About 11% of the world’s population ascribes to beliefs that would make them charismatic or Pentecostal. Charismatics also make up a large voting block in the U.S. In this episode, we take a critical look at the history and beliefs of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.

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If everything is physically determined, how can we have any sense of free will? If theism is true -- and God knows what we are going to do -- how can we have any sense of free will? Regardless of your worldview, there is no easy solution to the philosophical problem of human freedom.

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Why do some faces stop you in your tracks, why does confidence turn heads, and why does chemistry seem impossible to ignore? In this episode, we dive into the biology, neuroscience, and psychology behind sexual attraction to uncover what really drives desire—and why men and women often prioritize different traits. Prepare to challenge your assumptions as we separate scientific evidence from popular myths about what makes people irresistible.

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How do words mean? Even reading that question assumes a lot of things that may not be accurate. In this lecture, we tackle the sticky issues within the philosophy of language -- what is it and how does it work? Get ready to have your world destroyed.

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We had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. David Edmonds who co-hosts the most successful philosophy podcast of all time: Philosophy Bites. In this episode, Dr. Edmonds discusses the issues of free will, animal ethics, AI, and much more! Check out this fascinating discussion.

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Are you happy? Do you want to be happy? Why is it so hard to find happiness? In this episode, we evaluate a philosophy of happiness to find out if life has more good or bad moments, to what degree does our brain chemistry affect our happiness, and whether we even deserve to be happy.

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He is one of the most influential thinkers of the 17th century. He has a system that solves all the problems of philosophy, but it comes at a high cost. How is God related to the world, do we have free will, and how can we be happy? Who is the philosopher known as Benedict Spinoza?

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For most of world history, we didn’t have universities. Where did they come from? Which ones are good? Do you need to go to college or not? How have educational standards gone down and how can we fix it? In this episode we take a look at the history of the institution that trains all the other institutions - the university.

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