Metaphysics of Physics

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Metaphysics of Physics is a show advocating rational thought and philosophy, particularly within the philosophy of science. We discuss various issues relating to rational thought, philosophy of science, issues with modern physics and so forth. Topics discussed include: The philosophical issues wit…

Dwayne Davies

  • May 20, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 32m AVG DURATION
  • 28 EPISODES


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Vodcast Episode Two: Quantum Absurdities, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 14:19


Today in the second episode of our vodcast, we are looking at some of the central absurdities of quantum mechanics. This is part one of a two part series.

Vodcast Episode One: The Cause of Modern Physics is Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 20:26


Today in the first episode of our vodcast, we are going over quotes that help to show that the cause of the irrationality in modern physics is philosophy.

Episode Twenty Five – Fragment and Pandemonium Interview with Warren Fahy (No Spoilers)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 60:43


Today on the podcast, we interview Warren Fahy on two first two books of the Fragment trilogy. We also chat about biology. This is the non-spoiler version.

Episode Twenty Five – Fragment and Pandemonium Interview with Warren Fahy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 66:34


Today on the podcast, we interview Warren Fahy on two first two books of the Fragment trilogy. We also chat about biology. If you want the spoiler free version, click here.

Episode Twenty Four – Creating Christ Archaeology with Warren Fahy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 29:15


Today we interview Warren Fahy, the co-author of the book Creating Christ. We discuss the archaeology of Creating Christ.

Episode Twenty Three – An Interview with Bill Gaede

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 77:10


Today we have an interview with the physicist Bill Gaede. We have not presented the transcript of this in web page form. Instead, you can listen to the audio or download the PDF transcript.

Episode Twenty Two – Biases, AI and Current Affairs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 19:36


Today we are talking about inherent biases, AI, time travel and faster than light travel. And then we will go over a shocking legal decision.

Episode Twenty One: Homeopathy, Lies About Magic Potions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 38:08


Today we are talking about homeopathy. Why it is nonsense, how it is typically sold in a dishonest fashion and what should be done about it.

Episode Twenty – Reviewing “A Rational Cosmology”, Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 26:18


Today are are continuing our discussion of "A Rational Cosmology". We discuss space and matter and whether any of them ... matter!

Episode Nineteen – Math-Magicians and Mad Titans

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 24:02


Today we are going over some of the Bill Gaede video "What is Physics. math-magicians and the genocidal plans of Thanos the Mad Titan. You can find Bill Gaede's video here if you want to watch it in advance or watch along with us.

Episode Eighteen – Introducing the Ideas of Bill Gaede

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 20:37


Today we are going to discuss Bill Gaede, his philosophical and scientific ideas and some of the reasons they are important.

Episode Seventeen – Reviewing “A Rational Cosmology”, Part One

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 25:50


Today we are going to discuss the book "A Rational Cosmology". This is part one of a series.

Episode Sixteen – Optical Illusions, Proof of the Validity of the Senses

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 21:07


Today we are going to discuss the validity of the senses and how optical illusions prove that the senses are valid.

Episode Fifteen – Quora Questions on Mathematics

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 15:22


Today we are going to answer some Quora questions on the topic of mathematics.

Episode Fourteen – Life 3.0: A Slow Death

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 22:48


Today we start our review of the book "Life 3.0" by Max Tegmark. This book claims that greater than human level intelligence is inevitable and then discusses what can be done to keep it safe. Part One introduces the book and discusses the prelude and the first chapter.

Episode Thirteen – Some Inventions and Discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 21:12


Today we look at some of the wonderful inventions and discoveries of Leonardo da Vinci! We cover his work on anatomy, geology, his design of a robotic knight, his design for a practical parachute and more.

Episode Twelve – Quora Questions on Physics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 27:45


Today we answer some Quora questions about physics. We cover string theory, particle-wave duality, thought experiments and more!

Episode Eleven – Achievements of Newton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 38:40


Today we go over the achievements of Isaac Newton, focusing on his many hugely important contributions to science.

Episode Ten – Interview With The Author of “Creating Christ”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 108:56


Today we interview James Valliant, author of the book "Creating Christ: How Roman Emperors Invented Christianity".

Episode Nine – An Interview with the Physicist Juanma

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 48:21


Today we interview the Spanish physicist Juanma on physics, the role of philosophy in physics and what can be done to improve the state of modern physics.

Episode Eight – Quora Questions on Creationism

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 23:38


Today we go over some Quora questions on the universe and Creationism and answer a question from one of our listeners.

Episode Seven – The Philosophy of Bohr

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 42:05


A discussion of the philosophy of Niels Bohr and some of its influences, such as pragmatism. We will explore these by looking at some Bohr quotes.

Episode Six – Questions About Dwayne, Ashna And The Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2018 27:42


Today we discuss some most and least favorite historical figures, discuss the history and future of the show and Ashna discusses her academic background.

Episode Five – Various Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 25:24


A discussion of what is wrong with science today. As well as quantum theory, relativity, string theory and more.

Episode Four – The Possible and AI

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 15:26


Our fourth episode discusses the concept of the "possible" and provides a brief argument for why we do not think artificial intelligence is possible.

Episode Three – The Universe and the Big Bang

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2018 12:00


Our third episode discusses the concept of the universe and some of the philosophical implications of the "Big Bang".

Episode Two – Some Anti-Reason Hawking Quotes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 21:08


A look at some Hawking quotes and why he was not a friend of reason. Many of these quotes are typical of many in the field.

Episode One – Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 21:42


Our first episode serves as an introduction to the show and provides a brief overview of the kinds of issues this show intends to address.

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