Jay Forrest Podcast

Spiritual Humanism

Spiritual Humanism is a philosophy of life that believes in science, reason, and the natural world, but it also believes in experiences of deepening awareness and oneness with the Cosmos. It does not believe in God, the supernatural, or an afterlife, but believes in pursuing wisdom, flourishing, and serenity. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-forrest9/message

What About Stocism?

Stoicism is an ancient Greek philosophical school that taught how to handle the stresses of life and learn how to flourish in the midst of the world. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy was inspired by Stoicism. Epictetus said, "People are troubled not by events, but by the meaning they give to events.” Our judgments are one of the main things that disturb our minds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-forrest9/message

God is Dead - Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed in The Joyful Science, "God is dead! God remains dead! And we have killed Him!" (125). This is a lament, not a shout of joy. What Nietzsche meant when he said God is dead was that "belief in the Christian God has become untenable" (343). We are destroying the foundations of European society, and we are not ready for the next step. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-forrest9/message

What About Daoism?

Daoism can be divided between philosophical Daoism and religious Daoism. I am only interested in philosophical Daoism. Here I argue that there are a number of ideas in philosophical Daoism that can be brought into a Humanist philosophy of life. I am thinking about the Dao, as understood not as something separate from Nature, but a description of the way of Nature. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-forrest9/message

What is a Philosophy of Life?

I have been on a lifelong quest to find or create the best philosophy life. A philosophy of life is a worldview and way of life. It is usually inherited from the culture, language, and social upbringing. You can think of a philosophy of life as the human operating system. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jay-forrest9/message