TWP Podcast EP.9 - Philosophy of Nature/Evolution: Order and Chaos Part 1

Today we discussed the philosophy and psychology behind the nature of man and its roots in early human history. We discuss the proper balance between factors of order and chaos in order to maintain the stability of a State and lead individuals towards fulfillment in life. We go on many tangents and still have a lot to discuss in the upcoming part 2.

Podcast link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2106537/episodes/12565524

0:00 Intro
1:38 Dionysian: Man’s Animalistic Drive, Chaos
6:11 Evolutionary Psychology: Hunter Gatherers, Agricultural Revolution, Modernity
16:38 Early Intellectuals: Priestly/Shaman Class, Early Religion, Gatekeeping Knowledge
24:12 Pleasure: Overindulgence of basic survival necessities, Moral decadence
32:55 Possessions: Metric of human value, Shopping rooted in gathering, Division of labor
40:29 Variations of social hierarchies
42:26 Female attractiveness in relation to child bearing
44:33 The need for Order to balance Chaos
46:14 Man's relationship with Violence
48:02 Child molestation from positions of authority, Pedophilia in ancient Greece
51:24 Socrates’ refusal to sleep with his students, Socratic contribution to the Death of Tragedy
53:06 Moral development/technological advancement, Civil War/abolition of slavery
58:17 Colonialism, Settlers from Britain: Canada, Australia, America
1:00:59 Suffering as a catalyst for innovation, Comfort/convenience leading to decadence
1:02:08 Too much Order in a State: Communism, Free Market and Chaos
1:06:19 Communism: Cuban doctor makes less than a Taxi driver
1:08:32 Division of Labour, Too much free market chaos
1:11:26 Order, Communism/Feudalism Political Bureaucracy, no social mobility
1:14:41 Organic incentivization, Promoting population growth
1:19:04 Order containing Chaos, Greek Tragedy, Oedipus, Wisdom and Nature
1:24:08 Fight Club, Masculinity: A healthy relationship with Violence
1:27:02 Society looking down on healthy violence, Fighting and boyhood
1:29:03 Escalation of force, Threat of violence, Masculine interactions
1:34:09 Cultural relation to Order and Chaos, China and America
1:35:15 Origins of America, Christian Puritans: Apollonian Individuals, Unified culture
1:41:55 Multiculturalism: Expansion of Government/Laws to mediate cultural divides
1:44:04 Italian/Sicilian Mafia, Lucky Luciano, WW2 American invasion of Sicily
1:45:32 Cultural assimilation, Unifying cultural/religious differences, Middle-East and Islam
1:50:02 Imperial identity, Rome, Great Britain
1:51:22 Tiers of Identity, Catholicism/Papal Authority in Europe
1:53:18 Napoleon crowned Emperor by the Pope
1:55:10 Cultural/custom, China’s Authoritarian/Imperial History, Russia
1:58:52 Disguised Authoritarianism, Anglo-European Protestant Political Elite
2:00:46 JFK, Catholics in America, CIA files, Waldorf Astoria Secret society speech
2:01:31 Frankfurt School and the CIA, Critical Theory, Fascism: State interference
2:05:28 Anti-Semetism, Conspiracy Theories, Anglo-Protestant prejudice against Irish Catholics
2:12:20 Censoring Hate speech gives them legitimacy
2:14:46 Free Speech, Censorship/deplatforming, Nazi’s censoring speech
2:18:42 Canada turning authoritarian, Censoring free speech
2:21:49 Hitler/Nazis seizing power, Reichstag fire, Enabling act, Night of Long Knives
2:25:04 Snowball of banning free speech, Summary of Podcast
2:32:38 Israel-Palestinian Conflict, Historical background, Oppression of Jews
2:36:25 Each country fighting for their interest: America, Israel, Russia, Ukraine
2:38:05 Palestinian ethnic background, Sea peoples, Phonecians, Zionism
2:40:36 Nuance of Good and Evil, Power based morality, Deontology and Consequentialism
2:42:55 Evil rooted in ignorance, Pure ideologues
2:45:16 Realism (International Relations), Realpolitik, Power, Machievalliansim
2:49:20 Origins of Audio recording, Civil War participants, Different perspectives
2:52:05 Escape the Matrix, Words that have lost meaning: Red Pill, Woke
2:53:50 Conclusion