by Patrick Daniel
A podcast on The 10 Questions of Human Existence. Who am I? What's my purpose? How do I face suffering? Why does any of it matter? These questions define our lives. Lawyer-turned-philosopher Patrick Daniel gallivants through culture, philosophy, and lived experiences to find answers to the 10 questions that connect us all. Subscribe and follow @WiseHypocrite everywhere
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July 28, 2022
<p>The fourth of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is “What Matters"?</p> <p>Everything we do says something about what we value. Everything is a choice to do one thing instead of another. But if that’s the case, then why is it that we seem to spend so much time on bullshit? In this chapter, we discuss the difference between instrumental and intrinsic value, distinguishing the signal from the noise, scratching that sholezard itch, how to recognise bullshit, and explore the question - what makes certain things great? </p> <p>Our lives may not be nasty and brutish, but they are short. We owe it to ourselves to devote as little as possible of our precious time to meaningless bullshit, and focus our attention on experiences that bring us real and lasting value.</p> <p>References:</p> <p>Harry Frankfurt, “On Bullshit”</p> <p>Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search For Meaning”</p> <p>Aristotle, “Nicomachean Ethics”</p> <p>Plato, “Gorgias”</p> <p>Aesop, “Collected Fables”</p> <p>David French, “The Signal and the Noise”</p> <p>Music:</p> <ul> <li>Luella Gren, Mechanical Pipes and Bells</li> <li>Giuseppe Verdi, La Donna E’ Mobile</li> <li>W.A. Mozart, Minuet in F maj K2</li> <li>Spectacles Wallet and Watch, Secret Surprise</li> <li>Bonn Fields, Cordierite</li> <li>Ch@ntarelle, 52nd Street</li> </ul> <p>Additional music provided by <a href="http://anchor.fm/"><u>Anchor</u></a></p> <p>|| The Podcast formerly known as <strong>The Great Everything </strong>||</p> <p>|| Join the conversation! Call in and leave me a message on <a href="https://anchor.fm/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Anchor</strong></a><strong> </strong>||</p> <p>|| Find me everywhere <strong>@WiseHypocrite</strong>:</p> <p><a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@wisehypocrite"><u><strong>Clubhous</strong></u></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><u><strong>e</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/WiseHypocrite/"><u><strong>Instagram</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wisehypocrite"><u><strong>TikTok</strong></u></a> (but check out <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@rahiiin"><u><strong>Rahin’s TikTok</strong></u></a> for my best content)</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><u><strong>Facebook</strong></u></a> / <a href="https://www.twitter.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> </strong>(not really, I’m never there)||</p> <p>|| Check out<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WiseHypocrite"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> </strong>to find The Great Everything’s <strong>archived content</strong> from the good old days||</p> <p>|| Listen and subscribe <a href="https://anchor.fm/wisehypocrite"><u><strong>everywhere podcasts contemplate their finitude</strong></u></a><strong> </strong>||</p>
May 11, 2021
<p>The third of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "<strong>How Do I Know</strong>"? </p> <p>Knowledge is the key connector between our subjective minds and the world beyond our consciousness. Yet we constantly undervalue it, and don't realise how rare and precious it is to actually know something. Too often, we take our certainties for granted, forgetting how easy it is to be wrong ... even when we are deeply convinced that we are right. In this episode we explore the role of knowledge in holding our world together, the differences between knowing and believing, and the paradox of certainty - the worrying truth that while certainty gives us the stability we need to lead functional lives, more often than not, it leads to ruin. </p> <p><strong>Intro Music:</strong> Down the Spiral by Jon Bjōrk </p> <p><br></p> <p>|| The podcast formerly known as <strong>The Great Everything </strong>||</p> <p>|| Find me everywhere <strong>@WiseHypocrite</strong>:</p> <p><a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@wisehypocrite"><strong>Clubhous</strong></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>e</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/WiseHypocrite/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> </strong>(not really, I’m never on it) ||</p> <p>|| Join the conversation! Call in and leave me a message on <a href="https://anchor.fm/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Anchor</strong></a><strong> </strong>||</p> <p>|| Check out<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WiseHypocrite"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> </strong>to find The Great Everything’s <strong>archived content</strong> from the good old days||</p> <p>|| If you enjoy this nonsense and would like some <strong>bonus stuff</strong>, please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>becoming a Patron!</strong></a><strong> </strong>||</p> <p>|| Listen and subscribe <a href="https://anchor.fm/wisehypocrite"><strong>everywhere podcasts contemplate their finitude</strong></a><strong> </strong>||</p>
February 3, 2021
<p>The second of the 10 Questions of Human Existence is "What is Real"? </p> <p>From prokaryote to proctologist, something all life forms share is an ability to react to their surroundings. Building a picture of the world and its dangers and opportunities is a necessary precondition to all action. In this episode, drawing on insights from philosophy, biology and cognitive psychology, we explore how questions about external reality underlie our every moment, and how external reality may be very different from how it appears.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Intro Music by <a href="https://anchor.fm/tge">Anchor</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Main Sources:</p> <p>- Max Tegmark, "Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence"</p> <p>- Donald D. Hoffman, "The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes"</p> <p><br></p> <p>|| Podcast formerly known as <strong>The Great Everything </strong>||</p> <p>||Join the conversation! Call in and leave me a message on <a href="https://anchor.fm/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Anchor</strong></a>||</p> <p>||Find me everywhere @WiseHypocrite:</p> <p><a href="https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@wisehypocrite"><strong>Clubhous</strong></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>e</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/WiseHypocrite/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.twitter.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> </strong>(but not really, I’m never on it!)</p> <p>Check out<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/WiseHypocrite"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong> </strong>to find The Great Everything’s <strong>archived content</strong> from the good old days||</p> <p>||If you enjoy this nonsense and would like some <strong>bonus stuff</strong>, please consider <a href="https://www.patreon.com/WiseHypocrite"><strong>becoming a Patron!</strong></a>||</p> <p>||Listen and subscribe <a href="https://anchor.fm/wisehypocrite"><strong>everywhere podcasts contemplate their finitude</strong></a>||</p>
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A podcast on The 10 Questions of Human Existence.
Who am I? What's my purpose? How do I face suffering? Why does any of it matter? These questions define our lives.
Lawyer-turned-philosopher Patrick Daniel gallivants through culture, philosophy, and lived experiences to find answers to the 10 questions that connect us all.
Subscribe and follow @WiseHypocrite everywhere
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