Podcasts about blind idiot god

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Eugenics Performed By A Blind, Idiot God, published by omnizoid on September 18, 2023 on LessWrong. (Azathoth, Lovecraft's famous blind, amoral, idiot God.) Crosspost of this. I'm hugely in favor of gene editing and other actions that would improve the welfare of future people. If we could perform genetic engineering that made future people smarter, happier, and less likely to get diseases, I'd be in favor of it. This assumption is controversial. Many people think there's something immoral about changing the genes of humans, even in ways that are expected to improve their quality of life. They think that such an idea sounds too much like the clearly objectionable coercive eugenics of the Nazis, for instance. But you know what would be almost as bad as eugenics performed by Nazis - eugenics performed by a totally random, amoral selector. This eugenicist wouldn't have cruel ideas about Aryan superiority, for instance - instead, they have a bizarre fetishism of reproduction. This selector performs eugenics so that only those who reproduce a lot - and also help out their kin - are likely to pass on their genes. Such a selector is wholly unconcerned with human welfare. It makes it so that humans can't empathize with those far away, because warring with native tribes is effective. It makes it so that men are naturally more aggressive than women, committing 96% of homicides, all because in the evolutionary past it was beneficial - it enabled more efficient fighting, for instance. In fact, this selector has selected for individuals who are likely to engage in "rape . . . infanticide, abuse of low-status individuals, and murdering all those people over there and taking their stuff." It selects for individuals who reproduce frequently, rather than those who are good, moral, or even happy. In fact, in some other species, things are even worse. Some species give birth to hundreds of millions of eggs, many of whom contain sentient beings almost all of whom die a horrible painful death at a young age. This selector makes it so that male ducks have corkscrew penises so that they can rape female ducks more efficiently. This predictor has been operating for billions of years. Their amorality results in them designing both all sorts of horrifying, rapidly multiplying bacteria and viruses that kills lots of people and animals alike and various defense mechanisms. But after millions of years, it offers for you to take over their job. Rather than selecting for prolificness alone, you can affect which beings exist in the future with moral goals in mind! You can make it so that future beings are likely to be happy, kind, and just. Isn't this an improvement? But this is the world that we live in. Selection pressures exist as an inevitable fact of life. Evolution has shaped our behaviors. Our choice is not between selected behaviors and unselected behaviors. It is between behaviors selected by parents who have their children's best interests in mind, who want their children to be kind, happy, and healthy, and selection at the hands of the blind, idiot, Darwinian god, who has been practicing social Darwinism for millions of years, where only those who pass on their genes have their traits reproduced. Of course, this doesn't mean that we should practice the kind of harmful, coercive eugenics practiced by the Nazis. It doesn't mean we should prevent anyone from reproducing. But it does mean we should empower parents with the option of gene editing to improve their children's lives, rather than banning it. It means we should see making future people happier and more moral as a worthwhile goal. The amoral god that selects only for having many offspring has turned over the reigns to us. We can leave its ghastly designs in place, or instead change them to improve the lives of the future. I think th...

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Eugenics Performed By A Blind, Idiot God, published by omnizoid on September 18, 2023 on LessWrong. (Azathoth, Lovecraft's famous blind, amoral, idiot God.) Crosspost of this. I'm hugely in favor of gene editing and other actions that would improve the welfare of future people. If we could perform genetic engineering that made future people smarter, happier, and less likely to get diseases, I'd be in favor of it. This assumption is controversial. Many people think there's something immoral about changing the genes of humans, even in ways that are expected to improve their quality of life. They think that such an idea sounds too much like the clearly objectionable coercive eugenics of the Nazis, for instance. But you know what would be almost as bad as eugenics performed by Nazis - eugenics performed by a totally random, amoral selector. This eugenicist wouldn't have cruel ideas about Aryan superiority, for instance - instead, they have a bizarre fetishism of reproduction. This selector performs eugenics so that only those who reproduce a lot - and also help out their kin - are likely to pass on their genes. Such a selector is wholly unconcerned with human welfare. It makes it so that humans can't empathize with those far away, because warring with native tribes is effective. It makes it so that men are naturally more aggressive than women, committing 96% of homicides, all because in the evolutionary past it was beneficial - it enabled more efficient fighting, for instance. In fact, this selector has selected for individuals who are likely to engage in "rape . . . infanticide, abuse of low-status individuals, and murdering all those people over there and taking their stuff." It selects for individuals who reproduce frequently, rather than those who are good, moral, or even happy. In fact, in some other species, things are even worse. Some species give birth to hundreds of millions of eggs, many of whom contain sentient beings almost all of whom die a horrible painful death at a young age. This selector makes it so that male ducks have corkscrew penises so that they can rape female ducks more efficiently. This predictor has been operating for billions of years. Their amorality results in them designing both all sorts of horrifying, rapidly multiplying bacteria and viruses that kills lots of people and animals alike and various defense mechanisms. But after millions of years, it offers for you to take over their job. Rather than selecting for prolificness alone, you can affect which beings exist in the future with moral goals in mind! You can make it so that future beings are likely to be happy, kind, and just. Isn't this an improvement? But this is the world that we live in. Selection pressures exist as an inevitable fact of life. Evolution has shaped our behaviors. Our choice is not between selected behaviors and unselected behaviors. It is between behaviors selected by parents who have their children's best interests in mind, who want their children to be kind, happy, and healthy, and selection at the hands of the blind, idiot, Darwinian god, who has been practicing social Darwinism for millions of years, where only those who pass on their genes have their traits reproduced. Of course, this doesn't mean that we should practice the kind of harmful, coercive eugenics practiced by the Nazis. It doesn't mean we should prevent anyone from reproducing. But it does mean we should empower parents with the option of gene editing to improve their children's lives, rather than banning it. It means we should see making future people happier and more moral as a worthwhile goal. The amoral god that selects only for having many offspring has turned over the reigns to us. We can leave its ghastly designs in place, or instead change them to improve the lives of the future. I think th...

After watching Freaked! and deciding it had the greatest theme song of all time, Dylan invited Jeremy Hunt from experimental noise rock band, Qoheleth, back on to discuss one of the coolest bands on the planet, Blind Idiot God. They're not exactly doom metal, but they fit very comfortably into the lexicon of heavy, underground music. From their collaborations with John Zorn to getting down with the dub, they delve into why this band rules as well as a possible Undertow conspiracy theory and if anyone actually refers to them as BIG. They close out by seeing if Jeremy really is "The One" that Skillet is singing about in their song... "The One." You can check out Qoheleth's music over at their Bandcamp page.  Albums Covered: Blind Idiot God (1987) Undertow (1988) Cyclotron (1992) Before Ever After (2015) Note: this episode was originally released on Patreon on May 1st, 2022.

In ep185 we talk to Jim Ruland, author of the new book "Corporate Rock Sucks! The rise and fall of SST Records". He also co-wrote the Keith Morris and Bad Religion books. Music by The Stains, Transition, Blind Idiot God, St Vitus, Negativland, and Oxbow.

The center of all of reality. The Nuclear Chaos. The Daemon Sultan. Azathoth! This week, we are bringing back Cthulhu Corner and gazing into the void. Come see what might gaze back as Doug, Mike, and Jason explore this Lovecraftian nightmare that might be responsible for everything around you.Find us on social media, and anywhere podcasts are hosted!https://linktr.ee/dlutipodStarting your own podcast? Use this link to receive a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up for a paid account with buzzsprout!https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1671664Buy us a beer!D.L.U.T.I. Merch!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/DLUTIPOD)

เทพมารบอดผู้โง่เขลา ศูนย์กลางแห่งความวุ่นวาย , อาซาธอท กลับมาสู่ TTP เจาะตำนานเทพบรรพกาล แห่ง H.P. Lovecraft กับเทพมารผู้ถือเป็นต้นกำเนิดแห่งสรรพสิ่งในเอกภพ เทพที่ทรงพลังไร้ผู้ใดเทียบเคียง เทพที่เมื่อลืมตาขึ้น ทั้งจักวาลจะกลายเป็นผุยผง กับเทพที่มีนามว่า "อาซาธอท" แม้ไร้เทียมทาน แต่ทำไมถึงถูกเรียกว่า เทพบอดผู้โง่เขลา

This week on the Talk Without Rhythm Podcast I'm continuing the Patreon Picks with a selection (and guest appearance) by TWoRP Elite Patron Brett the Wiese of the Brettro Culture blog and podcast. Brett has decided to take me on a journey of cinematic strangeness with 1993's Freaked and 2012's Holy Motors. [00:00] INTRO   [01:34] Chin Stroker vs Punter Promo   [02:42] RANDOM CONVERSATION   [21:24] Freaked (1993)   [01:10:02] Holy Motors (2012)   [01:58:45] FEEDBACK   [02:02:13] ENDING MUSIC: Freaked (Long Version) by Blind Idiot God feat. Henry Rollins   Watch Freaked (1993) Buy Holy Motors (2012) Support TWoRP Contact Us talkwithoutrhythm@gmail.com  

We're delighted to sit down (remotely) with Matt Newman, aka the Blind Idiot God, aka the lead developer of Arkham Horror to talk all things The Dream-Eaters (and a little bit of The Innsmouth Conspiracy). The first part of the episode, up to 1hr4mins we talk about the player cards and general goals of The Dream-Eaters, before moving into discussing the scenarios. Think of this as a director's commentary for the cycle. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us and the listeners of the cast, Matt!At 1hr30mins or so you can pick up some audio distortion (a fan, I think) on one of the lines. I've tried to remove it, but it does stop by itself after about 10 minutes. Sorry about that! Amazing logo courtesy of this guyJoin Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflameBuy Drawn to the Flame shirts, jumpers and mugs: www.designbyhumans.com/shop/drawntotheflameListen on iTunes: right hereSubscribe to our RSS via Feedburner: right hereDirect download: right hereEmail us on drawntotheflamepodcast@gmail.comTwitter is here and Facebook is here.Thank you, as ever, and ever so much, for listening and subscribing!

In the midst of a pop culture drought, our plucky crew finally finds a space to talk about Lovecraft, and attempt to tie his work to a discussion of nature, both human and otherwise. Also, we got very angry at MSNBC at the the end. 

These demonic decibel gluttons are having the time of their lives in hammer-of-the-gods territory. With special guest Andy Hawkins! YOU DON’T KNOW MOJACK is a podcast dedicated to exploring the entire SST catalogue, in order, from start to finish. During the podcast we will discuss all the releases that are part of our core DNA, as well as many lesser-known releases that deserve a second chance, or releases that we are discovering for the very first time (we actually don’t know Mojack!). First and foremost we are fans, and acknowledge that we are not perfect and don’t know everything – sometimes the discussion is more about a time, place, feeling, personal experience or random tangents, and less about the facts (but we will try to get to the facts too). Facebook: www.facebook.com/mojackpod/ Twitter: @mojackpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/mojackpod/ Blog: www.mojackpod.com/ Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/blog/mojackpod Theme Song: Shockflesh

Freaked is a crazy-pants bit of claymation, makeup, and blaring punk rock. In addition to Blind Idiot God, the soundtrack also features the Butthole Surfers, which should definitely clue you into the sheer madness of the film, whose plot is too bizarre for words. Suffice it to say, there are freaks, evil corporations, ecological warnings, and a talk show hosted by Brook Shields. The film's soundtrack was never officially released, but the titular song, by Henry Rollins and Blind Idiot God, sees its debut when Blind Idiot God's sophomore album, Undertow, is re-released on October 13, where that song is a bonus track.

List compiled by Jai S. 1. Blind Idiot God (ft. Henry Rollins) – Freaked – Freaked 2. Pretty Things – Cause I’m a Man – [...]

Episode Four Hundred Three and Four Hundred Four: “Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say 'what kind of tea?”  Posted minutes after the blind idiot candidate* took the Oath of Office, I present you with the final episodes of Are You Serious? recorded during the Omaba administration. I wanted to save these for a special occasion, and this is it. The first episode is the usual ranting and raving, while the second is all about how to overthrow a tyrannical, all white, all male, power hungry, genocidal Empire. It takes a special bunch of Rogues to do that job, just like it takes a special bunch to continue on with Are You Serious?. *Refrence to Azathoth, the Blind Idiot God in H. P. Lovecraft's mythos.  Outside the ordered universe is that amorphous blight of nethermost confusion which blasphemes and bubbles at the center of all infinity—the boundless daemon sultan Azathoth, whose name no lips dare speak aloud, and who gnaws hungrily in inconceivable, unlighted chambers beyond time and space amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin monotonous whine of accursed flutes. Music on this episode is from "The Art of War" and "The Dead Kennedys" Follow Chris, Frank and Scott on twitter Send feedback to areyouseriouspodcast@gmail.com