Submit Topics Here: candorandcounter.com/submit Confront ideologies. Face our biases. Examine evidence. Journey with us. Ask questions and let's find some answers. The place where we have difficult conversations. Two part podcast. Week 1 - Candor: We tell all about a randomly selected topic. Explain and reason out our beliefs and understanding. Week 2 - Counter: After a week of study and pouring over the issues, we confront our ideologies and see if we were capable of shifting foundations.
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The question of who you are is probably one that has weighed on everyone's shoulders at least once. The journey to find the answer is also more complicated than just looking inward. Often, a lifetime of experience is still not enough to find it.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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S2E11 - When is it ethical to overthrow your government?
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What is the tipping point that would cause a revolution? Revolution and all that comes with it can cost so much more than just lives. Our hosts talk about that and more on this episode of Candor and Counter.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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What cause would you commit to sending hundreds of your fellow humans to fight for? The guys and a special guest converse about the ethics and morality of warfare and all that entails.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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S2E9 - Let's Talk About Mental Health
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The guys have a frank and open discussion about their own mental health struggles and the importance of shedding the stigma around it.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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Dramatization of an interview between an AI and a human.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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Do dreams have any meaning behind them? Maybe there's more to them than we know. Tonight is about what dreams mean to us and our experiences with them. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/284378#what-are-dreams https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.192080 https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/learning-while-you-sleep-dr…
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What we don't know about the cosmos can fill volumes. Today is about contemplating whether or not extraterrestrial intelligent life exists. https://www.britannica.com/story/the-fermi-paradox-where-are-all-the-aliens https://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equation https://www.astronomy.com/news/2020/11/the-great-filter-a-possible-solution-to-the-f…
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Andrew joins up with C&C to discuss the ethics of cloning humans or human cells. Should humans even contemplate the idea? Should we outlaw it all together? http://www.precaution.org/lib/cloned_animals.nejm.041230.pdf https://jme.bmj.com/content/medethics/23/6/353.full.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL8lw4i5qkM&t=293s https://www.youtube.com/wa…
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S2E4 - Is our Education System broken?
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Is our education system a relic of a bygone era? Does it need fixing? We customize everything in todays world from our phones to our worldwide industries. Has our children's education gone without meaningful change? https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/the-15-biggest-failures-of-the-american-public-education-system https://www.trade-schools.net/…
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S2E3 - What does A.I. mean for our future?
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As Artificial Intelligence grows stronger and stronger everyday, we must contemplate it's place in our world. Does the promise of tomorrow hang in the balance? What is a world dominated by A.I. look like? Can we control it?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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We are all familiar with the concept of Free Speech but do we understand it's limits? Should there be limits? Are certain ideas so dangerous that we can't let them out? This is the topic for today.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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Out of the many ways that humankind could cease to exist, which do we think is the most likely?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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11B: Counter - Right to Repair, Planned Obsolescence and E-Waste
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Do you you have a right to repair anything you own? Did you know that companies engineer their products to fail? All of this contributes to the problems we consumers face as we dispose of our technology in far away lands.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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11A: Candor - Right to Repair, Planned Obsolescence and E-Waste
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Do you you have a right to repair anything you own? Did you know that companies engineer their products to fail? All of this contributes to the problems we consumers face as we dispose of our technology in far away lands.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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10B: Counter - Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
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What do you think about the philosophy of Objectivism? Rand described Objectivism as "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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10A: Candor - Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
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What do you think about the philosophy of Objectivism? Rand described Objectivism as "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute".By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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Can a supernatural power violate the laws of the universe? Is it possible that humans experience something beyond our own world? The guys discuss this and what miracles mean to them.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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Do miracles really happen? Is the supernatural possible? Is there a guiding hand beyond that stretches beyond the bounds of space and time?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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8B: Counter - Age of the Earth. 6,000 or 4.3 billion years?
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How old is the earth? What do we believe? Was the earth created by God 6,000 years ago or formed naturally 4.3 billion years ago?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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8A: Candor - Age of the Earth. 6,000 or 4.3 billion years?
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How old is the earth? What do we believe? Was the earth created by God 6,000 years ago or formed naturally 4.3 billion years ago?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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7B: Counter - Is there such a thing as Absolute Truth?
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How do we know what is right and wrong? Is there a source? How do we know? We try to answer those questions on this episode of Candor & Counter.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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7A: Candor - Is there such a thing as Absolute Truth?
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How do we know what is right and wrong? Is there a source? How do we know? We try to answer those questions on this episode of Candor & Counter.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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6B: Counter - The Revision or Preservation of American History
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The guys at C&C explain how they feel about the place of ideology within historical education after some study and reflection. Join us today and tell us how you feel about it.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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6A: Candor - The Revision or Preservation of American History
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Should America alter it's understanding of it's past? Did we get it wrong? Or is there dangers in changing the way history is understood and what are the effects on the division of its people?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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5B: Counter - Is the Death Penalty a good or bad thing?
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Check in with the brothers at Candor & Counter to see if they changed their minds on the death penalty. Is there a better way to deal out justice or is the death penalty the best final punishment?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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5A: Candor - Is the Death Penalty a good or bad thing?
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The guys of C&C try to sort out if the death penalty is morally right, theologically consistent and a form of true justice.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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4B: Counter - Persuasive vs. Divisive Discourse
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How can we heal from our history of divisive discourse? What is divisive discourse doing to our country? Sean, Chris and David ruminate over the problems and solutions after examining data and opinions on the issue.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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4A: Candor - Persuasive vs. Divisive Discourse
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Sean, Chris and David discuss the state of discourse in the country right now. Does it need to change? Is it healthy and what can we do?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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3B: Counter - Women's Rights vs. Modern Feminism
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Listen as Chris and David return from their week of searching. Have they found strong enough evidence to sway their opinions?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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3A: Candor - Women's Rights vs. Modern Feminism
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How does Modern Feminism square up against the original goals for the Women's Rights Movement? Have they lost their way or are their modern goals right on target? Listen to the fellas at Candor & Counter discuss their perspective.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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2B: Counter - What happens the moment after you die?
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After some research and reflection, the guys come back for the Counter episode on the afterlife.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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2A: Candor - What happens the moment after you die?
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What do you think happens after death? Is there an afterlife? Explore this topic with the guys of Candor & Counter as they explain what they believe.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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1B: Counter - Is Altruism a good or bad thing?
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The guys discuss altruism after a week of learning and sharing. Can altruism be bad? Is there a dark side to helping people? Join us in the discussion today.By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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1A: Candor - Is Altruism a good or bad thing?
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"Is altruism a good or bad thing?" David, Chris and Sean discuss altruism. What does it mean and does it matter?By Sanctuary Podcast Network
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