com/ Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Why Language Machines do not have Souls [Narration] Oct 26, 2025 650 Original article here: And yes, this narration was generated by an AI clone of my voice. Incredible. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 113 - Eric Brakey Detained at the Border Oct 19, 2025 2441 Eric Brakey joins me to talk about his recent experience getting detained at the border after returning from a cruise. His papers and electronics were searched, and the border guards told him that his Constitutional rights didn’t apply. A story we should pay attention to. Free State Project: fsp.org Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

"But What's the Mechanism?" Oct 5, 2025 566 The desire to understand mechanism has led scientists, doctors, and researchers into grave error—the “mechanism fallacy”—thinking that correlations are not causally connected if the mechanism is not understood. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Three Confirmed Paradoxes in Mathematics [Narration] Sep 21, 2025 292 Article and mentioned links here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 112 - The Historical Novelty of the Trinity | Dr. Jared Ortiz Sep 14, 2025 3540 We've become desensitized to the novelty of the Trinity. I am joined by Dr. Jared Ortiz to discuss the history and importance of the Council of Nicaea. Guest's website: https://hope.edu/directory/people/ortiz-jared/index.html Guest's book: The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Intelligence and Pattern Recognition [Narration] Aug 31, 2025 239 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Everything in Discrete Space [Narration] Aug 24, 2025 405 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 111 - Is Civilization Older Than We Thought? | Michael Button Aug 17, 2025 4694 There are too many anomalies in archaeology to ignore. Our paradigms will have to be revised.My conversation with Michael Button, a rising star from the next generation of scholars. Check out his YouTube channel here. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Geometry as Logic [Narration] Aug 9, 2025 220 Original article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Mechanics before Ethics [Narration] Aug 3, 2025 416 (From December 2022) Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

How to Deal with Spiritual Hierarchy [Narration] Jul 27, 2025 483 Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 110 - Fixing Calculus with Computers | Ryan X. Charles Jul 20, 2025 5424 Textbook calculus is wrong because it's fundamentally continuous. We can do better, and a discrete calculus might even change how we build computers. Interview with Ryan X Charles. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Information and Spirit [Narration] Jul 13, 2025 298 Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Is Everything Quantifiable? [Narration] Jul 6, 2025 258 Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 109 - Order After Atheism | Aaron Day Jun 28, 2025 5643 I'm joined by Aaron Day of the Daylight Freedom Foundation to talk about... a completely different subject than we originally planned. He shares his story about moving away from atheist materialism, and we also discuss the role (and dangers) of social hierarchies and other topics. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Complexity and Natural Systems [Narration] Jun 19, 2025 257 Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 108 - I'm Trying to Understand the Trinity | TK Coleman Jun 17, 2025 8930 The biggest hangup I have with Catholicism (and all the mainline branches of Christianity) is the Trinity. I can understand a lower-case-t trinitarianism—that the concepts of “Father God”, “Son of God” and “Holy Spirit” are valid and useful—but the official doctrine of the Trinity still confuses me. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 107 - Coming Around to Catholicism | TK Coleman Jun 11, 2025 9749 The best Christian philosophy I’ve heard comes from the ancient traditions—Catholicism and Orthodoxy. I would never have expected it five years ago, but I’m coming around to Catholicism in particular… Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The Problem of Physical Interaction [Narration] Jun 1, 2025 236 Written article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

4 Steps to the Immaterial [Narration] Sep 29, 2024 295 Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Why We Need to Replace Mathematics [Narration] Sep 22, 2024 325 Article here: Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The Objectivity of Structure Outside our Concepts [Narration] May 6, 2023 403 The world outside our mind is actually glued together; relations are mind-independent; and patterns are objectively real. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 106 - Living with the Robots | Dr. RollerGator Apr 2, 2023 6219 Trying to envision life alongside AI. How will our culture change? What will the norms be around beloved robots? Should we let the machines hijack our emotional circuitry? Will AI become the highest-level decision makers within governments? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 105 - The Philosophy of AI (pt 1) | Alexandros Marinos Mar 24, 2023 8156 The world is ablaze with discussion about the risks and benefits of AI like ChatGPT I have not been persuaded by the doomsdayers concerns about rogue AI, but that doesn't mean the technology is actually safe. I investigate some philosophical concepts surrounding AI with Alexandros Marinos. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 104 - "No Longer a Christian" | Isaac Deitz Nov 26, 2021 6703 Wonderful conversation with my old friend Isaac Deitz who shares his personal religious journey. After decades of being a Christian, he no longer identifies with that label. In my opinion, that's only because "Christian" is a terrible term nowadays. By some metrics, Isaac is a raging Christian. By others, he is a heretic. In that respect, I am coming to many of the same ideas about religion and tr

Our Present Dark Age Jul 6, 2021 1216 The best explanation for the current madness of the world is that we're in a dark age and have been for at least a century. The epistemic standards of the 20th century were not high enough to overcome social, psychological, and political entropy. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 103 - "Mad at Mathematicians" | Isaac Morehouse Jan 21, 2021 2926 A couple of months ago, my friend Isaac Morehouse asked me to talk about the philosophy of mathematics and why I consider it so important. Appeals to mathematics are everywhere, from COVID lockdowns to NFL play calling, and if our concepts about math are flawed, we make the world a significantly worse place. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 102 - Scientific Progress and Intellectual Schelling Points | Dr. Geoff Anders Apr 19, 2020 6646 What does scientific progress look like? Is it steady progress, getting ever closer to the truth? Or does it go through waves? What about cases where we seem to have lost knowledge or the foundations of a theory we’ve been building on turned out to be wrong? Can that still be useful? Is that still progress? These are some of the questions I explore with Dr. Geoff Anders. Get full access

Critical Thinking | Zooming In and Zooming Out Mar 31, 2020 538 A critical thinker must have the ability to zoom in and zoom out - to hyper-focus on cause and effect and to see how things interconnect in the big picture. It's a common and critical error to be too-zoomed-in or too-zoomed-out. The over-focused mind is like the mathematician who doesn't realize the assumptions of his model are non-mathematical and likely wrong. The under-focused mind is like the

Ep. 101- Is a Ruling Class Inevitable? | Samo Burja Mar 8, 2020 4799 Libertarians like myself tend to focus on the abuse of power hierarchies. The existence of a "ruling class" makes most of us uneasy. However, might these sociological structures serve a valuable purpose? Are they inevitable parts of human society? Samo Burja joins me to discuss. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Coming Around to Platonism Jan 10, 2020 1614 For years, I've been making anti-Platonist arguments. Now, I think I was wrong. The universe seems to be composed of both concrete and abstract stuff. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 100 - Trying to Solve Philosophy | Patterson in Pursuit Nov 19, 2019 2723 Episode 100 of Patterson in Pursuit! Wow, what a milestone. Thanks to everybody who has listened to and supported the show. I hope it's created value for you. In this episode, I share my personal thoughts about the show, some of my motivations, the conversations that were impactful to my own philosophy, and some funny experiences along the way. And of course, more heretical thoughts about the phil

Ep. 99 - Non-Rationality and Psychedelics | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Sep 8, 2019 3760 Do logic and rationality have limits? Are there ways to "get outside" of rational thinking? Do altered states caused by psychedelics provide true insight about the world, or are they illusory? These are the questions I discuss with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, who shares some of his personal experiments and insights gained psychedelic drugs. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterso

Ep. 98 - "A Consciousness-Only Ontology" | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Sep 1, 2019 5961 Is everything ultimately mental? Do we need a theory of a physical world at all? Dr. Bernardo Kastrup joins me again to talk about idealism. This time, we go into great detail, both put our ideas to the test, and the result was one of my favorite interviews ever. I end up asking Bernardo some of the most difficult questions in philosophy. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stev

Understanding God as Nature or the Universe Aug 22, 2019 1574 Finally, after investigating for more than 20 years, I have a concept of God I can rationally grasp. The idea is one of the oldest in existence, and it turns baroque theological claims into true and important insights. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Solving the Interaction Problem Aug 2, 2019 1551 Dualism is an attractive philosophy with an Achilles' heel. Dualists since Descartes have never given a good answer to the problem of interaction. Finally, I think I've got one. I have a working resolution to the problem of interaction that I call a theory of indirect interaction, which allows effective interaction between objects in different ontological categories. Original article here: http://

There Are No Objective Definitions May 19, 2019 951 Lots of confusion is caused by the nature of language. This is a narration of the article "There Are No Objective Definitions", which you can read here: http://steve-patterson.com/there-are-no-objective-definitions/ Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 97 - Math Heresy: Ultrafinitism | Dr. Doron Zeilberger Apr 21, 2019 3424 Dr. Doron Zeilberger is the Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University. He's also a math heretic who thoroughly rejects the orthodox conceptions of infinity in modern mathematics. So we got along quite well. We had a fantastic conversation covering a wide range of topics, including set theory, calculus and limits, pi, irrational numbers like the square root of two, real analysis,

Ep. 96 - Truth and Postmodernism | Breakdown of Thaddeus Russell Interview Apr 7, 2019 6358 The most requested interview breakdown ever - my conversation with Thaddeus Russell about the postmodern theory of truth. Fun episode! Can we know that experience is happening? If somebody denies that they know, is it possible to convince them? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 95 - The Highest IQ in America | Christopher Langan Mar 24, 2019 4274 Christopher Langan is an independent intellectual known for having the highest IQ in America - somewhere around 200, which is six standard deviations above the norm. His story is fascinating. Chris is not working within the academy. Instead, he's splitting his time between ranching and philosophizing. We spoke about a wide range of topics, including the problems of modern academia, the concept of

Ep. 94 - A Satoshi Nakamoto Story | Phil "Scronty" Wilson Sep 2, 2018 26074 Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? If you've been in the Bitcoin world for a while, you know that's the last question you should try to answer. However, I've recently come across a story that I find quite plausible, written by Phil Wilson (aka Scronty). Phil documents the thinking-process behind the Bitcoin invention, in addition to providing many historical details around the creation of Bitcoin. His story

Ep. 93 - Abortion, Natural Rights, and Evictionism | Dr. Walter Block Jun 28, 2018 3524 My conversation with Dr. Walter Block about abortion and natural rights, which is one of the trickiest issues in any political philosophy, libertarianism included. He's the creator of a theory called "evictionism," which tries to take a middle ground between pro-life and pro-choice positions. In my analysis, it's a reasonable compromise. I cannot think of any principled objections from the pro-cho

Ep. 92 - 6 Years of Mystery Illness: When Western Medicine Fails Jun 17, 2018 7073 Julia and I have been dealing with a mystery illness for more than six years. It's progressively gotten worse, but finally, after seeing more than 50 doctors in multiple states and countries, we're finding answers. Our story is not unique. There are millions of people suffering with unknown illness who get misdiagnosed or dismissed by their doctors. Too often, when a conventional doctor does not u

Ep. 91 - Tom Woods on Catholicism, Papal Authority, and Intellectual Entrepreneurship | Dr. Thomas Woods Jun 10, 2018 4109 Tom Woods joins me for a great discussion about Catholicism, papal authority, and his story of becoming an independent intellectual entrepreneur. Was the Catholic Church really an anti-intellectual, anti-science organization throughout history, or is that simply a myth? Does the truth stand apart from what the Pope declares? Can the Pope be wrong? These questions and lots more. Get full acc

The Abuse of Apriorism in Economics May 31, 2018 1312 The purpose of this article is to point out where my fellow rationalists are being dogmatic, in particular, with regard to Austrian Economics. Philosophers like Hans-Hermann Hoppe tend to drop the "ceteris paribus" condition, turning true-but-neutered claims into false-and-dogmatic ones. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 90 - The Overwhelming Beauty of Free Markets | Jeffrey Tucker May 27, 2018 3130 This week's interview is with Jeff Tucker. We're talking about how capitalism fits into the bigger picture. Libertarians tend to assume that everybody values the creation of wealth, and therefore free markets are important. But why make this assumption? Perhaps free markets create wealth at the cost of personal or spiritual impoverishment. What to think about this objection? We also address the st

Does Free Will Even Make Sense? May 24, 2018 1107 Few things are as intuitively obvious, yet philosophically challenging, as the existence of free will. There’s a fashionable critique of free will that says, “The very concept of free will is incoherent; therefore, it obviously doesn’t exist.” This article does not make the case for or against the existence of free will. Instead, it defends its conceptual coherence. Free will is not a nonsensical

The Crucifixion: A Unification of Love and Hate May 17, 2018 442 This article was inspired by a life-size replica of the crucifixion within a church in Bergen, Norway. The church service was pointless, but the replica sparked some valuable thoughts about love and hate. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

How the Rubik's Cube Solves Any Paradox May 13, 2018 795 This narrated article is about using the Rubik's Cube as an analogy for philosophic paradoxes and problem-solving. There are no unsolvable scrambles... Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 89 - Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of Its Parts? | Dr. Andrew Brenner May 6, 2018 3243 Is a “whole” really something greater than the sum of its parts? Or, is a “whole” identical to the sum of its parts? Dr. Andrew Brenner joins me for a fun conversation about mereology - the study of parts and wholes. While it might seem like an esoteric topic, it’s actually central to metaphysics, and the conclusions have implications on things as varied as the philosophy of mind, personal ident

Defending Zeno's Paradox May 3, 2018 869 Zeno's paradoxes are some of the most famous. Most modern philosophers simply dismiss them as "resolved" because of calculus. However, that's a logical mistake. Calculus actually does not resolve Zeno's paradoxes. What resolves them is a base-unit of physical reality. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 88 - Watch Out for Bitcoin Cash | Ryan X. Charles Apr 29, 2018 5509 I am joined again by Ryan Charles to discuss the current state of the Bitcoin Cash network. After the failure of the Segwit2x proposal to scale Bitcoin, a significant percentage of early adopters have moved onto the Bitcoin Cash network, and progress is happening fast. In fact, as of this interview, I've decided to only support Bitcoin Cash addresses for my work, and I've decided to write my next

How Progressives Can Fix the Economy Apr 26, 2018 412 This is a narrated article from the 2016 campaign season. I was inspired by the rhetoric of Bernie Sanders to create some satire... Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 87 - Race and Colorblindness: Part II | T.K. Coleman Apr 22, 2018 7274 Imagine it's the late evening in Atlanta, and a small white woman is walking to her car in a parking lot. A black man she didn't see before walks up behind her. She gets nervous and feels like she might be in danger. She holds onto her purse a little more tightly. Is this a clear case of racism? Is it simply rational behavior? If it's racism, is it a moral problem? TK Coleman joins me to discuss t

Gay Marriage and the Absurdity of Courts Apr 19, 2018 818 This is a narration of an article I wrote when the US Supreme Court made their famous ruling on gay marriage. When you step back and view the big picture, the whole situation is bizarre. Humans, themselves, are bizarre, as are their political structures. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 86 - Race and Colorblindness: Part I | TK Coleman Apr 16, 2018 6355 TK Coleman joins me for another excellent conversation about race. This week, we focus on the concept of "colorblindness." Is it possible to be colorblind, or is that naive? Can we recognize differences among groups, while still judging every individual according to their own character? Is white supremacism a fundamental feature of white people's minds - so much, that they cannot spot it within th

The Profundity of Poker Apr 8, 2018 839 Poker can teach us something profound about philosophy. Specifically, it can teach us about the relationship between theory and data, knowledge and experience, and the ancient debate between rationalists and empiricists. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 85 - College Isn't for Education | Dr. Bryan Caplan Apr 2, 2018 3511 This week I’m joined by Dr. Bryan Caplan to discuss his new book, “The Case Against Education.” We cover the signaling model of education, whether college is always a good idea, and we got into an interesting conversation about doing interdisciplinary work - something very relevant to my own project. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 84 - When Logic Met Math | Dr. Graham Priest Mar 25, 2018 1690 This is Part 2 of my conversation with Dr. Graham Priest. We talk about the history of logic and the great revisions that took place around the turn of the 20th century. When logic met math, both disciplines changed, for better or worse. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 83 - Logic, Contradictions, and the Liar Paradox | Dr. Graham Priest Mar 18, 2018 4978 My conversation with Dr. Graham Priest, who is best known for his defense of dialetheism - the idea that some contradictions are true. We talk about logic, metaphysics, the relationship between the two, and focus on the liar's paradox in particular. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 82 - Do Entities Exist? | Breakdown of Chalmers Interview Mar 11, 2018 1814 This is my breakdown of David Chalmers' interview on the Closer to Truth Series - about metaphysics and ontology. Are there entities in the world, or is there just stuff? Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0QPWQR5f9Q Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 81 - The Ethics of Eating Meat | Dr. Mike Huemer Mar 4, 2018 4050 If animals can suffer, does that make it immoral to eat meat? I'm joined again by Dr. Mike Huemer to help me answer this question. He has recently released a series of four dialogues on the topic, which address many of the issues we talk about in this episode. Also covered: free will, empathy, and whether the nutritional value of meat changes our ethical judgments. Get full access to Steve Patter

Ep. 80 - A Debate about Truth and Postmodernism | Thaddeus Russell Feb 25, 2018 4207 Does objective truth exist? Thaddeus Russell joins me for part two of our discussion about postmodernism. In this episode, we focus on the philosophy of truth. Can we know anything about the world? Can we know anything about our minds? Are the laws of logic objective or just a convention of language? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 79 - Postmodernism, Marxism, Love, and Religion | Thaddeus Russell Feb 18, 2018 3819 I am joined by Dr. Thaddeus Russell to talk about postmodernism. With the popularity of people like Jordan Peterson, who vocally criticize postmodernism, Thaddeus thinks most of the criticism is misplaced. We also have a great conversation about love, religion, and people's motivation for their actions. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 78 - The Case for Idealism | Dr. Bernardo Kastrup Feb 11, 2018 3561 Season 2 is here! The show starts up again with a fantastic interview with Dr. Bernardo Kastrup about idealism. I've spent a lot of time arguing against physicalism and for a kind of "reluctant dualist" worldview, but I've not explained my position on idealism. So, I brought Dr. Kastrup on the show to give his case that only mental stuff exists. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at s

Time for Writing and Health Oct 8, 2017 283 I need to take a break from Patterson in Pursuit to focus on health and writing. I can't wait to return. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

The Puzzle of Awareness Oct 5, 2017 340 Consciousness is a hard phenomenon to explain in any worldview. We seem to be able to intentionally change the content of our experience. How is that possible? Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

Ep. 77 - Why I Support Catalonia's Secession Oct 1, 2017 1497 Who determines whether an individual or group has the right to govern themselves? At what point does secession become legitimate? How many people need to get together in order to secede? I try to tackle some of these questions while giving my perspective on the imminent Catalonia independence referendum. I am unabashedly in favor of secession - all the way down to the individual. Get full access

Don't Fight for Objective Definitions Sep 28, 2017 513 Language is ambiguous. If you want to communicate effectively, you must understand that different people have different meanings for the same words. Far too many rationalists waste their time arguing for objective definitions, instead of stating their intended meaning for words. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe

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