Jim Henderson 1 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Stephen, thanks for the book recommendation. Wilentz has written some thoughtful historical tomes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 In this new episode we look at parasomnias like sleepwalking. What causes them and how are they related to dreams and memory and evolution? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2020 We have a guest this time! Lev and I talk with an advocate of Critical Race Theory who believes America was founded on white supremacy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2020 Here's a short episode, only 13 minutes long, on Trump Derangement Syndrome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Truth 73 Posted November 3, 2020 Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 9 hours ago, MisterSwig said: on Trump Derangement Syndrome Once the emotions die down we may be able to determine if the "desperate emotions" (on both sides) had any validity. Will the negative feelings toward Trump or Biden correspond to what would have happened. Time will tell. It's too early to determine because too much emotional intensity right now blinds a person to the truth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Easy Truth said: It's too early to determine because too much emotional intensity right now blinds a person to the truth. This might be literally true. If our crow epistemology allows only so much information to be in focal awareness, then an emotional reaction will push out some awareness of reality and make it harder to think rationally about what's really going on in the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SpookyKitty 26 Posted November 6, 2020 Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 Cool! How the hell did I miss this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eiuol 432 Posted November 10, 2020 Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 12:12 AM, SpookyKitty said: Cool! How the hell did I miss this? Definitely leave a comment on what you think once you listen to an episode! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 Should mail-in ballots be used in elections? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Easy Truth 73 Posted November 10, 2020 Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 I think you'll have to finish off the video in writing because you will have to 1. Identify "who should vote" 2. Identify how you will identify them You touched on it, but it still is left as a complaint i.e. "voting by mail is too problematic". One thing you have to take into consideration is that the (2020) voting that brought in a Democrat President also brought in a Republican Congress so one can make the argument that it worked. If it was rigged, then one would expect both president and congress to go in one direction since the same system of voting was used in both cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tadmjones 52 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Voter fraud isn’t nearly as detrimental to the institutions of a republic as is counter fraud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Easy Truth, I actually cut about ten minutes of us discussing that stuff, but my performance didn't meet a minimum standard for publication. It was a rather impromptu/brainstormy discussion and I need more time to think about the details and present a decent case for raising the requirements of voting and verifying eligible voters. My general view is that the voting age needs to be higher and voting by mail needs to be severely limited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 13 hours ago, tadmjones said: Voter fraud isn’t nearly as detrimental to the institutions of a republic as is counter fraud. Is there much counter fraud? I hear about counting "glitches" but not fraud. And I believe that viral video of the woman filling in ballots was showing the duplication process for unreadable ballots. So we need to be careful about judging these videos. Just like with the George Floyd video, just because you see something happening with your own eyes doesn't mean you understand what's happening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tadmjones 52 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 The precinct 'bosses' , those that fill the staff positions at canvassing and counting facilities are reliably 'above board' , and or not in a position to manipulate tallies ? Daley did nothing for JFK? LBJ had no sway in TX? Cheating is endemic 'everybody' does it, it rarely gets called because those who rely on it need it later too. Only a brash , no holds barred type would even think of using it as leverage in a negotiation. Do you think we need systems of voter verification in order to stop individual voters from casting improper ballots? I think the political class engineers systems in order to prioritize the ability to manipulate voter counts in manner that would be very hard to prove legalistically. But then again I'm cynical and jaded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Alright, QAnons, tell us why we're wrong! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 This time we look at some top sci-fi movies from the last couple decades and explore their themes and important contributions to the genre. Movies discussed: The Matrix, Ex Machina, Arrival, Looper and Inception. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MisterSwig 157 Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 This time we weigh in with regard to the Snowden question. Should he be pardoned? We think so. His crime was a benefit to Americans rather than a detriment, and the traditional whistleblower route was not a viable option. dream_weaver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dream_weaver 563 Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 (edited) 19 hours ago, MisterSwig said: This time we weigh in with regard to the Snowden question. Should he be pardoned? We think so. His crime was a benefit to Americans rather than a detriment, and the traditional whistleblower route was not a viable option. How timely. I just watched watch Snowden again last week. Extemporaneously, law (I got the impression as a general reference) was critiqued as being "not perfect". In this arena, laws should be good laws, or they are not good and should be amended or repealed. Even in the sciences, as an example read in another thread, water boils at 212°F, except when it doesn't. It's not a bad law. The law just needed to be amended to include the consideration of atmospheric pressure. As to a pardon, I think it would 9help circumvent bad law(s), indeed. Edited January 6 by dream_weaver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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