Premium Only Content

Christianity, the Ethics of Energy, and Ray Peat’s Idealism
David Gornoski and Mentzer's Meth Labs talk about the personalities that influenced Ray Peat, being vs becoming, why the best is yet to come, whether God hates the world, how good thyroid helps us love our neighbors, and more.
Thread on Ray Peat: A Poor Man's Guide: https://x.com/mentzersmethlab/status/1829538392155279433?s=46&t=6hcINT2Sa9jzzr7i5XnohA
Thread on The Ethics of Energy: Bioenergetic Idealism: https://x.com/Mentzersmethlab/status/1862888112718033189?s=46&t=6hcINT2Sa9jzzr7i5XnohA
Follow Mentzer's Meth Lab on X here: https://x.com/mentzersmethlab
Follow David Gornoski on X here: https://x.com/DavidGornoski
Visit https://aneighborschoice.com for more
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
4:22 David's influences
5:38 How Tolstoy influenced Ray Peat
8:36 "Think, Perceive, Act"
11:31 Religion vs Gospel
12:33 Ideas and personalities
13:40 Being vs Becoming
21:18 Comedy and Tragedy
26:42 William Blake
30:55 Earth is meant to be God's home
33:38 What is the "World?"
37:06 Kropotkin and evolution
39:58 Ray Peat's kindness
41:53 Unity and infighting
48:35 Thyroid supplementation
54:04 Why Iodine is good
1:00:09 In-group rivalries and tribalism
1:06:42 Thyroid health and loving our neighbor
1:10:24 Holy Spirit can overcome despair
1:12:18 Closing thoughts
-
50:26
David Gornoski
29 days ago $0.19 earnedCan We Revolutionize Travel with Levitation? Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov, Dr. Weiping Yu Explore
181 -
LIVE
Game On!
16 hours ago $0.86 earned10,000 Followers Celebration Stream! Let's Talk Sports!
2,311 watching -
LIVE
JuicyJohns
35 minutes ago🟢#1 REBIRTH PLAYER 10.2+ KD🟢$500 GIVEAWAY
188 watching -
15:38
SKAP ATTACK
18 hours ago $2.14 earnedA Legacy Tainted: Unpacking the LeBron Steroid Rumors
27.4K10 -
2:04:52
The Confessionals
20 hours agoThe Great Spiritual Hijack — And Why It’s Ending
10.9K6 -
1:49:30
Nick Freitas
14 hours agoHere's Why The Housing Market Is Permanently Broken
13.8K2 -
17:03
Nicholas Bowling
18 hours ago $0.72 earned"Celebrity" Tells Street Preacher His Dad's in the ILLUMINATI
10.7K2 -
LIVE
BEK TV
21 hours agoTrent Loos in the Morning - 7/30/2025
142 watching -
4:10
Blackstone Griddles
13 hours agoCajun Dogs with Bruce Mitchell
10.5K1 -
29:38
Uncommon Sense In Current Times
15 hours ago $0.46 earnedIs Doubt a Sin? Wrestling with Faith & Belief (Part 1) | Dr. Randal Rauser
18.7K5