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Watch the video version HERE!:  https://youtu.be/C8aCNTUmLbE A Real Nowhere Man by The Better Neversis based on the original idea of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and The Beatles in their 1965 hit single Nowhere Man and embellished by the pessimist philosophy of David Benatar that takes Lennon's notion of futility a step further. Original music and lyrics John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Original arrangement The Beatles. This version's lyrics by Matti Häyry, inspired by David Benatar's seminal book Better Never to Have Been 2006, and performance by Matti Häyry. A REAL NOWHERE MAN Better never to have been This your parents didn’t see So they sent you down that road of misery Failed to grasp asymmetry Thought too much of quality Couldn’t see that all they had was fantasy Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this sadness at all They were blind as they could be With their dreams of harmony Pollyanna be their guide to destiny Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this badness at all Nonexistence, let me stay Can there be a brighter day? Without you and me and without anyone Sleep is good, calm is better (No life) But the best would be never (All right) To have been brought into this madness at all Better never to have been Quality, asymmetry Better never to have been at all Better never to have been at all Dedicated to Amanda Sukenick on her the-meaning-of-life-according-to-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy better-never-to-have-been anniversary. 

Until recently, David Benatar was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where he also directed the university's Bioethics Centre. He is widely known for his controversial and challenging views on topics like antinatalism—captured in his groundbreaking book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence—which argues that bringing new life into the world inevitably leads to suffering. In addition to his work on antinatalism, Benatar has written extensively on practical ethics, morality, and human suffering, and his most recent contributions to Quillette have focused on the conflict in Israel and rising antisemitism in the Anglosphere. In this conversation, we reflect on the anniversary of 7 October and the ethical questions it raises. The conversation concludes with a discussion of his new book, Very Practical Ethics: Engaging Everyday Moral Questions (2024). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome, to episode #85 of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! A podcast, showcasing the wide range of perspectives & ideas throughout Antinatalism as it exists today, through interviews with Antinatalist & non-Antinatalist thinkers & creators of all kinds - now running 5 years strong! I'm your host, Amanda Sukenick, and today, I'm speaking with Associate Professor of English and Literature, coordinator of Burak Özgüner Animal Rights Study Center, and the co-producer and co-presenter of the Turkish radio show “Right to Life of Species”. the Turkish translator, of both David Benatar's Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions - Cansu Özge Özmen!Watch to the video version here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G33KPjHBYU4https://bianet.org/yazi/hayatin-anlami-281239https://bianet.org/yazi/neden-cocuk-yapmiyorsun-291941https://bianet.org/haber/dogmamis-cocugun-rizasi-280072https://bianet.org/yazi/onu-dunyaya-getirmeye-hakkim-yoktu-antinatalizm-ve-gulen-adam-278256Keşke Hiç Olmasaydık - Var Olmanın Kötülüğü (2018)https://amzn.eu/d/6I54qhNİnsanın Çaresizliği: Hayatın En Ağır Sorunları için Samimi Bir Kılavuz (2022)https://amzn.eu/d/f8CqbAhHarper's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-case-against-children-elizabeth-barber/Buy Antinatalism, Extinction, and the End of Procreative Self-Corruption HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/us/universitypress/subjects/psychology/developmental-psychology/antinatalism-extinction-and-end-procreative-self-corruption?format=PBAlso on Amazon!: https://www.amazon.com/Antinatalism-Extinction-Procreative-Self-Corruption-Neuroethics/dp/1009455303/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Read it for free HERE!: https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/antinatalism-extinction-and-the-end-of-procreative-selfcorruption/A88E18CA50EF6D919CE459C007447DB4#elements DOI: https://doi.org/ Watch our video on the book: HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyqgQfcMeyYVisit the Towarzystwo Naukowe im. Stanisława Andreskiego merch shop! HERE!: https://tnsa.myspreadshop.pl/More about Nimrod's: The EuropeAN Tour 2024 HERE!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_sLihBFSohttps://dontprocreate.org/?fbclid=IwAR1THRzl4jCm9hsuym-iFFjb3jkWrYkTgtHLhpJxoHULfRjo0P_vM3QdDSchttps://www.youtube.com/@Europe-AN-Tour-2024

On this episode! The Fellas discuss Schoolboy Q's newest album Blue Lips after a 5 year hiatus. It begs the question, is 5 years too late to release an album? Is Hulk Hogan the most over rated wrestler of all time? If the Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs, get ready for playoff hockey and an NFL Draft in downtown Detroit! Be sure to follow us on Instagram @2HipHopSenseis.a.casual and be sure to subscribe to our new YouTube page! We Love any and all feedback! If you REALLY loyal, be sure to tell a friend to tell a friend to listen to the Podcast.

Dr. David Benatar is a very special guest of mine indeed. A philosophical heavyweight renowned for his work worldwide, Dr. Benatar coined the term 'anti-natalism' and wrote the infamous anti-natalist book 'Better Never to Have Been', which puts forward the argument that it is bad that sentient life comes into existence and that we ought not procreate. Dr. Benatar's work has shaped my life immensely. In this episode, I put to Dr. Benatar (a vegan anti-natalist himself) the idea put forward by NATALIST vegans (i.e. vegans who believe procreation is NOT immoral) that anti-natalism could actually HARM animals in the long run. We discuss whether anti-natalist vegans should have a duty to clear the most land space to prevent creation of new life; whether veganism's environmental "benefits" are indeed a benefit; the contentious killing predators debate; and whether humans need to be around to help mitigate the horrendous issue of wild animal suffering. Plus, Dr. Benatar gives his opinion on what vegans with carnivorous animals such as snakes in their care ought to do with the animal.

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The Middle Daughter (Dzanc Books, 2023) by Chika Unigwe opens with a happy, well-to-do family living in a guarded community in Nigeria. The loving father owns a business, the formidable mother is a doctor, one daughter is at university in America and the other daughters are in private school. The story is told from the perspective of the youngest daughter, Ugo, and middle daughter, Nani, whose life in thrown off balance by the death of her father. A single bad choice leads to her giving up a college education in America to become a browbeaten mother of three married to an abusive husband who keeps her locked in a tiny apartment, chops off her hair and buys her ugly polyester dresses. Like Persephone in the underworld, she's unable to see or contact her powerful mother. When she has an opportunity to escape, she needs strength and courage that she isn't sure she possesses. Chika Unigwe was born and raised in Enugu, a hilly city in the southeast of Nigeria. Also known as the coal city because it was a significant coal mining city in the 1900s, Enugu literally means "top of the hill." In elementary school, Chika was enamored with the magazine Highlights for Children that a friend brought to school. Her parents, who encouraged reading, took out a subscription for her and her sister, and Unigwe spent years sending in stories and poems to the magazine, with no success. At the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she earned her BA in English, she met the man who would become her husband. Right after her final exams, they moved to Belgium, and her family relocated to the United States in 2013. Unigwe has won several awards for her writing and was most recently knighted into the Order of the Crown by the Belgian government for her contributions to culture (in literature). Her previous works include On Black Sisters Street (which won the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature), Night Dancer, and a collection of short stories, Better Never than Late. Her works have appeared in The New York Times, Guernica, Aeon, The Kenyon Review, Wasafiri, Georgia Review and others. She teaches at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, and lives in Atlanta with her family and two spoilt dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Middle Daughter (Dzanc Books, 2023) by Chika Unigwe opens with a happy, well-to-do family living in a guarded community in Nigeria. The loving father owns a business, the formidable mother is a doctor, one daughter is at university in America and the other daughters are in private school. The story is told from the perspective of the youngest daughter, Ugo, and middle daughter, Nani, whose life in thrown off balance by the death of her father. A single bad choice leads to her giving up a college education in America to become a browbeaten mother of three married to an abusive husband who keeps her locked in a tiny apartment, chops off her hair and buys her ugly polyester dresses. Like Persephone in the underworld, she's unable to see or contact her powerful mother. When she has an opportunity to escape, she needs strength and courage that she isn't sure she possesses. Chika Unigwe was born and raised in Enugu, a hilly city in the southeast of Nigeria. Also known as the coal city because it was a significant coal mining city in the 1900s, Enugu literally means "top of the hill." In elementary school, Chika was enamored with the magazine Highlights for Children that a friend brought to school. Her parents, who encouraged reading, took out a subscription for her and her sister, and Unigwe spent years sending in stories and poems to the magazine, with no success. At the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where she earned her BA in English, she met the man who would become her husband. Right after her final exams, they moved to Belgium, and her family relocated to the United States in 2013. Unigwe has won several awards for her writing and was most recently knighted into the Order of the Crown by the Belgian government for her contributions to culture (in literature). Her previous works include On Black Sisters Street (which won the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature), Night Dancer, and a collection of short stories, Better Never than Late. Her works have appeared in The New York Times, Guernica, Aeon, The Kenyon Review, Wasafiri, Georgia Review and others. She teaches at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, and lives in Atlanta with her family and two spoilt dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Kickstarter stretch goals are notorious for getting project creators into trouble. Sometimes, they over promise content. Other times, they create financial strain. Often, it's all of the above. In this episode, we talk about Top Tracks, a stretch goal project we just completed that's so overdue... nobody even remembered it. CW: This episode contains a discussion of sexual harassment. EPISODE LINKS/CREDITS: Top Tracks! https://turtlebun.itch.io/damntheman (under Download Demo) Our games: turtlebun.com Patreon: patreon.com/turtlebun Join the Turtlebun Discord! https://discord.gg/XD4WVDjvbz Get in touch! Designdocpod (at) gmail (dot) com Design Doc intro/outro theme by Pat King Instagram: instagram.com/turtleandbun Turtlebun Twitter: twitter.com/turtleandbun Design Doc on Twitter: twitter.com/designdocpod

Matt Greer, Heather Holloway, Jamie McDonald and Ken Boswell gather to discuss our wacky 4-3 loss to Raith Rovers.

In today's episode, we talk about the different ways you do to improve your negotiation skills. Various topics like human psychology, tactical empathy, calibrated questions, leverage and much more will be discussed. You may get a copy of Never Split the Difference from National Bookstore here: https://invl.io/clkeh97

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In today's episode we react to Georgia's appearance at this week's SEC Media Days. We open with a discussion of the team's new mantra for the 2023 season "better never rests" and take a look at what the Dawgs actually can get better at in 2023. We then reveal the rest of our biggest takeaways from the day including the structure of the offense under Mike Bobo, the importance of cohesion within the program, and Georgia's newfound national respect in the aftermath of back-to-back national titles. Make sure to visit Alumni Hall to pick-up the latest Georgia summer gear! Polos, t-shirts, hats, they've got it all because Alumni Hall is where the Bulldogs shop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SEC Media Days are upon us and there is a real buzz around the UGA program right now, most recognize that this program isn't slowing down anytime soon, despite what some (recently terminated) journalists have insinuated about our player's recent run-ins with the law. Sedrick Van Pran Granger, Brock Bowers, and Kamari Lassiter were chosen to represent the Red & Black this week in Nashville, and per usual Kirby Smart shows why he continues to be the [perfect] leader for this team. Next stop, Fall camp! Go Dawgs.

The question of evil, suffering and brokenness in our world can be a hard one to grapple with. Sometimes, when we're in a place of darkness, the question can arise, "Would it be better if I had never been born?" Today, Fr. Mike tackles these incredibly tough questions and offers some insights into why God created you, and why it is good that you exist.

Chika Unigwe was born in Enugu, Nigeria. She was educated at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the Catholic University of Leuven prior to earning PhD from Leiden University in the Netherlands. She now lives in the United States and teaches at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia. Her work has been widely translated and has won multiple awards. Unigwe's previous publications include the poetry collections Tear Drops and Born in Nigeria, novels The Phoenix, On Black Sisters' Street, Night Dancer, and The Black Messiah, and the short story collection Better Never than Late, along with numerous other short stories, essays, and works of journalism. She has been widely anthologized and has published works in the New York Times, Guernica, Kenyon Review, the UK Guardian, Wasafiri, and Transition. She teaches at Georgia College, in Milledgeville, Georgia. Chika Unigwe's highly anticipated new novel, The Middle Daughter, will be released by Dzanc Books in April 2023.https://www.dzancbooks.org/all-titles/p/the-middle-daughter

Bronwyn Williams Lawrence Anton | The Small Print In this episode, Bronwyn speaks to activist Lawrence Anton about antinatalism, the ethical view that creating life is morally bad. They discuss some misconception people have about the movement, Lawrence's own reasons for becoming an antinatalist, the relationship between antinatalism and climate alarmism, veganism, and the problem of wild animal suffering. Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, trend analyst and host of The Small Print. Her day job as a partner at Flux Trends involves helping business leaders to use foresight to design the future they want to live and work in. You may have seen her talking about Transhumanism or Tikok on Carte Blanche, or heard her talking about trends on 702 or CNBC Africa where she is a regular expert commentator. When she's not talking to brands and businesses about the future, you will probably find her curled up somewhere with a (preferably paperback) book. She tweets at @bronwynwilliams. Twitter Flux Trends Website Lawrence Anton is an antinatalist content creator and activist. He seeks to encourage others to question whether bringing new life into the world is a good thing, and those that have already reached this conclusion to work in making the world a better place with that in mind. YouTube Twitter Subscribe to our Substack.   Follow us on Social Media: YouTube LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram   Subscribe to the Discourse ZA Podcast: iTunes Stitcher Spotify RSS feed  

Kenn Scott is more than Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is a martial artist, director, actor, writer and drummer for The Flying Beets. I had the pleasure of interviewing him this week with a special guest appearance from Richard Phillip from Henry the Archer. Enjoy Intro/Greeting Dead Vinyl - Black Smoke https://music.apple.com/us/album/day-shift-ep/1675880999 Henry the Archer - New Mexico https://www.henrythearcher.com/ The Holophonics - Turtle in Time https://theholophonics.bandcamp.com/track/turtles-in-time Interview with Kenn Scott and Richard Phillip Cut Throat Finches - She's your man http://www.cutthroatfinches.com/ The Troumatics - Boulevard - https://www.thetroumatics.com/ Nathan Waller - Wouldn't You Know https://open.spotify.com/track/29axrDTzKha7e7ovZo62ir   short film Better Never than Late part 1https://youtu.be/qkDpq2T9vsQ short film Better Never than Late part 2https://youtu.be/T4uGxUU4TxU The Flying Beets https://www.instagram.com/theflyingbeets/ 

India is run in a top-down way with a Northern bias -- and this is a problem. Nilakantan RS joins Amit Varma in episode 320 of The Seen and the Unseen to discuss how and why our Southern states perform so much better -- and are punished for it. Also discussed: virtue ethics, the charms of Madras and the dangers of storytelling. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out:1. Nilakantan RS on Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. 2. South vs North: India's Great Divide -- Nilakantan RS. 3. Chandrahas Choudhury's Country of Literature — Episode 288 of The Seen and the Unseen. 4. Lessons in Investing (and Life) — Episode 208 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Deepak Shenoy). 5. Crossing Over With Deepak Shenoy -- Episode 271 of The Seen and the Unseen. 6. Amitava Kumar Finds the Breath of Life — Episode 265 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. Aadha Gaon — Rahi Masoom Raza.. 8. From Cairo to Delhi With Max Rodenbeck — Episode 281 of The Seen and the Unseen. 9. Phineas Gage. 10. The Great Man Theory of History. 11. Pandemonium in India's Banks — Episode 212 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Tamal Bandyopadhyay). 12. Rukmini Sees India's Multitudes — Episode 261 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rukmini S). 13. On Bullshit — Harry Frankfurt. 14. The Facts Do Not Matter — Amit Varma. 15. Facts Don't Matter. Stories do -- Amit Varma. 16. It is immoral to have children. Here's why -- Amit Varma. 17. Better Never to Have Been -- David Benator. 18. Wanting — Luke Burgis. 19. René Girard on Amazon and Wikipedia. 20. The Life and Times of Shanta Gokhale — Episode 311 of The Seen and the Unseen. 21. The Gentle Wisdom of Pratap Bhanu Mehta — Episode 300 of The Seen and the Unseen. 22. Beyond Words: Philosophy, Fiction, and the Unsayable -- Timothy Cleveland. 23. Consider the Hamiltonian. 24. The Life and Times of Jerry Pinto — Episode 314 of The Seen and the Unseen. 25. Murder in Mahim — Jerry Pinto. 26. Mallikarjun Mansur and Bhimsen Joshi on Spotify. 26. Paul Krugman on the internet in 1998. 27. The naked man with an egg -- Amit Varma's prompt and ChatGPT's reply. 28. The Liberal Nationalism of Nitin Pai -- Episode 318 of The Seen and the Unseen. 29. The Rooted Cosmopolitanism of Sugata Srinivasaraju — Episode 277 of The Seen and the Unseen. 30. Adam Gopnik, Michel Martin, Paul Harding and Timothy Gowers. 31. Tinkers -- Paul Harding. 32. Eraserhead -- David Lynch. 33. There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling: It's Called Languishing -- Adam Grant. 34. The variants on Chess.com. 35. A Summons to Memphis -- Peter Taylor. 36. Virtue Ethics on Wikipedia, Britannica and Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 37. VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India — Narayani Basu. 38. India's Greatest Civil Servant — Episode 167 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Narayani Basu). 39. A Venture Capitalist Looks at the World — Episode 213 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sajith Pai). 40. The Indus Valley Playbook — Sajith Pai. 41. Fixing Indian Education — Episode 185 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 42. Understanding Indian Healthcare — Episode 225 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Karthik Muralidharan). 43. Karthik Muralidharan Examines the Indian State — Episode 290 of The Seen and the Unseen. 44.  Our Unlucky Children (2008) — Amit Varma. 45.  Fund Schooling, Not Schools (2007) — Amit Varma. 46. Elite Imitation in Public Policy — Episode 180 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan and Alex Tabarrok). 47. Centrally Sponsored Government Schemes — Episode 17 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Pranay Kotasthane). 48. Population Is Not a Problem, but Our Greatest Strength — Amit Varma. 49. Arrow's Impossibility Theorem. 50. Athenian Democracy and Socrates. 51. Plato (or Why Philosophy Matters) -- Episode 109 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rebecca Goldstein). 52. Our Parliament and Our Democracy — Episode 253 of The Seen and the Unseen (w MR Madhavan). 53. The Anti-Defection Law — Episode 13 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra).. 54. Urban Governance in India — Episode 31 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan). 55. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Mahadev Govind Ranade and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar. 56. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen on the creator ecosystem with Roshan Abbas, Varun Duggirala, Neelesh Misra, Snehal Pradhan, Chuck Gopal, Nishant Jain, Deepak Shenoy, Abhijit Bhaduri and Gaurav Chintamani. 57. The Walk -- Robert Walser. 58. So Long, See You Tomorrow -- William Maxwell. 59. All Aunt Hagar's Children -- Edward P Jones. 60. The Known World -- Edward P Jones. 61. Slow Man -- JM Coetzee. 62. The Changeling -- Kenzaburo Oe. 63. Earthlings -- Sayaka Murata. 64. Birth of a Theorem -- Cedric Villani. 65. Gilead -- Marilynne Robinson. 66. If I Survive You -- Jonathan Escoffery. 67. Donnie Darko -- Richard Kelly. Check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It's free! Episode art: ‘Conflict' by Simahina.

Chika Unigwe is a celebrated and highly acclaimed Nigerian-born Igbo author, whose honors include winning the Nigeria Literature Prize, the Sylt Fellowship for African Writers, and many other distinctions. Chika is Creative Director of the Awele Creative Trust, and she was a judge for the Man Booker International Prize in 2016. In 2016-2017, she was Bonderman Professor of Creative Writing at Brown University, Providence RI, USA, and then went on to lecture in creative writing at Emory University, GA. In 2020-2021, she will be joining Georgia College and State University's MFA in Creative Writing as a core faculty member.Chika was born and raised in Enugu, Nigeria. She graduated from the University of Nigeria, KU Leuven (Belgium) and has a PhD from Leiden University, Holland. Author of The Middle Daughter, Unigwe's previous work includes novels On Black Sisters Street and Night Dancer as well as the short story collection Better Never than Late. She was also a contributor to Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know; Lagos Noir; New Daughters of Africa; and Regiones Imaginaires. The Middle DaughterDzanc Books, 2023A World Without Books was created to help writers connect with readers during the pandemic. This Micro-Podcast provides authors a platform to share stories about writing, discuss current projects, and consider life without books. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you podcast.Past Forward is a curiosity company dedicated to educational accessibility. Our public podcast service, paired with millions of discounted books curated into topic-themed collections, provides guidance and tools to support lifelong learning.

According to the Center for American Progress at least one and four American children and adolescence will experience some sort of adversity during the course of their lifetime Which undoubtedly increases with age. It more than doubles in infants younger than one this stands at approximately 5% and for children older than two it comes in at roughly 11%. Jack Sernett is a keynote speaker, personal trainer, and mental health coach based out of Kansas City, Missouri. Jack has been able to overcome and grow from many different obstacles throughout his life. He truly believes these obstacles have been put in his life so he can learn how to “grow” instead of “go” through adversity. And now, it is his life's work to teach as many people as possible how to achieve post-traumatic growth and self-love. Growing up in Kansas City, Jack thrived both academically and athletically. He was a straight-A student and 1st Team All-State athlete in high school. After high school, Jack went on to attend San Diego State University in the honors program. During his college years, Jack spent time as a competitive CrossFit athlete and later began his speaking and coaching career. However, in late 2017 all of that was put on hold, and he would spend the better part of the next 3 years in the hospital battling a chronic illness. Eventually, Jack returned to Kansas City and began working full-time again as a keynote speaker, personal trainer, and mental health coach. He joined me this week to tell me more. For more information: https://www.jacksernettinspires.com/ Facebook: @JackSernett Instagram: @jack.sernett.inspires

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------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of anti-natalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. His new book is The Fall of the University of Cape Town: Africa's Leading University in Decline. In this episode, we focus on The Fall of the University of Cape Town. Dr. Benatar gives us a brief overview of how the decline at UCT started, how it was dealt with, and the demands made by the students. We talk about terms like “transformation” and “decolonization” of the curricula. We discuss the role of university, and academic freedom. We talk about racial issues in South Africa, affirmative action, cancel culture, and identity politics. Finally, we ask if there are any good solutions to what is happening at UCT. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, JERRY MULLER, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, SUSAN PINKER, PABLO SANTURBANO, SIMON COLUMBUS, PHIL KAVANAGH, JORGE ESPINHA, CORY CLARK, MARK BLYTH, ROBERTO INGUANZO, MIKKEL STORMYR, ERIC NEURMANN, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, BERNARD HUGUENEY, ALEXANDER DANNBAUER, FERGAL CUSSEN, YEVHEN BODRENKO, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, DON ROSS, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, OZLEM BULUT, NATHAN NGUYEN, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, J.W., JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, IDAN SOLON, ROMAIN ROCH, DMITRY GRIGORYEV, TOM ROTH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, ADANER USMANI, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, AL ORTIZ, NELLEKE BAK, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, NICK GOLDEN, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, EDWARD HALL, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS P. FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, DENISE COOK, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, TRADERINNYC, AND TODD SHACKELFORD! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, IAN GILLIGAN, LUIS CAYETANO, TOM VANEGDOM, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, VEGA GIDEY, THOMAS TRUMBLE, AND NUNO ELDER! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MICHAL RUSIECKI, ROSEY, JAMES PRATT, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, AND BOGDAN KANIVETS!

Welcome to the sixty-first episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Amanda ‘Oldphan' Sukenick speaks with media producer, scholar & reluctant writer, co-creator of the Discourse ZA podcast, & co-founder of The Credence Institute & author of the recent academic paper, Better Never to Have Been in the Wild: A Case for Weak Wildlife Antinatalism, Ludwig Raal! https://mobile.twitter.com/ludwig_raalhttps://www.credenceinstitute.org/staff-and-boardhttp://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/124595Thank you for listening to The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! This has been Amanda Oldphan Sukenick! You can find me on Youtube channel, Anti-Natal Wolf! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZrRegIYlkF-x5Fc9RzgeNwKeep up with my daily Antinatalist News updates at Anti-natal news on Twitter! https://twitter.com/AntinatalNewsPlease follow the podcast on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringANInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploring_antinatalism_podcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAListen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Exploring%20Antinatalism%20PodcastBuzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.com Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalismSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-727548853Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/The-Exploring-Antinatalism-Podcast/dp/B08JJSQ6WX/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Exploring+Antinatalism+Podcast&qid=1626809690&sr=8-1And email me at exploringantinatalism@gmail.comWebsite designed by Visions Noirs! Follow him at: https://www.bilenoire.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/visionsnoires/ Logo art by LifeSucks! Follow him on:YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCli91fEAsC8hZ7rexRzq9HQMerch: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeSucksPublishingMusic by EyeDoubtIt! Subscribe to him on Youtube HERE:https://www.youtube.com/user/EyeDoubtAnd check out our collaborative project along with our friend, EFIL WV:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcaz_CCNWEwFq8qxrM_vxYgThe Right to no Longer Exist, which includes the podcast, The Right to no Longer Exist: A Right to Die Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRightToNoLongerExist

With hosts Jeremy Wiseman and Jerry Correia. This week, Jeremy and Jerry discuss the exacerbation of inflation through money printing in this stagflation economy, reigning in this out of control economy with the use of gold and a look into Russia's currency problems and how they solved them Remember if you can't hold it, you don't own it All this and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it really better to exist than not exist? With rampant climate destruction, income inequality, and suffering in the world, some have begun to question whether it is ethical to create new life, knowing it will suffer. In episode 46 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore the intellectual tradition of anti-natalism. Why did Schopenhauer think that life was ultimately dominated by suffering, and why did Nietzsche think he was so wrong? How has anti-natalism emerged out of the trend of pessimism, and how can we be optimistic about generating new life in what can at times be such a hard world?Works DiscussedSoul (2020)Capernaum (2018)David Benatar, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into ExistenceArthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and RepresentationElizabeth Harman, “Critical Study of David Benatar. Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006)Thaddeus Metz, “Are Lives Worth Creating?”Friedrich Nietzsche, The Birth of TragedyThéophile de Giraud, The Art of Guillotining the Procreators: Anti-Natalist ManifestoPlato, The LawsWebsite | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcast

Lawyer Lies on Application for Malpractice Insurance - Policy Rescinded Travelers issued a Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Policy to Grimmer, Davis, Revelli & Ballif (“Grimmer Davis”). Grimmer Davis is a law firm with its principal place of business in Lehi, Utah. Matthew Grimmer was the sole shareholder of Grimmer Davis and had general managing and governing responsibilities at the firm. Grimmer is a licensed attorney with knowledge of the rules of professional conduct. Jacob Davis was an employee of Grimmer Davis. Davis is also an attorney with knowledge of the rules of professional conduct. Defendant Grimmer and Associates, P.C. (“G&A”) is a law firm with its principal place of business in Lehi, Utah. G&A is located in the same office as Grimmer Davis. Grimmer is the sole shareholder of G&A, and Davis was also employed at G&A. Grimmer made false statements in the application and in Travelers Casualty And Surety Company Of America v. Grimmer Davis Revelli & Ballif, P.C., et al., No. 2:19-cv-597-DAK-JCB, United States District Court, D. Utah (November 10, 2021) Travelers sought to rescind the policy. BACKGROUND Georgia Noel Inman and her twin brother Walker Patterson Inman III (“Patterson”) were clients or former clients of G&A and its attorneys. Patterson was also a client or former client of Grimmer Davis and its attorneys. Georgia and Patterson's father died when they were twelve years old. Their stepmother served as their deceased father's personal representative and successor trustee. However, there were allegations that she was pilfering or hiding assets from the estate. In 2013, Grimmer and G&A began representing Georgia and Patterson in the probate dispute with their stepmother in an action in Wyoming. On June 27, 2018, Georgia filed a motion to disqualify the firm Grimmer Davis and the individual attorneys Grimmer and Davis from representing Patterson in the consolidated trust cases pending in Wyoming, citing various conflicts of interest and breaches of professional duties against Grimmer, Davis, G&A and Grimmer Davis (“Grimmer Parties”). In this disqualification motion, Georgia asserted that the Grimmer Parties advocated for positions that favored Patterson and were adverse to her interests. The motion states that “Georgia potentially has claims against parties and lawyers in this litigation” and “Georgia now has viable claims, which she will be bringing to undo both the Greenfield Plantation sale and the assignment of claims”-two transactions involving Georgia, Patterson, and Grimmer. ZALMA OPINION A lawyer should know that insurance is a contract of utmost good faith where neither party may do anything to deprive the other of the benefits of the contract. In this case, a lawyer not only failed to act in good faith when applying for malpractice insurance, he acted badly by misrepresenting to the insurer that he knew of no potential action against him or his firms when, in fact, he had been so advised by Georgia and her counsel and by orders of two different courts. Rescission was the only appropriate action available to the Travelers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/barry-zalma/support

The team gets together to chat about Halo Infinite, No Man's Sky, and retired men playing naked volleyball? What? You'd better watch to find out. Subscribe and rate us via iTunes Subscribe on: Amazon Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher Radio, iHeartRadio DISCORD LINK Watch us on TWITCH! Hosts: Dali, Taylor, Zach, JJ, Sam With Special Guest: No one NEWS: Amico gets delayed ID@Xbox happening Tuesday No Many's Sky 5th Anniversary Diablo Immortal delayed Steamdeck hands-on across the industry WHAT WE'RE PLAYING: Halo Infinite Retired Men's Nude Beach Volleyball League Wreckfest Avengers SEGA Picross Genshin Impact Pokemon Unite Star Fox 64 Dodgeball Academia SNACKQUESTING: Frank's RedHot Goldfish Links: None Music Intro: Professor Kliq – Bust This Bust That Outro: N.I.M. – Choice Comments? Questions? Email us at: podcast @ sidequesting.com RSS feed: http://sidequesting.podbean.com/feed Image courtesy: Xbox This podcast and more can be found on: https://www.SideQuesting.com  

Today's episode is all about existence and pain (suffering). Philosophers like David Benatar have argued that coming into existence is always going to be a harm. Life is filled with pleasures, but the pains are always going to be much worse. If this is the case, are we always doing something morally wrong when we bring new people into the world? Can we logically say that we are harming people by creating them or harming future possible people that could be created? David and I try to tackle these problems while still holding on to our sanity.

In this episode, Coach P speaks with Jon McGovern, the head wrestling coach for the University of Dubuque in Iowa. Coach McGovern is a multi-time national champion, NCAA D3 Coach of the Year, and a highly respected figure in wrestling. He is a man of faith, passion, and an example of always getting better at your craft.  During this conversation, Coach McGovern shares his wrestling background, the mindset it takes to become great, and the price you have to pay to win in sports and life. Coach McGovern shares wisdom throughout, so be sure to take notes and apply them to your life. Grab your pen, notepad, and let's go!  *** If you enjoy Coach P's Perspective Podcast, please consider doing a few things:   Subscribe and then give it a 5-star rating on Apple Podcast. Write an awesome review of what you love about the show. Please share the episode on your social media pages.    Thank You and much love!   *** You can purchase Coach P's best-selling book, “Game Changing Moves” HERE.   *** Be sure to connect with Coach P on his Website and Social Media for more inspirational messages:    Website:  https://coachchadparks.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachchadparks/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachchadparks/   Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/coachchadparks   *** Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please e-mail Coach Chad Parks at coachchadparks@gmail.com     *** Intro music by Gerald Gray, aka Twish Foaves. You can follow Twish Foaves at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twishfoaves/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristStillLives Music: https://www.reverbnation.com/twishfoaves https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ihETkx53RJujUl0nXg3gh?si=fgst7mo0TVyHZdETIoTk4g *** Check out Boston Scally at: https://www.bostonscally.com/ (Use the code COACHP to receive 15% off of your order) *** Check out Terra Grappl'r at: Click here to get your Terra Grappl'r shoes (Use the code COACHCP10 to receive $10 off of your order)  *** Check out the Lane Frost Brand at: https://lanefrost.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lanefrostbrand/  https://www.facebook.com/lanefrost89/ *** Want to be a high-performance athlete/human being? Start with your nutrition! See my favorite nutrition products below: https://zurvita.com/coachparks https://wellbuiltsupplements.com/discount/wellbuiltcp (use the code “wellbuiltcp” for a 15% discount) https://badathletics.com/ (use the code “badchad” for a 10% discount) https://shop.teamxnd.com/coachchadparks/Home

“Unless you're passionate about what you really do, day in and day out, you're not going to last, you're not going to excel….” Sebastian Shahvandi, Chief Revenue Officer for Hypori (formerly known as Intelligent Waves) is incredibly passionate about the impact sales can have on a business and why it drives him to excel. His company, Hypori is an innovative SaaS enterprise software company that provides virtual mobility technology to federal agencies and corporate enterprises. They are a trusted virtual mobility solution ensures zero data at rest and 100% Separation to mitigate data leaks. In today's episode, Sebastian discusses his start in sales working for his father's business where his social anxiety evolved into a love for customer relations and solving problems. Tune in to this week's episode to learn about Sebastian's passion and drive that has propelled him to succeed as a sales lead dog. Quotes “One of the things I always say to my team is always better never best meaning today is always going to be better than tomorrow but it's never going to be my best work because tomorrow is going to be even better.” (20:37-20:45) “Unless you're passionate about what you really do, day in and day out, you're not going to last, you're not going to excel. My number one focus when I when I get up every morning, is am I passionate about what I'm doing today, is it exciting?” (14:52-15:06) “My biggest mistake sometimes was I was afraid to say I don't know the answer. And I think it's important, even when, especially when you have a team. If you don't know an answer to something as a leader, it doesn't discredit you and only discredits you if you lie.” (22:21-22:34) Links Sebastian Shahvandi: LinkedIn Hypori: LinkedIn Intelligent Waves: LinkedIn Hypori: Website Intelligent Waves: Website Empellor CRM: Website Empellor CRM: Website

In a rare turn of events, it just so happened that one or perhaps both of your charming co-hosts spewed a bit of nonsense about Derek Parfit in a previous episode, and we had to bring in a heavy hitter to sort us out. Today we're joined by friend of the podcast Mr. Dan Hageman, immuno-oncologist by day and meta-ethicist by night, who gently takes us to task for misunderstanding Parfit and the role of ethical theorizing, and for ignoring the suffering of pigeons. The critiques land, and convince Vaden that we should dedicate our resources towards providing safe and affordable contraception for Apex predators. We cover all sorts of ground in this episode, including: - Mistakes we made in our thought experiments episode - What is the role of meta-ethics? - Is it possible to over-theorize? - Wild animal suffering - Don't fish eat other fish?! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xHMyvtUbhM&ab_channel=moviequotescentral) - Feline family planning - Antinatalism - Moral Cluelessness - Population ethics and the repugnant conclusion (Ha!) - Similarities and differences between theoretical physics and theoretical philosophy References: - Organization for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (https://www.preventsuffering.org/#:~:text=The%20Organisation%20for%20the%20Prevention,suffering%20of%20all%20sentient%20beings.) (OPIS) - Lukas Gloor's post (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/HyeTgKBv7DjZYjcQT/the-problem-with-person-affecting-views) on population ethics - Wild Animal Initiative (https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/) - Pigeon Contraception (https://www.wildanimalinitiative.org/blog/pigeon-contraception) (yes, really) - Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness (talk+transcript (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/LdZcit8zX89rofZf3/evidence-cluelessness-and-the-long-term-hilary-greaves), paper (https://philpapers.org/rec/GREC-38)) - Better Never to Have Been (https://smile.amazon.com/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265?sa-no-redirect=1) by David Benatar. Dan Hageman is a biomed engineer who works in immuno-oncology, but in his not-so-free time strives to sell himself as an amateur philosopher and aspiring 'Effective Altruist'. He spends much of this time trying to keep up with impactful charities focused on the reduction and/or prevention of extreme suffering, and in 2020 helped co-found a hopefully burgeoning side project called ‘Match for More (https://www.matchformore.org/)'. He would like to note that the IPAs are to blame for any and all errors/misapprehensions made during his lively discussion with epic friends and podcast hosts, Ben and Vaden. How many insect lives are morally equivalent to one human life? Send us your best guess at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. We'll reveal the correct answer in episode 1000. Special Guest: Dan Hageman.

Mark Hawkins, the longtime CFO of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), helped steward a sixfold growth of the tech giant by keeping close to customers and even closer to his values. Hailed as an archetype of the modern CFO, Mark unpacks ‘stakeholder capitalism’ and how it’s changing how companies interrelate with customers, employees, investors, and the community. Keeping true to his motto, he is embarking on his next chapter to help grow ESG adoption, help others, and always looking to learn something new. Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house  

We start this week's adventure with a tribute to women's safety as we come to the end of National Women's History Month in the US. We move on, not to home building, but cybersecurity, with a backdoor disguised as a Typo fix. In the days of the George Floyd murder trial in the US, we find one legal reviewer in the UK that is of the opinion that people should get anywhere from 2 months to 5 years for not providing their phone password to the police. We get to the bottom of STIR/SHAKEN and finally, we see the results of a privacy and security survey of over fifteen thousand people around the world. We think the results will surprise you! And with that, the moment, you own it, you better never let it go. Find the full transcript for this podcast at discuss.daml.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rps5/message

I got to chat with Coach Doug Lawrie about his path to becoming one of the premier coaches in the country, his views on junior golf in Canada and some other fun topics that came up. Enjoy

621 - You Can Always Improve with Better Never Stops' Adrian Peck

In this episode Juan and Cheyenne explore their teenager's tardiness and share stories of growing up during a time when punctuality was not optional. ⏰ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dominguez/message

A meditation on the nature of good, the problem of evil, and whether nonexistence can ever rationally be desired.

Ep193 - 11 October 2020 - "Better Never Than Late" by Darran Griffiths

On Episode #29, Wrek is running late due to some ¡MAYDAY! business but he still manages to log on and check out the head...lines. We get naked for tacos and head over to #GetOnTheFloorida. Spence continues the Epistemology series with the Socratic Method. Wrek breaks down the "Mortuary Mary" Music Video and takes a line from the #GTFOHWorld. Make sure you use a glory hole when listening to #TheGtfohPodcast. Visit TheGtfohPodcast.com for full episode list and support Wrek on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Wrekonize #GTFOH --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thegtfohpodcast/message

Colin McEnroe Show alum Chion Wolf has a new show: Audacious. Hear this guest episode from her series! Last year, a 28-year-old guy in Mumbai tried to sue his parents -- who are both lawyers -- for having brought him into the world. He claims his parents didn’t get his consent to live. In addition to being a very bold person, he is an anti-natalist. That is, he believes that it is morally wrong to bring sentient life into this world -- no matter how charmed or how troubled that life is -- and that humanity should stop reproducing, full stop. Anti-natalism is not a novel concept. You can trace it as far back as some interpretations of the teachings of Buddah, and in ancient religious sects. Nowadays, the subreddit dedicated to anti-natalism has 70,000 members, and there are 15,000 people following the Facebook group the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement. You'll hear from one of its leaders in this show. The screenwriter for the HBO series True Detective says that that the antinatalist beliefs of one of the main characters was inspired by the book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence by the philosopher David Benatar. You'll meet him too and learn a lot more about the belief that this world would have been better had none us been here in the first place. GUESTS: David Benatar - A professor and the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions Les Knight - A volunteer with the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, and email. Catie Talarski contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last year, a 28 year-old guy in Mumbai tried to sue his parents - who are both lawyers - for having brought him into the world. He claims his parents didn’t get his consent to live. In addition to being a very bold person, he is an anti-natalist. That is, he believes that it is morally wrong to bring sentient life into this world - no matter how charmed or how troubled that life is - and that humanity should stop reproducing, full stop. Anti-natalism is not a novel concept. You can trace it as far back as some interpretations of the teachings of Buddah, and in ancient religious sects. Nowadays, the subreddit dedicated to Anti-natalism has 70,000 members, and there are 15,000 people following the Facebook group, the “Voluntary Human Extinction Movement”. You’ll hear from one of its leaders in this show. The screenwriter for the Netflix series, True Detective, says that that the antinatalist beliefs of one of the main characters was inspired by the book, “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence” by the philosopher, David Benatar. You'll meet him too, and learn a lot more about the belief that this world would have been better had none us been here in the first place. Illustration: Chion Wolf Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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CHIKA UNIGWE, PhD Chika Unigwe, PhD, is the author of four novels, including the acclaimed On Black Sisters' Street (Jonathan Cape, 2009), and winner of the $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature (2012). In 2014 she was included in the Hay Festival Africa39 list of most promising African writers under the age of 40. In 2016, Unigwe was appointed as the Bonderman Professor for Creative Writing at Brown University in Rhode Island, and was a judge of the Man Booker International Prize in 2017.   BETTER NEVER THAN LATE BOOK A timely collection of interconnected stories about the experiences of Nigerian migrants making their way in Europe, centred around Prosperous and her husband Agu, and the various visitors who gather at their apartment in Belgium. These ten tales explore their struggles and triumphs, from unhappy marriages (of convenience or otherwise), and the pain of homesickness and loneliness, to dealing with religious fervour and exorcism. Award-winning author Chika Unigwe provides a very human slant on the issues of migration so prevalent in contemporary discourse, writing with humour and acute observation.

Is dividing people up by their generation (Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial, etc.) unhelpful and even harmful? Is it a form of ageism, along the same lines as racism or sexism? What is the coming crisis of our time, and have we already arrived? And is it ethically justified to have children in this world in flux? Ben is in Kingston for a fascinating conversation about all this and more with philosopher Christine Overall of Queen's University. About the Guest Christine Overall's teaching, supervision, research, and publications are in the areas of feminist philosophy, applied ethics (including bioethics), philosophy of religion, and philosophy of education. She is the editor of four books and the author of six. Her book, Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry (University of California Press, 2003), won both the Canadian Philosophical Association’s Book Prize and the Royal Society of Canada’s Abbyann Lynch Medal in Bioethics. Her book, Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate,  was published by MIT Press in 2012.  She also recently edited Dying in Public: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer, by Sue Hendler (Michael Grass House, 2012). Dr. Overall was a weekly columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard from 1993 to 2006, and also wrote a column for University Affairs/Affaires universitaires from 2008 to 2011. Mentioned in this Episode A quick guide from CareerPlanner.com about generations, by Michael T. Robinson The Pax Americana (Latin for 'American Peace', modeled after the Pax Romana during the Roman Empire), a term for the relative global peace and prosperity in the years following the Second World War The Greatest Generation, a 1998 book by US journalist Tom Brokaw about those who grew up during the Great Depression and went on to fight in the Second World War "Will turning your phone to greyscale really do wonders for your attention?", a 2017 article in The Guardian Samuel Beckett, 20th century Irish writer and author of the famous play, Waiting for Godot Sophocles, ancient Greek playwright and author of the Oedipus Rex The Ethics of Belief, a book by 19th century philosopher and mathematician William Clifford Cui bono, a Latin phrase meaning, 'who benefits?' "The Story of the WWI Christmas Truce", an article in the Smithsonian Magazine The Prisoner's Dilemma "The Case for Not Being Born", an article about philosopher David Benetar in The New Yorker, 2017 Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence by David Benatar, 2006 Philosopher's Index, an online philosophy database 'Turtles all the way down', an expression of the philosophical problem of infinite regress "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it", a quote often ascribed to Aristotle The Quote of the Week "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." - William Clifford (1845-79), mathematician

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Exploring Antinatalism Podcast! Today, Mark J. Maharaj and I will be speaking with legendary Antinatalist philosopher, author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence, The Human Predicament, Debating Procreation, as well as a whole host of other works - David Benatar!"The views or opinions expressed by the guest speakers are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of members of the Exploring Antinatalism Team." Buy David Benatar works on Amazon, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/David-Benatar/e/B001IU0QGYTHE EXPLORING ANTINATALISM PODCAST!:YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA8FKcLhdLOHkZtrsGJGUoAFB: https://www.facebook.com/ExploringAntinatalismTwitter: https://twitter.com/ExploringAN Insta: https://instagram.com/exploringan Email: exploringantinatalism@gmail.com Email me at: antinatalnews@gmail.comITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-antinatalism/id1497076755Buzzsprout: http://exploringantinatalism.buzzsprout.comStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-antinatalismWebsite: https://exploringantinatalism.com

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of anti-natalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. He's also the author of books like The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (2017). In this episode, we focus on The Second Sexism. We first go through some concepts, definition and clarifications. Dr. Benatar distinguishes between the first and the second sexism, and also between disadvantages and wrongful discrimination. We then address several domains where there is wrongful discrimination against men, like violence and sexual assault, family laws, education, military service, imprisonment and crime sentences, and circumcision. We also discuss social stereotypes about men and women, and where behavioral differences come from, and if they are ethically relevant. We also talk about how misleading the term “gender violence” is, and in any ways some arguments put forth by feminists against the second sexism are wrong. We specifically address the arguments Dr. Benatar names as the inversion argument, the costs-of-dominance argument, and the distraction argument. Finally, we ask if feminism can discriminate against men, or at least exacerbate some of the already existent discrimination, and also what we could do to tackle the second sexism, at a political, social, and cultural level. -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, PER HELGE LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORDE, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, ADAM BJERRE, AIRES ALMEIDA, BERNARDO SEIXAS, HERBERT GINTIS, RUTGER VOS, RICARDO VLADIMIRO, BO WINEGARD, VEGA GIDEY, CRAIG HEALY, OLAF ALEX, PHILIP KURIAN, JONATHAN VISSER, DAVID DIAS, ANJAN KATTA, JAKOB KLINKBY, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, JOHN CONNORS, PAULINA BARREN, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, DAN DEMETRIOU, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ARTHUR KOH, AND ZOOP! A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, ROSEY, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, ILEWELLYN OSBORNE, IAN GILLIGAN, AND SERGIU CONDREANU! AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MICHAL RUSIECKI!

At its simplest, what Colin Wilson calls Faculty X is "simply that latent power in human beings possess to reach beyond the present." Yet its existence is evinced in all those phenomena that modernity files under "supernatural" or "occult." As difficult to explain as it is impossible to omit from any honest survey of human existence, the occult haunts the modern, not just as a vestige of the past but also, perhaps, as a promise from a time to come. For Wilson, magic isn't the living fossil the arch-rationalists would like it to be, but a "science of the future." Faculty X is an evolutionary power, innately positive, inseparable from the will to live and the unshakeable conviction that, somehow, this world has some real, ineffable meaning. In this episode, JF and Phil discuss Wilson's concept of Faculty X as elaborated in his monumental 1971 work, The Occult. REFERENCES Colin Wilson, [The Occult: A History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheOccult:AHistory)_ [Rick and Morty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RickandMorty), American sitcom Colin, Wilson, [Dreaming to Some Purpose](https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Some-Purpose-Colin-Wilson/dp/0099471477/ref=tmmpapswatch0?encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Colin Wilson, [The Outsider](https://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Colin-Wilson/dp/0874772060/ref=sr11?keywords=the+outsider+wilson&qid=1578474099&s=books&sr=1-1) Gary Lachman, [Beyond the Robot](https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Robot-Life-Colin-Wilson/dp/0399173080/ref=sr11?keywords=Beyond+the+Robot&qid=1578474127&s=books&sr=1-1) Camus, [The Myth of Sisyphus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheMythofSisyphus)_ David Benatar, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence Making Sense, episode 107 (https://samharris.org/podcasts/107-life-actually-worth-living/): Is Life Actually Worth Living? Peter Wessel Zapffe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wessel_Zapffe), Norwegian philosopher Thomas Ligotti, [The Conspiracy Against the Human Race](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheConspiracyAgainsttheHumanRace)_ Francisco Goya, [The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheSleepofReasonProducesMonsters)_ Emil Cioran (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Cioran), Franco-Romanian essayist Arthur Schopenhauer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer), German philosopher At the Fights: American Writers on Boxing (https://www.loa.org/books/342-at-the-fights-american-writers-on-boxing-hardcover), Library of America collection Joe Frazier (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Frazier), American pugilist Henri Bergson, [Matter and Memory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MatterandMemory) Edouard Schuré, [The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religions](Edouard Schuré, _The Great Initiates: A Study of the Secret History of Religion (https://www.amazon.com/Great-Initiates-Secret-History-Religions/dp/0893452289) Weird Studies, episode 8 (https://www.weirdstudies.com/8): On Graham Harman's "The Third Table" Thomas Merton (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Merton), American monk Gary Snyder (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Snyder), American poet

This episode may be a bit late this week, but remember, you will be disappointed when you listen!  HALLOWEEN!!!!  They guys talk about the scariest Haunted House that requires a 40 page waiver and the WORST HALLOWEEN CANDY!!   https://thisisfunner.com/ #WSBBAT #WeShouldBeBetterAtThis #ThisIsFunner #FunnerFamily

Episode 8 Wow talk about taking things out of context Cubs fan banned for making “white power” hand gesture Ayesha Curry not getting enough attention New idea/show I just recorded Just watched Dumb and Dumber that movie is a perfect example Of a movie not needing squeal

In this episode of Digital Discourse ZA, Professor David Benatar and Andrew Fisher discuss the topic of assisted-dying. Is it morally permissible? What is its current legal status in South Africa — and what should it be? --- Professor David Benatar is a philosopher, an author, and the head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence”. Books: https://amzn.to/2GOORPo --- Andrew Fisher is an admitted attorney practicing commercial law in Cape Town. He has a law degree and a Masters in philosophy, both from the University of Cape Town, and is interested in questions with legal and practical ethical dimensions. --- Subscribe to the Digital Discourse ZA YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/2u46Mdy Email us at digitaldiscourseza@gmail.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitaldiscourseza/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/discourseza Stalk us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitaldiscourseza/

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. David Benatar is professor of philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. He's also the author of books like The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life's Biggest Questions (2017). In this episode, we focus on anti-natalism, and its several ramifications. We tackle the asymmetry argument from different angles. We talk about how we are predisposed to evaluate life, and if we can do it objectively. We establish a distinction between a life worth continuing and a life worth starting. And we also go through some specific topics like life for nonhuman animals, abortion, suicide, euthanasia, and environmentalism. Time Links: 01:01 The anti-natalist position 01:54 The asymmetry argument, or comparing nonexistence to existence in terms of pain and pleasure 05:55 The biases we have to evaluate life 14:22 The is-ought problem 17:32 How to properly determine if life is worth living 22:33 Life worth continuing vs life worth starting 27:40 Does progress make a difference? 36:37 About growth through adversity 39:02 What about nonhuman animals? 41:58 Abortion 43:52 Suicide 50:31 Euthanasia 53:50 The various ways to measure pain and pleasure in life 55:51 Anti-natalism and environmentalism 58:54 More people = more innovation? 1:01:13 Follow Dr. Benatar's work! -- Follow Dr. Benatar's work: Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/yd8nrobn Better Never to Have Been: https://tinyurl.com/hwceorl The Human Predicament: https://tinyurl.com/y8kmdck2 Other books: https://tinyurl.com/yb6k7r4m Twitter handle: @d_benatar -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, HANS FREDRIK SUNDE, BRIAN RIVERA, ADRIANO ANDRADE, YEVHEN BODRENKO, SERGIU CODREANU, ADAM BJERRE, JUSTIN

Prof. David Benatar joins us to explore the concept of antinatalism, the philosophical idea that procreation is morally bad because of the inevitable suffering that beings will experience as a result of their being brought into existence. We examine David's assertion that "even the best lives, contrary to popular opinion, ultimately contain more bad than good", why the negative aspects of life tend to go unrecognized, whether the scale of immorality for bringing life into the world is culturally dependant, why the testimonials of people who claim to have lead a happy life ought not be to taken at face value, the anti-natalist position on sex and abortion, and whether or not there's anything we can do as a species to make coming into existence worthwhile. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "The Human Predicament" https://amzn.to/2NyPgpk "Better Never to Have Been" https://amzn.to/2uPcCQ1 "The Second Sexism" https://amzn.to/2NAJLXB *** BECOME A PATRON *** http://patreon.com/myownworstenemy *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: RANT 73 https://flic.kr/p/BBxPX2 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

This week, I had Ryan Burke on the Millennial Momentum podcast.  Ryan is the SVP at Invision. We talked about Ryan's career in SaaS sales, how to find a mentor and his tips for working remote.   Ryan's team has a mantra: “better never stops.” This seems really hits the nail on the head.  You can always push for that 1% better. And the best never stop - they keep pushing forward. When it's early in the morning, when it's Christmas Eve, when it's a Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend.  That's when the best create distance. Listen to my full conversation with Ryan here. Sign up for the weekly Millennial Momentum Newsletter. No BS, All hustle

This week, I had Ryan Burke on the Millennial Momentum podcast.  Ryan is the SVP at Invision. We talked about Ryan’s career in SaaS sales, how to find a mentor and his tips for working remote.   Ryan’s team has a mantra: “better never stops.” This seems really hits the nail on the head.  You can always push for that 1% better. And the best never stop - they keep pushing forward. When it’s early in the morning, when it’s Christmas Eve, when it’s a Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend.  That’s when the best create distance. Listen to my full conversation with Ryan here. Sign up for the weekly Millennial Momentum Newsletter. No BS, All hustle

This week Andrew suffers through Better Late Than Never, a not-quite-reality show about old men being casually racist in a foreign country. Then, we chat about episodes one and two of Slings and Arrows, our latest TV Book Club.  SHOW NOTES Better Late Than Never, which is truly terrible: https://www.hulu.com/better-late-than-never Slings and Arrows episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4OL2DZLL7k Slings and Arrows episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8ctDIGg_9s

Just in time for the crowning of Baby New Year, Connor and Dan have planned a baby-centric episode. Well, it's actually about whether it's morally questionable to have babies in the first place. According to South African philosopher David Benatar, that's a big fat no. Your hosts are a bit more conflicting. Also, Connor has a cold! Don't forget: if you're a fan of the show, check out our Patreon at www.Patreon.com/DrunkenPhilosophy for more sweet content!

Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of “anti-natalism.” They discuss the asymmetry between the good and bad things in life, the ethics of existential risk, the moral landscape, the limits and paradoxes of introspection, the “experience machine” thought experiment, population ethics, and other topics. David Benatar is Professor of Philosophy at University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence and The Human Predicament: A Candid Guide to Life’s Biggest Questions. Episodes that have been re-released as part of the Best of Making Sense series may have been edited for relevance since their original airing.

In this episode, Alex talks to Prof. David Benatar about the ethics of having children, and his view - anti-natalism - according to which it is always morally wrong to reproduce. They discuss the arguments mainly in his book Better Never to Have Been (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265), and some difficult topics, such as mortality, suicide and abortion. If you enjoy this content please follow on social media:https://www.patreon.com/thoughtologyhttp://thoughtology.podbean.com/?source=pbhttps://www.facebook.com/thoughtologytube/

Better Never Than Late… - In the 52nd edition of The Drunk Leading the Blind the Lads make fun of Travis. Travis is so late to the recording session that we had to postpone it for an entire month… Ok, maybe just a few minutes. Ed has a hilarious story about some punk named Garth, and a truck. Parents just understand our music, and don't know what the hell kind of crap we listen to now. The Gents talk about SmashMouth, and how much they all actually love the band. Yeah, that's right we all love SmashMouth… What of it? Back in 1998 the Best Buy "Music Expert" lets Cody down. Not much has changed to this day, get your shit together Best Buy! Grand Dad Travis threatens to turn the podcast around… Good luck with that. On that note please keep listening and as always you can find us on social media… Twitter: @DLBCast, @IAmCodyL, @TSTech1216, & @blindworrell Facebook: facebook.com/the drunkleadingtheblind --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dlbcast/message

Sermon from J.D. Shaw on July 31, 2016

Maja je došla obraniti Linklatera ("Everybody wants some!!/"Te lude 80-te!!)", ali Herzogu nije bilo spasa ("Queen of the Desert"/"Kraljica pustinje).

Limping back into action like a toad under a steel-belted radial it is COMEDY BRONZE! Join us for a series of shrieks and moans that sound almost like a discussion of Blakes 7, the LAST EVER New 52 reviews(!) and something about Pokemon. BRONZETAG GET HASHED   Music Credits RetroFuture Nasty Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/  

...woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born. - Mark 14:21

We all want to respond thoughtfully when someone writes us about a major life event. But what if we don't ever do it? Questions go to getitdone@quickanddirtytips.com or 888-WRK-LESS. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

John Piper | The more you know of Christ and his way, the more severe your judgment will be for not trusting and obeying him.