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Dangerous Ideas - Thinkers Who Paid

Dangerous Ideas - Thinkers Who Paid

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Dangerous ideas have always cost more than money. To say the earth moves, that kings rule without divine right, that all people are equal: each of these dangerous ideas sent someone to a cell, an exile, or a stake. This show tells the true stories of thinkers who paid for their ideas.

Each episode reconstructs one case in full, cinematic detail: the idea taking shape in private notebooks, the authorities deciding it could not be allowed, the trial or the ambush, and the long afterlife of an idea that refused to die with its thinker. No host chatting between clips, no panel debating philosophy. Just one complete story, narrated start to finish, built from letters, trial records, and banned books.

You will follow dangerous ideas smuggled across borders in false-bottomed trunks, scientists forced to recant what they could see with their own eyes, and writers who chose prison over silence. Some episodes follow one thinker through the years that broke them; others trace a single dangerous idea from whisper to revolution. All of them treat dangerous ideas as what history proves them to be: the most powerful and most punished force in the world.

If you are drawn to the history of dangerous ideas told like a thriller, this is built for you. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe now so the next of these dangerous ideas lands the moment it goes live.Copyright OBOMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT 社会科学
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  • The note he wrote that provoked two nations to hunt you

    The note he wrote that provoked two nations to hunt you
    2026/10/30
    A dangerous idea, written in a book, makes a man a fugitive for 16 years. Two nations want him arrested for it.

    The note he wrote that provoked two nations to hunt you

    This episode explores the life of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a man whose philosophical writings led to warrants for his arrest in France and Geneva. It delves into the formative experiences that shaped his "free and republican spirit" and the profound impact of his ideas.

    Person: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    Date: July 2, 1778
    Location: Northern France
    Status: Fugitive
    Topic: Dangerous ideas

    - Jean-Jacques Rousseau was hunted across Europe for 16 years by France and Geneva for a book he wrote.
    - Rousseau's childhood in Geneva was influenced by the city-state's governance and the suppression of democratic reformers.
    - His father, Isaac, instilled in him a "free and republican spirit" through readings of Plutarch's Lives.
    - At fifteen, Rousseau left Geneva after finding the city gates locked past curfew, an unplanned act of defiance.
    - He converted to Catholicism at the age of fifteen, a decision that cost him his Genevan citizenship.

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    22 分
  • The Dissertation That Pitted You Against God

    The Dissertation That Pitted You Against God
    2026/10/29
    A Texas mathematician challenges a prominent atheist philosopher to a public debate on God. What drives such a massive audience?

    The Dissertation That Pitted You Against God

    This episode explores the story of Thomas Warren, a mathematician turned philosopher, and the extraordinary public debate he held with British atheist Antony Flew. It delves into what compels 25,000 people to attend a four-night philosophy debate on the existence of God.

    Person: Thomas Bratton Warren
    Opponent: Antony Flew
    Event: Philosophy debate on the existence of God
    Location: Denton, Texas
    Date: September 1976

    - Thomas Warren grew up in Carrizo Springs, Texas, and served as an aerial navigator in the United States Air Force during World War II.
    - He pursued advanced degrees, including a master's in religion and a doctorate in philosophy from Vanderbilt University.
    - Warren's doctoral dissertation, "God and Evil: Does Judeo-Christian Theism Involve a Logical Contradiction?", tackled the problem of evil, considered the atheists' strongest argument.
    - By 1971, he was a Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Apologetics at Harding Graduate School of Religion.
    - In 1972, Warren published "Have Atheists Proved There is No God?", directly challenging the academic world.

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    22 分
  • Thirty Seconds That Asked What You Would Risk

    Thirty Seconds That Asked What You Would Risk
    2026/10/28
    A British professor tries to cross a guarded border with a risky bag. What would you risk for a dangerous idea?

    Thirty Seconds That Asked What You Would Risk

    This episode explores the life of Roger Scruton, a philosopher who challenged established ideas and faced significant personal and political consequences for his beliefs. It delves into the origins of his convictions and the moments that shaped his intellectual journey.

    Person: Roger Scruton
    Date: 1985
    Location: Czechoslovak border
    Status: Undesirable Person
    Topic: Philosophy

    - Roger Scruton was placed on Czechoslovakia's Index of Undesirable Persons in 1985 for his philosophical ideas.
    - His family name, Scruton, may have originated from a building in Yorkshire, reflecting an early life surrounded by unconfirmed secrets.
    - Scruton's father, Jack, a working-class man, stopped speaking to him when Roger was admitted to Cambridge, seeing it as a departure from their world.
    - While studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge, Scruton switched to Moral Sciences, focusing on philosophy.
    - A pivotal moment for Scruton occurred in Paris during May 1968, witnessing students destroying things they had not built.

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    21 分
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