Impossible (?) Conversations: The Best and Worst of "Woke Culture"

TheThinkingAtheist

The Thinking Atheist

Science, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 25 January 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Psychologists Dr. Hector Garcia and Dr. Valerie Tarico join us for a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful conversation about the dying of discourse in a hyper-divided world. When should we speak, and when should we shout? Are we picking the right battles? When should we declare war on awful agents? And are good people sometimes getting an unfair shake?

This is a discussion about discussions.

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0:00.0	Okay, here we go, standby.
0:02.0	Three, two, one.
0:05.0	The thinking atheist, it's not a person.
0:08.0	It's a symbol, an idea.
0:10.0	The population of atheists in this country is going through the roof.
0:14.0	Rejecting faith.
0:15.0	Percealing knowledge.
0:17.0	Challenging the sacred.
0:19.0	If I tell the truth, it's because I tell the truth.
0:22.0	Not because I put my hand on a book and made a wish.
0:25.0	And working together.
0:27.0	For a more rational world.
0:29.0	Take the risk of thinking, feel self.
0:31.0	Much more happiness, truth, vision, wisdom will come to you that way.
0:35.0	Assume nothing.
0:37.0	Question everything.
0:39.0	And start thinking.
0:42.0	This is the thinking atheist podcast hosted by South Anders.
0:48.0	It's almost a cliche to talk about how polarized we are.
1:01.0	How divided we have become, especially with COVID going on.
1:06.0	Social media algorithms.
1:08.0	You know, they're simultaneously outraging us and reinforcing us at the same time.
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