Post-Orthodoxy

S3:E13 - The Ethical Skeptic & The Awesome Insistence of Cataclysmic Mirage Theory (CMT)

Today on Post-Orthodoxy, a conversation with another hard-working thinker we've been following on Twitter: The Ethical Skeptic, or "Tes". . "Who is The Ethical Skeptic? No one of consequence. I believe that a person should be engaged for the quality of their thinking, and for their positive impact upon the world that they find within their reach; not by their titles, curriculum vitae, publications, and awards. Nonetheless, for those who insist that such things embody a person’s worthiness, I work professionally in engineering and science on a daily basis. I hold graduate and undergraduate degrees in engineering, business, finance, and ethics from the number one and number four ranked universities in the US for their respective disciplines. My ethics thesis earned the only A+++ ever awarded by the Dean of my school." ...(more on https://theethicalskeptic.com/our-story/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftheethicalskeptic.com%2Four-story%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0e6ArahOAXgH3Q0xkLxWwSoc0rD5M1iwBi0fQzlolDac1d_XqsfaYrtdY&h=AT3webRKJoK5EmoNY1Tw8xpAflEXcymJi5x9OQ6fX0hyDCQNG1NOdMAjqCCWNU0Ehv5gr_w6TVOvGmK-CvNoGL_nXVkorJZF0HpDKP2ieIYEE7TZOJhyL74dE5eksCd10AQyAxc&__tn__=-UK-R])... "It is not that smart people believe weird things, but rather what I observe among scientists of the highest caliber acumen: they are wise in their application of intellectual integrity. They describe first, and refuse to explain. Beware of the ‘explainers’. At some point inside a doctrinal array of conclusive arguments, the ethical mind must eventually broach dissent, and question the nature of linear thinking certainty inside asymmetric, partially understood systems. Mindlessly falling prey to a bandwagon effect does not qualify one as rational nor as a critical thinker. You cannot justify the corruption of mind with a series of memorized one-liners. As my favorite professor in Standard Model particle physics used to say, “It is not simply the correctness of your answer I want you to express, rather demonstrate the rigor and quality of your thinking.” The rigor and quality of our thinking has been sacrificed at the alter of authorized explanations masquerading as science.   "Never use skepticism as an excuse to dissuade anyone’s life from expressing its full extraordinary potential, especially your own."   Dark Sevier, Memetic Mediator, and Ainsley Sevier, Psychic Doula, work to reduce harm and build community thru challenging dogmatic thinking. A house divided cannot stand. Viewer discretion advised! We question everything, diagnose cultish behavior, and are building an Outpost in the Borderlands between belief systems, where we can empower each other toward cognitive sovereignty. Your sacred cows may get poked. What's outside your reality bubble?

S3:E12 - Boyce, Russia, & The Collapse of US Hegemony

BRICS, MIKTA, CELAC - ever heard of these acronyms? You have heard of the EU, the UN, and NATO . . . Today on Post-Orthodoxy Boyce Brown (artist-intellectual, incorrigible vagabond, anarchist, raconteur, psychonaut and wilderness enthusiast) walks us through *gasp* other groups of countries on the planet who are coming together, besides the groups that include the US.   (Boyce was again having some wifi issues, but we've heavily edited this week's show for your listening pleasure.)   Dark Sevier, Memetic Mediator, and Ainsley Sevier, Psychic Doula, work to reduce harm and build community thru challenging dogmatic thinking. A house divided cannot stand. Viewer discretion advised! We question everything, diagnose cultish behavior, and are building an Outpost in the Borderlands between belief systems, where we can empower each other toward cognitive sovereignty. Your sacred cows may get poked. What's outside your reality bubble?

S3:E11 - Boyce Brown & Psychedelics (and more!)

A conversation with Boyce Brown: artist-intellectual, incorrigible vagabond, anarchist, raconteur, psychonaut and wilderness enthusiast. He was having connection problems, so we cut this week's episode short, but I've smoothed it out for you, dear listener!  . Dark Sevier, Memetic Mediator, and Ainsley Sevier, Psychic Doula, work to reduce harm and build community thru challenging dogmatic thinking. A house divided cannot stand. Viewer discretion advised! At some point, Post-Orthodoxy WILL turn its gaze on your sacred cow. We question everything, diagnose cultish behavior, and are building an Outpost in the Borderlands between belief systems, where we can empower each other toward cognitive sovereignty. What's outside your reality bubble?

S3:E10 - Binaries Aren’t Real & Other Ethical Dichotomies

TODAY on Post-Orthodoxy: This is a conversation about cognitive sovereignty, and becoming free from emotional manipulation and binary nonsense. Who were the first colonizers? Don't tune in if you're offended by the thought you may have been brainwashed. Dark researched a breakdown of Zelensky - Are you ready to hear it? What can we know about Ukraine/Russia? What can we do with what we know? And introducing future guest, The Ethical Skeptic.

S3:E9 - Ukraine & Emotional Manipulation

TODAY on Post-Orthodoxy: This is a conversation about cognitive sovereignty, and becoming free from emotional manipulation and brainwashing/public relations. Don't tune in if you're offended by the thought you may have been brainwashed. Let's talk about the good/bad of social media, where to get news anymore, and what can we know about Ukraine/Russia? Also: Holy Fallacy of Relative Privation, Batman! - it exists for a reason. We could be using our energies better for the sake of ourselves and our neighbors. . “An Outpost in the Borderlands,” Post-Orthodoxy explores the liminal spaces around changing our minds, and blazes trails into the wilds of what’s possible. Dark and Ainsley Sevier bring their experience as escapees from religious cults to diagnose cultish behaviors in society at large, and to share experiences with other social extremophiles.