The Lucas Vos Podcast
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Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Sunday Dec 03, 2023
Levi and I discuss many thorny topics in good faith today, I hope you enjoy our different perspectives and please find Levi in the links below!
https://twitter.com/Levi7hart
youtube.com/@Levi7hart
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM1Ksw2CVy4
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Sunday Nov 26, 2023
Bas van Os is a father, husband, and theologian. Today we discussed God, death, the afterlife. wisdom, tradition, politics, and much more. Please enjoy!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgH1R2wZLXQ
Conversation about Keynesian vs. Austrian economics with Karen Wong:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euDW_1PVnzY&t=3s
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:24) Bas' Faith and relationship to God
(08:44) Is Jesus the Christ?
(13:00) Is a loving God a choice?
(17:50) What do you think of John Vervaeke's non-theism?
(22:52) What is your relationship with death and the afterlife?
(38:00) Lucas' fear of death
(42:30) Bas' pain
(46:30) Are you ready for death?
(51:30) Is death the enemy?
(53:40) How do we become wiser?
(01:00:30) Were the ancients wiser than us?
(01:03:35) Is tradition more or less important in the modern age?
(01:12:10) Bridging perspectives
(01:17:57) The materialistic fallacy of state vs. market and how to fix it
(01:26:06) Outro
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Today Aron and Stephan brought the spirits of Nietzsche and Goethe to the conversation, eliciting insightful interactions and countless thoughts and ideas for future talks. Please enjoy!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCDau4kobho&feature=youtu.be
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction and Aron's Nietzsche talk in Mannheim
(5:59) How would Goethe have viewed the modern age?
(22:55) How would Nietzsche have viewed the modern age?
(31:23) Goethe's fluidity and Nietzsche's influence on Freud
(42:05) How would Goethe have viewed Nietzsche's work?
(47:22) Spinoza's influence on Goethe and Nietzsche
(56:40) Where do we start to read Spinoza?
(59:00) Final words on Goethe and Nietzsche (for now)
(01:01:40) Stephan's comment on the enlightenment and reducing Christianity to ethics.
(1:16:30) Outro
Books mentioned:
Jane Brown - Goethe's Allegories of Identity:
https://www.amazon.com/-/pt/gp/aw/d/0812245822/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1700473806&sr=8-1
Irvin D. Yalom - The Spinoza problem:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465061850/ref=mp_s_a_1_13?crid=22SMGFG9Y52ON&keywords=irvin+yalom&qid=1700472600&sprefix=Irvin+%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-13
Irvin D. Yalom - When Nietzsche Wept:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062009303/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=IDVDQGATWPLQ&keywords=irvin+yalom+nietzsche&qid=1700472662&sprefix=irvin+yalom+nietzscbe%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-1
Spinoza's work:
Treatise On The Emendation Of The Intellect (30 page PDF):
https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/125505/5036_Spinoza_On_the_Improvement_of_Understanding.pdf
The Ethics:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0140435719/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?crid=1959UU74OH2S2&keywords=spinoza&qid=1700472966&sprefix=spinoz%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-3
The Theological Political Treatise:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CRNQ59X/ref=mp_s_a_1_6_sspa?crid=1959UU74OH2S2&keywords=spinoza&qid=1700472966&sprefix=spinoz%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-6-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9zZWFyY2hfbXRm&psc=1
Peter Gay - The Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Paganism":
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393313026/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2ZH1VY8AGH5RR&keywords=Modern+Paganism+Peter&qid=1700473440&s=books&sprefix=modern+paganism+peter%2Caps%2C162&sr=1-1
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Sunday Nov 12, 2023
Today I had the opportunity to speak to my good friend Tadjiro. I hadn't heard his story in full yet so I was curious to hear all about his life. We explored many different sides to his story which include his relationship with music, discipline, his family, and much more. Toward the end we also briefly shared our thoughts about religion and atheism. I greatly enjoyed this conversation and we hope to speak again soon. Please enjoy:)
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHAoaZSLEG4&t=3166s
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(0:34) Ewi instrument
(02:09) Tadjiro's story
(8:25) How did your parents meet?
(12:22) Childhood
(20:22) Going to New York
(31:16) Going back home: electrical engineering and clinical technology
(39:50) Family
(52:59) Thinkers that inspired you?
(55:13) Striving to be Christlike
(59:40) What prompted Lucas' change in behavior?
(1:08:20) Community and not choosing people
(1:10:30) Religion, community, and atheism
(1:24:25) The importance of spiritual discipline
(1:29:04) Does religion make us more bound to the good and bad parts of human nature?
(1:30:40) Outro and discussing our next talk
Garbage man podcast: https://youtu.be/SFIltgwNnfQ?si=LLsWvLJAt4qdAlxS
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
Today I speak to Stephan, who has been active in this little corner both online and offline. We dive into his personal story while also exploring several different ideas, recent experiences, and thinkers such as Goethe and Nietzsche. I greatly appreciate Stephan's kindness, eloquence, and presence, and we hope to speak again soon. Please enjoy!
His channel: https://youtube.com/@Charlies_Little_Corner?si=o7bU3OJTd1fjhHy4
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/OVTOXc231lk
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:34) Stephan's story
(35:30) Interacting with the corner: earlier experiences and the Mannheim festival
(43:40) Asking the right questions and the art of listening
(49:22) Rules and uniforms in childhood
(51:42) Aron's talk on Nietzsche
(54:10) Goethe
(1:03:30) Estuary: experience and vision
(1:09:35) Words of thanks and outro
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/wUPDrtnz8t4
PvK meetups in the UK: https://twitter.com/PaulVanderKlay/status/1717672372822475067
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction and meeting up with the corner(11:08) Explosion (see video for visuals)(19:20) What do you like the most about Nigeria and the UK?(22:40) How tradition and globalism fit into unity and multiplicity(27:25) John Vervaeke - nontheism and ecology of practices (47:11) Do you communicate with God? And if so what does that mean?(59:10) The natural world & discussing gods and spirits(01:07:55) What is the right stance in times of adversity(01:11:50) Are you optimistic about the world? And final thoughts
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Aron van Os is a philosophy student and teacher who has a particular interest in the works of Friedrich Nietzsche. Today we discuss the importance of truth, the potential integration of evil, and much more. Please enjoy!
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(0:00) Introduction
(1:10) What is the importance of Truth?
(14:55) Is God as the ground of being present in Exodus?
(18:25) Is the Person an image?
(23:51) Can you be spiritual but not religious?
(36:40) Satire and the end of the carnival
(50:45) What is sin?
(53:55) Can integrating evil be good?
(59:20) How do you prevent insanity?
(1:01:40) The criticism of Jung
(1:14:00) Outro and meeting up this week
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Bas van Os is a father, a husband, and a theologian who recently wrote about Zipporah, Moses' wife. Today we speak about this story, and we explore what God is and how our image of God has changed over time.
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/OerTMuY9jZY
(0:00) Introduction - Why write this story?
(09:45) How the human side of the story speaks to people
(18:35) The human side of Jesus
(26:45) The factual versus the narrative
(30:05) Jordan Peterson's Exodus series
(33:15) What is God?
(40:20) Does God change?
(44:38) Does everyone deserve forgiveness?
(49:15) Does God intervene?
(59:30) The origins of Yahweh and Moses' religious education
(1:04:50) Monotheism versus henotheism
(1:11:12) Outro
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Today Scott and I go on a journey exploring Threeness, geometry, fractals, archetypes, and much more. This episode will have a part two, as we had to stop halfway. Please enjoy!
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqu7amx6XM&feature=youtu.be
(0:00) Introduction(04:30) Twoness - steep fences(08:58) The three body problem and moving into Threeness(17:12) Geometry, mathematics, and perfection(26:55) Corporeal reality as an expression of geometry and archetypes(32:55) Do archetypes have independent existence(34:50) Experiencing the archetypes(38:19) Maps, stories, and navigating depth
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
This is the final part of the three-part series I did about Wolfgang Smith with Karen Wong. Today we discuss his book "Science and Myth". Please enjoy.
Original video: https://youtu.be/y7vwZILYn2g?si=zSnmBN1V8VMebBg1
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbPEqlrFICI&feature=youtu.be
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro to Part Three of the Wolfgang Smith Series
(04:17) Science and Myth: The Limitations of Scientific Truth
(32:00) Why we need a stable myth. The Relationship Between Science and Truth
(40:00) Myth starts to work when you start to believe it The Subjectivity of Physics and the Humility of Scientists
(42:00) Two thoughts: one on envy and one on free will
(45:00) What is driving the contagion of mimetic?
(49:30) Wolfgang does not make any accommodation to scientistic view The Power of Myth and Language Discussion on the intersection of religion and materialism
(50:00) Discussion on Speed Listening and Progressive Overload
(53:30) Critique of Carl Jung and his Influence Discussion on Speed Listening and Progressive Overload The Intersection of Science and Philosophy
(1:01:40) Jung as the creator of his own false religion
(1:14:50) The distrust young people have in institutions. Reflections on Leadership and Truth Discussion on Quantum Physics and Wolfgang Smith