Can We Live Without Religion? – Alex O’Connor…

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Date: March 24, 2024

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“Alex O’Connor, formerly known as ‘Cosmic Skeptic’, is a public speaker, debater, and host of the Within Reason Podcast (@CosmicSkeptic) A graduate of philosophy and theology from St. John’s College, Oxford University, Alex has produced videos with the likes of Ben Shapiro, Peter Singer, Richard Dawkins, Bishop Robert Barron and Peter Hitchens.

#religion #politics #interview

00:00 Introduction
00:38 From Vegan to Meat Eater
08:24 Animal Welfare Issues
13:08 Is Veganism Sustainable?
14:27 Veganism as a Religion
19:16 Sponsor Message: Galaxy Lamps
20:26 Konstantin is More Powerful than Liz Truss?
32:04 What Happens When Religion is Removed from Society?
39:00 The New Atheism Movement
44:07 Younger Generations’ Lack of Spirituality
47:24 Sponsor Message: GiveSendGo
48:41 The Benefits of a Life of Meaning
57:37 Values & Desires
1:05:02 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?”

You do not have to concoct a personal reason for your own existence, just because you don’t believe in a “god” being.

There is no obligation to mentally and emotionally justify your existence.

We are animals who came about, from an extremely long process involving the combining of microscopic elements…The process is generous in some regards…cruel in other regards…and neutral in many regards…

For good or bad…we exist because of purely stupid luck, which has nothing to do with us on a personal level…

Why is this so unsettling, that you need some unreliable story to cover it all up?

As things are…in the cosmic sense…you’ll be just as fine as anybody else…even if you aren’t getting everything you want.

What is really going on…is that so many people refuse to face their own mortality, and that of those they love…

They refuse to embrace the logical conclusion of death…So, we get a variety of after life fairy tales presented to us.

There is no logical reason to accept these stories…But people emotionally feel better, by asserting them to be true.

This is a refusal to accept an ultimate end, and personal oblivion.

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PUTIN RESPONDS TO MOSCOW ATTACK – SCOTT RITTER ON CIA’S CROCUS CONNECTION – RUSSIA DECLARES WAR…

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Date: March 24, 2024

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“Join this livestream reacting to the terror inflicted on Moscow and what it means in the world of geopolitics.”

So…are we to think that the U.S. government sent people into Russia, for the explicit purpose of mass murdering Russian civilians at a music concert?

I just want to be clear about the insinuation…This world is so fucking insane, I’m not going to refute it…But there is a lot to uncover, before it’s proven.

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Kotaku Journos Live Another Day…

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Date: March 24, 2024

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“After Kotaku’s EiC rage quit over the site being told to pivot to cranking out game guide sinstead of news, the word is that talks with management have been “productive” and Kotaku lives another day. HOWEVER, could this be a false sense of security as G/O Media looks to sell off the site like they did Deadspin? Probably.”

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GLAAD Says The Term Homosexual is “Derogatory and Offensive”…

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Date: March 24, 2024

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“Homosexual
(see Terms to Avoid) Outdated clinical term considered derogatory and offensive. The Associated Press, The New York Times, and The Washington Post restrict usage of the term.”

I notice they do not afford the same sentiment to “Heterosexual”, which is immediately above the “Homosexual” section…and find this mighty curious…

“TERMS TO AVOID
“homosexual” (n. or adj.)
Because of the clinical history of the word “homosexual,” it is aggressively used by anti-LGBTQ activists to suggest that people attracted to the same sex are somehow diseased or psychologically/emotionally disordered – notions discredited by the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association in the 1970s. Please avoid using “homosexual” except in direct quotes. Please also avoid using “homosexual” as a style variation simply to avoid repeated use of the word “gay.” Many mainstream news outlets’ style guides restrict use of the term “homosexual.”

BEST PRACTICE
gay (adj.); gay man or lesbian (adj., n.); gay person/people
Use gay, lesbian, or when appropriate, bisexual, pansexual, or queer to describe people attracted to people of the same gender or more than one gender. Ask people how they describe themselves before labeling their sexual orientation.”

“TERMS TO AVOID
“homosexual relations/relationship,” “homosexual couple,” “homosexual sex,” etc.
Identifying a same-sex couple as “a homosexual couple,” characterizing their relationship as “a homosexual relationship,” or identifying their intimacy as “homosexual sex” should be avoided. These constructions are frequently used by anti-LGBTQ activists to denigrate LGBTQ people, couples, and relationships.

BEST PRACTICE
relationship, couple (or, if necessary, gay/lesbian/same-sex couple), sex, etc.
As a rule, try to avoid labeling an activity, emotion, or relationship gay, lesbian, bisexual, or queer unless you would call the same activity, emotion, or relationship “straight” if engaged in by someone of another orientation.”

Far be it from me to disparage the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation…but…Holy Shit!!

…Um…

…I want to be charitable…but, my gwad…These are clearly people with way to much idle time on their hands…

If this is not proof they are actively inventing mighty sorry excuses to be offended…then no such proof will ever exist.

And look…individual people can use or reject whatever terms they like, to describe and identify themselves…

…But the issue here, is unhinged speech policing.

I will not cease using the term “homosexual”…I don’t even know how many times I have used this word, to describe my own orientation…and I’m not stopping now.

These are mighty insane times.

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We Lost Another Trans Kid – Nothing Is Being Done…

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Date: March 23, 2024

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“A 16 year-old trans kid in Oklahoma, Nex Benedict, was beaten in a school bathroom, rescued by other students, taken to the hospital after family picked them up, and died a day later. We don’t know for sure what the cause of death was at this point, but it seems like a major coincidence if it wasn’t related to the assault. The students who committed this attack have not been arrested.

The State Superintendent said he’s sorry to the family but actually this whole story is a personal attack on him soooo…. Of course he also misgendered them because it’s him. This is disgusting, This is exactly the behavior the superintendent is endorsing. This has to stop.”

A bit of extra information…

…They officially declared this a suicide by drug overdose…

Given that it’s Oklahoma…I suppose skepticism may be a healthy response…But Nex was checked over and cleared to go home [I believe by an actual hospital]…They were found dead at their own home, the following day.

It’s claimed they had a lethal amount of drugs in their system, hence it was believed to be an intentional suicide…Make of that what you will.

Did abuse and harassment drive Nex to this?…Is that by definition murder?…

…Should it be?…

Also…by Nex’s own admission…they were an aggressor in this fight, and escalated the situation themselves.

Now…maybe they were a victim of chronic abuse, reaching a breaking point and standing up for themselves…but they did instigate the physical fight, and could have been charged with assault themselves.

The situation is bad, regardless…I’m not making excuses for anything…I’m just saying, there are more facts here than what Owen acknowledged.

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Stew Peters Goes FULL Antisemitic…

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Date: March 23, 2024

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“Stew Peters is antisemitic. I dont say that lightly. I’m on Palestine’s side right now. Israel has gone off the rails. But here are real, genuine, psychotic, antisemitic nutcases running loose and blaming jews for everything right now. It is absolutely insane.”

That guy always looks so unhappy.

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