The Lucas Vos Podcast
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Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Aron van Os is my brother and personal philosopher. Same as you might have a barber for your hair, I have this guy for my mind, or spirit, anyway he's great.
Participate in this talk with your comments and insights!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDiJigalddg&t=195s
Fred Rogers: https://imdb.com/title/tt0062588/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1https://www.netflix.com/title/80231412Bernardo on free will: https://youtu.be/zoOi79nQywE?si=H3exdrey68a9fBM5
Timestamps:
(0:00) Yield and overcome(5:10) The Western fascination with the East, the other, and travel(14:50) The veneration of experience(18:20) Destiny and free will(32:20) Narnia's Christianity(36:45) Fred Rogers(39:02) Guardians of The Galaxy and Christian storytelling (47:25) Jordan Hall's conversion and the shift in this little corner(1:00:51) Outro
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Today Scott and I explore beauty in story, numbers, and music. This conversation was more on the intuitive side which I greatly enjoyed. Speaking with Scott helps me think in a more spontaneous and natural manner, which is an aspiration of mine. Do participate in the conversation with your comments, and leave a like or a positive review (podcasts) if you enjoyed, it really does help this channel!
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/4aDrigVeNR4
Timestamps:
(0:00) Scott's picture
(7:58) Beauty in story
(20:25) The story matters
(28:00) Numbers
(55:09) Symmetry
(1:00:08) Show and Tell
(1:01:24) Physical Harmony, Meaning, and Belief
(1:18:10) Tuning into rythms
(1:28:55) Chords and learning to live in harmony
(1:52:33) Outro
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Scott Wallner is a man of many ideas, and I always love to hear what he's been thinking about lately. If you enjoyed this talk do not refrain from voicing your own thoughts and ideas. Additionally, here are links to our previous conversations, including our first talk in which you can hear Scott's life story (I highly recommend it):
https://youtu.be/F-vk2YeIQ1g?si=pptY4d0TOTkN8eG7
https://youtu.be/-f-QPgV29B8?si=9HjyPWOkIQaBF8pZ
https://youtu.be/gkqu7amx6XM?si=cq8t3QMzGePKxGqR
Find the video version of this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAvvZmxphbU
Timestamps:
(0:00) Pitch, Rhythm, and Song(12:34) Beauty(18:22) Tension, Music, and the Insight of the Artist(25:14) Potential and Virtual(29:08) Metaphysics of Quality(33:10) The Light(36:25) Numbers, Nothingness, and Infinity(47:12) Health, Harmony, and Chaos(55:32) Outro
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Today my good friend Tadjiro joins us again to discuss the role of religion and truth in society, as well as suspicion, values, conflict, and much more. We are both in no way experts about any of the topics mentioned, which I think is why we had fun. Please enjoy!
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/3qBC85D8r0g
Timestamps:
(0:00) Interpreting Tadjiro’s dream
(16:55) Are alternatives to religion worse?
(29:24) Is there a worldview that is more true than another?
(32:50) The danger of valuing ourselves based on our production
(43:33) Techno-feudalism
(49:40) India’s female workforce and The Office
(57:18) Values
(1:02:42) Modern conflicts
(1:07:21) Turkey’s clever plan
(1:13:57) Nation-states and taxes
(1:22:45) Voting out of protest and democracy as opponent processing
(1:31:40) Tadjiro’s dog (epic) and outro
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Charlie Brown (Stephan) and Aron van Os join us for a fruitful discussion about This Little Corner, magic, psychedelics, implicit knowledge, and much more. Please enjoy!
Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799
Waves of Obsession video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1aD3iYv7Qk
Brad and Karen on Implicit and Explicit in Art and Narrative (and much more): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAF1U4bC8E&t=2948s
Aron's Breakwater talks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw3OD2NMwTI (Nietzsche) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttCqZ3G9xLM&t=109s (Discussion with Thomas Steininger)
Stephan's Goethe series (episode 1): https://stephanmarcsolomon.podbean.com/
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:54) Aron
(02:35) Reflecting on this little corner and carrying the spirit of the corner through life
(11:39) The lighthouse and the speedboat
(14:40) Enchantment, magic, Exodus
(27:20) The second layer of reality breaking in
(29:33) Ayahuasca and do psychedelics grant unearned wisdom?
(40:42) Marriage and transformation
(48:50) Aron's talks and discussing university
(52:35) Stephan's comments on the talk about the three transcendentals: 1. particle and the wave in quantum physics
(55:50) 2. Arguments of authority
(58:33) Trusting our intuition again
(01:02:15) The power of the implicit rules of these dialogues and agapic love
(01:05:33) Speaking about the topics of this little corner in our own lives
(01:11:25) This little corner is becoming self aware
(1:15:20) Changing the world through taking care of others and finding your gifts
(1:25:00) Stephan's Goethe series
(01:28:03) Outro and references
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Today I speak to Levi Hart again. We discuss religion, meditation, technology, and much more. I hope you guys enjoy, and do not hesitate to leave comments and participate in the conversation!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTblujjr84
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:30) Religious nontheism
(9:30) Conversations, extraversion, and Joshua Waitzkin
(16:15) Meditation, anger, and childhood
(22:49) Falling in love with learning and discussing religion
(26:33) Levi's transforming experience
(31:27) Buddhism
(34:40) The psychedelic roots of religions theory
(37:35) What experiences brought you back to Christianity and differences in religions
(43:59) What is a relationship with Christ like?
(50:35) Levi proposes that there might be people that are better than Jesus
(57:00) Discussing consciousness
(1:01:08) A longer discussion about technology
(1:24:25) Pornography and negative side effects to technology
(1:30:40) Priests and ascetics
(1:36:53) The Masculine precedes the Feminine
(1:37:43) The power of play
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Thanks to all of you for listening, leaving comments, coming on the show, and all the other ways in which you supported this channel. We wish you a happy new year friends!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaqZ1Kl9qWI
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Today we discuss the three transcendentals, how they differ from the virtues, and much more. Please enjoy.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction(03:50) Pseudo Dionysius and the intersection of the philosophical and the religious(05:53) How Reason relates to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty(13:07) The Transcendentals as the water in which we are swimming(17:22) Is the Good the same as God?(22:35) Multiplying and Unifying(28:00) Exploring Beauty and the spirit of resentment(39:15) The misappropriation of the Transcendentals and discussing Plato(44:55) Modern Art, Libertarian philosophy, and absolutizing the relative(56:54) The Death of God era as the opposite of Gnosticism(1:00:22) "Dostyevski gets it" (1:01:50) How Vervaeke's Symphony of Sages relates to Jesus(01:07:20) Outro
Youtube link to this talk (including video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_cwHhFpklA
Aron's talk with Karen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qr8v6HxoXM
Channel on which Aron's talk will appear soon: https://www.youtube.com/@UC4OiHF85nhIHQbpAVzTX4jw
Video/Audio references:
Bishop Robert Barron, Albert Cardinal Meyer Lecture, "Breaking Through the Buffered Self," pt. 1, March 10 - 2022 (video and audio):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-_iGRrDxT0&ab_channel=MundeleinSeminary
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0UDnl1kE85SEYWC1Ug4paE
Bishop Robert Barron, Albert Cardinal Meyer Lecture, "Breaking Through the Buffered Self," pt. 2, March 11 - 2022 (video and audio):
https://www.youtube.com/live/ULQsSYaqcAE?si=gS4Odp3LZAr3YPBp
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0yPLoRdKKG1q7obT8aMTgp
Written references:
Schindler, David Christopher. "Beauty and the Analogy of Truth: On the Order of the Transcendentals in Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Trilogy." American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 85.2 (2011): 297-321.
Schindler, David C. The Catholicity of Reason. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2013.
Brown, Lesley, ed. The Nicomachean Ethics. Oxford University Press, USA, 2009.
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm. Nietzsche: The Anti-Christ, Ecce Homo, Twilight of the Idols: And Other Writings. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Luibheid, Colm, and Paul Rorem, eds. Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works. Paulist Press, 1987.
Feser, Edward. "Truth as a Transcendental." Metaphysics Through Semantics: The Philosophical Recovery of the Medieval Mind: Essays in Honor of Gyula Klima. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. 185-203. Image link: https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2021/10/truth-as-transcendental.html
Peter Adamson, "HoP 228 - It's All Good - The Transcendentals," History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps, King's College London — https://historyofphilosophy.net/transcendentals
Bloom, Allan, and Adam Kirsch. The Republic of Plato. Vol. 2. New York: Basic Books, 1968.
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Karen and Lucas had a meeting where they discussed the book "Till We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis, analyzing the themes and symbolism in the book, including the transformative power of love, the nature of sacrifice and scapegoating, and the protagonist's journey of self-discovery. They also explored the impact of perspective on how we view others. The conversation then shifted to the impact of technology on human connection, as face-to-face interaction is valuable and essential for deep conversations and meaningful relationships.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ59mTqKtvw
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRfchX4Bt0k&t=3317s
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
Saturday Dec 09, 2023
John Vervaeke, PhD is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is an associate professor and award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto, teaching in the Department of Psychology. His work and research is far-ranging, including topics such as human intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and AI.
John's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@johnvervaeke
His website: https://johnvervaeke.com/
Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799
Youtube link of this episode: https://youtu.be/Fdu8OQ6KWqk?si=MarGMAxWjsnhksVV
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:30) Nontheism - Would you view D.C Schindler and Jonathan Pageau as nontheists while they themselves identify as theists?
(9:55) Can you be religious and a nontheist? And are you?
(13:50) Wolfgang Smith: critique on evolution and three worlds ontology
(22:30) Jordan Peterson: what spiritual practices would benefit him most? And what do you think of ARC?
(27:08) Is unity something to strive for on a worldwide scale?
(28:11) Bishop Maximus: How has he impacted you and how have you impacted him?
(31:57) Spinoza: what is your relationship to his work?
(36:25) Spinoza: Do you reject miracles in the same way Spinoza does?
(40:20) Robert Breedlove: What do you think of his ideas about money and Bitcoin?
(48:10) Can you speak about your Belgian roots a little bit?
(49:36) John speaks about his own cultivation of wisdom and how he too lacks it at times
(51:28) John's 'symphony of sages': who he aspires to, why contemporaries can't be sages, and the risk of striving to be like one sage.
(01:02:05) Ancient Egypt: Understanding the gods and John's favorite pharaohs
(01:07:25) How Göbekli Tepe shows that the sacred preceded agriculture
(01:09:18) Death and afterlife: Is there consciousness beyond death?
(1:17:11) Outro