Submit Topics Here: candorandcounter.com/submit Confront ideologies. Face our biases. Examine evidence. Journey with us. Ask questions and let's find some answers. The place where we have difficult conversations. Two part podcast. Week 1 - Candor: We tell all about a randomly selected topic. Explain and reason out our beliefs and understanding. Week 2 - Counter: After a week of study and pouring over the issues, we confront our ideologies and see if we were capable of shifting foundations.
The question of who you are is probably one that has weighed on everyone's shoulders at least once. The journey to find the answer is also more complicated than just looking inward. Often, a lifetime of experience is still not enough to find it.
What is the tipping point that would cause a revolution? Revolution and all that comes with it can cost so much more than just lives. Our hosts talk about that and more on this episode of Candor and Counter.
What cause would you commit to sending hundreds of your fellow humans to fight for? The guys and a special guest converse about the ethics and morality of warfare and all that entails.
The guys have a frank and open discussion about their own mental health struggles and the importance of shedding the stigma around it.
Dramatization of an interview between an AI and a human.
Do dreams have any meaning behind them? Maybe there's more to them than we know. Tonight is about what dreams mean to us and our experiences with them.https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284378#what-are-dreamshttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.192080https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/learning-while-you-sleep-dream-or-reality
What we don't know about the cosmos can fill volumes. Today is about contemplating whether or not extraterrestrial intelligent life exists.https://www.britannica.com/story/the-fermi-paradox-where-are-all-the-alienshttps://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equationhttps://www.astronomy.com/news/2020/11/the-great-filter-a-possible-solution-to-the-fermi-paradoxhttps://exoplanets.nasa.gov/search-for-life/are-we-alone/
Andrew joins up with C&C to discuss the ethics of cloning humans or human cells. Should humans even contemplate the idea? Should we outlaw it all together?http://www.precaution.org/lib/cloned_animals.nejm.041230.pdfhttps://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/23/6/353.full.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL8lw4i5qkM&t=293shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKHK2EwJIoIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqStQ6csTCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBHKCCw8HxYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btW3NFoy9jQ
Is our education system a relic of a bygone era? Does it need fixing? We customize everything in todays world from our phones to our worldwide industries. Has our children's education gone without meaningful change?https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/the-15-biggest-failures-of-the-american-public-education-systemhttps://www.trade-schools.net/articles/issues-in-educationThe Politically Incorrect Guide to Public Education (Starring Tom Woods & Michael Malice!)https://youtu.be/bMOgVwNk6v4Do Schools Kill Creativity? Sir Ken Robinsonhttps://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtYThe History of Education -Forbeshttps://youtu.be/LqTwDDTjb6gToxic culture of education: Joshua Katz at TEDxUniversityofAkronhttps://youtu.be/BnC6IABJXOII SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM (2021)https://youtu.be/dqTTojTija8The Origins of the American Public Education System: Horace Mann & the Prussian Model of Obediencehttps://youtu.be/HZp7eVJNJuwHow School Makes Kids Less Intelligent | Eddy Zhong | TEDxYouth@BeaconStreethttps://youtu.be/2Yt6raj-S1M
As Artificial Intelligence grows stronger and stronger everyday, we must contemplate it's place in our world. Does the promise of tomorrow hang in the balance? What is a world dominated by A.I. look like? Can we control it?
We are all familiar with the concept of Free Speech but do we understand it's limits? Should there be limits? Are certain ideas so dangerous that we can't let them out? This is the topic for today.
Out of the many ways that humankind could cease to exist, which do we think is the most likely?
Do you you have a right to repair anything you own? Did you know that companies engineer their products to fail? All of this contributes to the problems we consumers face as we dispose of our technology in far away lands.
Do you you have a right to repair anything you own? Did you know that companies engineer their products to fail? All of this contributes to the problems we consumers face as we dispose of our technology in far away lands.
What do you think about the philosophy of Objectivism? Rand described Objectivism as "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
What do you think about the philosophy of Objectivism? Rand described Objectivism as "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".
Can a supernatural power violate the laws of the universe? Is it possible that humans experience something beyond our own world? The guys discuss this and what miracles mean to them.
Do miracles really happen? Is the supernatural possible? Is there a guiding hand beyond that stretches beyond the bounds of space and time?
How old is the earth? What do we believe? Was the earth created by God 6,000 years ago or formed naturally 4.3 billion years ago?
How old is the earth? What do we believe? Was the earth created by God 6,000 years ago or formed naturally 4.3 billion years ago?
How do we know what is right and wrong? Is there a source? How do we know? We try to answer those questions on this episode of Candor & Counter.
How do we know what is right and wrong? Is there a source? How do we know? We try to answer those questions on this episode of Candor & Counter.
The guys at C&C explain how they feel about the place of ideology within historical education after some study and reflection. Join us today and tell us how you feel about it.
Should America alter it's understanding of it's past? Did we get it wrong? Or is there dangers in changing the way history is understood and what are the effects on the division of its people?
Check in with the brothers at Candor & Counter to see if they changed their minds on the death penalty. Is there a better way to deal out justice or is the death penalty the best final punishment?
The guys of C&C try to sort out if the death penalty is morally right, theologically consistent and a form of true justice.
How can we heal from our history of divisive discourse? What is divisive discourse doing to our country? Sean, Chris and David ruminate over the problems and solutions after examining data and opinions on the issue.
Sean, Chris and David discuss the state of discourse in the country right now. Does it need to change? Is it healthy and what can we do?
Listen as Chris and David return from their week of searching. Have they found strong enough evidence to sway their opinions?
How does Modern Feminism square up against the original goals for the Women's Rights Movement? Have they lost their way or are their modern goals right on target? Listen to the fellas at Candor & Counter discuss their perspective.
After some research and reflection, the guys come back for the Counter episode on the afterlife.
What do you think happens after death? Is there an afterlife? Explore this topic with the guys of Candor & Counter as they explain what they believe.
The guys discuss altruism after a week of learning and sharing. Can altruism be bad? Is there a dark side to helping people? Join us in the discussion today.
"Is altruism a good or bad thing?" David, Chris and Sean discuss altruism. What does it mean and does it matter?
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