Fighting Anomie A podcast about life’s big questions

What do the words “Heaven” and “Hell” mean? When people use these words, what things or places are they indicating? Do these terms have any meaningful content?
In this episode, I explore the meanings of these terms. I start with null sets in mathematics, relate null sets to words and thoughts, and then contextualize religious ideas like Heaven, Hell, Life, Death, and The Eternal in light of those relationships. In the process, I cover indexicals, perceptual paradoxes, the existential difference between nothingness and no-thing-ness, and the psychological construction of reality.
Episode Links:
Null sets
Peirce’s Theory of Signs (Modern semiotics)
Indexicality and indexical terms
Mundane Ontic Paradoxes blog post
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When you ask people "What is God?" they tend to give you "who" answers. They talk about God's roles, virtues, and strengths. But what actually is God? In this episode, I raise this lofty question and share my perspective.
My approach is primarily inspired by the writings of sociologist Émile Durkheim. I compare the soul to the psyche, present religiosity as cultural discipline, and discuss "God" as a culturally embedded social psychological phenomenon.
Episode links:
Recent anomie podcast
Short fictional story (“I Only Have Nothing to Give”)
The What of God blog post
Perspectivalism wiki
Pragmatism wiki
Tuesdays with Morrie
Why Honor Matters
How (Not) to Speak of God
The Divine Conspiracy 
Religious people washing feet 
Fighting Anomie is a podcast and blog about life’s big questions. 
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Substack blog
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Marshall’s website


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The social self, social emotions, anomie, types of social disruptions, responses to anomie, preventing and fighting anomie.
Seth Abrutyn’s article on anomie
Fighting Anomie is a podcast and blog about life’s big questions. 
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Substack blog
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I discuss the two senses of time, lifetime and meantime, and why distinguishing between the two matters.
Blog post on time
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I discuss humility and certainty and how they relate to psychic health and psychopathology.
Nothingness & Faith: The path of self-awareness


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I discuss the nature of identities, the act of identification, and how these things relate to the social construction of language.  
I Identify as Hot, Cool, Smart, Skilled, and Good
The Joy of Overcoming: What Pride Month is Really About
Self-Portrait in Black and White
Glen Loury on Lex Friedman
A Hidden Life (A film about human sacrifice under undemocratic rule)
Animal
Boys vs Women (Website about athletic advantages)
Secret Hitler board game
Awesome lecture on Nietzsche’s perspectivalism
Awesome lecture on William James’ pragmatism


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