Ovr Thnkr

Special announcement: OVR THNKR is going to be better, it’s just not going to happen every week. Also in this episode: the irrationality of offense.

Also in this episode: endorsement vs. tolerance and our dependence on contrast to create clarity.

Also in this episode: the right to die and global warming. Contact me with your questions and topics at http://ovrthnkr.show/contact/ for a chance to be featured! "Do You Have the Right to Die?" (OVR THNKR #2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5a5zvVPTFA&index=47&list=PLTijyYomRFGPqrhUtDJRFEY14gXu1Pc2u "I arrived at my friend's party. A few hours later she died, exactly as planned." (Vox): https://www.vox.com/2016/8/22/12552940/assisted-suicide-california ____ Featuring "Moose Dawa" by Menti - Chillhop Records (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

In this episode, I discuss my take on net neutrality and answer the question: is a desire for privacy inherently criminal? Contact me with your questions and topics at http://ovrthnkr.show/contact/ for a chance to be featured! ____ Featuring "Moose Dawa" by Menti - Chillhop Records (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

Also in this episode: what's the difference between propaganda and art? Why are we afraid of death? Contact me with your questions and topics at http://ovrthnkr.show/contact/ for a chance to be featured! "Is Logic Absolute or Relative?" (Big Think): http://bigthink.com/articles/is-logic-absolute-or-is-it-relative-to-history ____ Featuring "Moose Dawa" by Menti - Chillhop Records (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

Episode #46 marks a major change. OVR THNKR is now a podcast only, it's longer, and it includes YOUR questions. Go to the show website or email me at ben@OVRTHNKR.show to submit a question or topic for the show. ____ Featuring "Moose Dawa" by Menti - Chillhop Records (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

In the modern world, merely wanting something makes it a human right.

Today, karma is not just misunderstood, it's also an absurd concept of justice.

Despite their many differences, the three singles from Arcade Fire's upcoming album, "Everything Now," have one thing in common.

If you eat your OODA loops, you’ll always have enough time to make important decisions. ___ Music by Chris Zabriskie - http://chriszabriskie.com/

The power of symbolism is often overlooked, as is its ability to deceive us.

Why God must exist as a philosophical necessity.

This is why you should be an extremist.

If you think living in the moment is about chasing your dreams, this episode is for you. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

Accusations that opposition "ignores the facts" and the idea that we live in a post-truth online society are increasingly popular. But we can't fix that with tolerance or improved algorithms. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

It's increasingly popular to divorce religion from specific beliefs to make it more acceptable in the modern world. However, this not only renders religion meaningless, but replaces it with the worst possible alternative. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

Ever wonder why tuition prices keep rising? Where the modern education came from? I answer this question and more in this week's episode. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

Bill Nye, in answering a question about the afterlife, only proved that he has no basis for what he believes. The original video on Big Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DylfWmecrO0 ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

Our humanity is a slippery subject, even more so when we critically consider our senses, experience, and consciousness. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com

A lot of people are worried that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the end of us all. I agree, but not for the reason you might think. ____ FOLLOW BEN: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ben.billups - Twitter: http://twitter.com/BenBillups FOLLOW ioLANCHE: - Facebook: http://facebook.com/ioLanche - Instagram: http://instagram.com/ioLanche - Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioLanche - Google+: http://google.com/+ioLanche - Website: http://ioLanche.com