This is the Long Version, episode 011 : Socrates
I cover three big topics in this episode, amidst discussing my dad at several different points. The big three are 1) a mini-biography of Socrates, 2) theories and thoughts on Earth’s origins and the challenges of reconciling reason and faith, science and religion, and 3) my Ten Commandments of Homeschooling (or any kind of schooling).
Also, I just turned 44. Happy birthdays accepted!
Thanks for listening!
00:00:00 Introduction
I talk about turning 44 this month, and more importantly, my dad and his infectious joy in baking cookies. I continue talking about him and The Sound of Music and Enola Holmes. Two of his favourites.
I then transition from my dad and the lessons I’ve learned from him about embracing paradox to Socrates and his role in Western thought and philosophy.
00:06:20 Ten short snippets on Socrates
A short bio of the Athenian thinker Socrates and my interpretation of his thoughts on living life.
00:22:20 Origins of the universe
It seems like a good episode to tackle the tiny question of how the universe - or at least Earth - came to be. I resolve nothing, but offer up my thoughts on ripping off Socrates and acknowledging what we don’t know. This is probably where I’m in a no man’s land between the worlds of religion, spirituality, and belief on one side and science, evidence, and reason on the other. Enjoy, chuckle, laugh at, laugh with, hit me up with questions or thoughts you have.
Toward the end, we talk a little about expansionism and the Doppler effect.
00:32:05 Ten Commandments of (Home)schooling (and Life)
Exactly what it sounds like, as thought and written by me.
Thanks for listening, and thank you to Jeremy M. Long, as always, for helping out with the mix!
Until next, love y’all.
Joseph.