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Rational Black Thought

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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

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Rational Black Thought Episode #183 April 06, 2024 - “Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson 06.04.2024 1:00:13

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: By their fruits…: https://books.google.com/books/about/Be_You.html?id=my1GEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0#v=onepage&q&f=false News : There Aren’t Two Sides to the Facts: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts...

Rational Black Thought Episode #182 March 30, 2024 - ““Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK Jr. 30.03.2024 1:11:41

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Existence Beyond Time: https://www.space.com/time-how-it-works News : The Last Congress: https://www.ft.com/content/86ee5942-2ff5-47a6-a509-b74b854b0477 https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/20/a-deeply-divided-congress-took-no-major-action-on-civil-rights-in-2023-report-finds/ https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-ear...

Rational Black Thought Episode #181 March 23, 2024 - “Slavery was not merely an unfortunate thing that happened to black people. It was an American innovation…” ― Isabel Wilkerson 23.03.2024 56:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The weaponization of colorblindness: News : Like Lemmings to the Sea: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/11/2222787/-A-tidal-wave-of-stupid https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4545008-parnas-calls-out-gop-rep-hearing-doing-bidding-russia/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/california-pastor-arrested.html https://www.newsweek.com/its-time-label-no-labe...

Rational Black Thought Episode #180 March 16, 2024 -“Humanism is a philosophy that centers on the needs, interests, and abilities of human beings… — Anne Klaeysen 16.03.2024 1:09:21

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Zombies vs. Humans: https://secularhumanism.org/what-is-secular-humanism/ https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2002/10/22160056/p35.pdf News : Round Two: Joe vs. The Shit Show – Democracy's 2nd Last Stand! https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/13/never-trumpers-gop-2024-elections-00146726 Conversations with an Atheist : Heaven a...

Rational Black Thought Episode #179 March 9, 2024 - “For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it…” James Baldwin 09.03.2024 56:57

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Master Manipulator: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/snl-donald-trump-republican-bootlickers/ News : They all float down here. You’ll float too: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/super-tuesday-2024-coverage/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/nikki-haley-drops-out https://apnews.com/article/state-of-union-biden-gaza-ukraine-israel-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #178 March 02, 2024 - “I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me.” —Muhammad Ali 02.03.2024 1:10:16

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Project Autocracy: https://globalextremism.org/project-2025-the-far-right-playbook-for-american-authoritarianism/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivGuBhBEEiwAWiFmYfquX2cMaOcVIwikRLPkQqTvRx31J8eJEXxMq0ZDHWI8UpsIxqtDEBoC-PwQAvD_BwE News : Black Rats: https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-conservative-south-carolina-primary-aa1155c31bfc3b397a32b33eff04ada8 http...

Rational Black Thought Episode #177 February 24, 2024 - “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction…” ― James Baldwin 24.02.2024 1:02:53

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: America without democracy: https://www.dw.com/en/as-autocrats-ascend-gloomy-data-on-democracies-decline/a-62674756 https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2022/01/09/what-authoritarianism-would-look-like-america/9088584002/ News : Rats f*cking Suckers: https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/dossier-not-what-started-all-of-this/ https:...

Rational Black Thought Episode #176 February 17, 2024 - "Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” - John Lewis 17.02.2024 51:59

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: The end of evolution: News : It’s the culture stupid: https://thehill.com/opinion/4445662-for-maga-its-the-culture-stupid/ Conversations with an Atheist : Undeniable correlation: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-secular-life/201411/why-education-corrodes-religious-faith Closing: Black pays: https://www.blackenterprise.com/hbcus-highest-financial...

Rational Black Thought Episode #175 February 10, 2024 - Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude." Steve Biko 10.02.2024 1:00:13

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my Mind: Identify your Life Center: https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary News : What kind of people are we: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-ruin-that-a-trump-presidency-would-mean/ar-AA1n4HqH https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/02/01/what-biden-really-says-about-trump-behind-closed-doors-0013917...

Rational Black Thought Episode #174 February 03, 2024 - “Your life is already artful- waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.” — Toni Morrison 03.02.2024 49:56

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Esthetics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : All I do is win, win, win no matter what…: https://thehill.com/opinion/4330273-donald-trump-is-the-biggest-loser-in-american-politics/ https://www.axios.com/2023/04/07/trump-gop-epic-losing-streak https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/11/08/how-tuesdays-election-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #173 January 27, 2024 - – “I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda… I’m for truth, no matter who tells it…” ― Malcolm X 27.01.2024 56:53

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Politics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : Normal Abnormality: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/2024-us-presidential-election-donald-trump-nikki-haley-new-hampshire-republican-primaries-normal/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-closely-trump-wants-to-be-a-messiah-figure-for-evangelicals?ref=scroll Conve...

Rational Black Thought Episode #172 January 20, 2024 - “The colonialists care nothing for Africa for her own sake.” Patrice Lumumba 20.01.2024 1:05:38

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Ethics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : We just hit rock bottom: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/10/michigan-florida-nevada-gop-chairs-00134756 https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2024/01/trump-is-destroying-the-gop-will-he-destroy-america/ Conversations with an Atheist : ...

Rational Black Thought Episode #171 January 13, 2024 - “The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence…” — Jonathan Gottschall 13.01.2024 1:09:59

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Epistemology: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : The stupid, the ignorant and the evil: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/trump-supporters-republican-approval-cnn-town-hall/674142/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpfHCSRIRf4 Conversations with an Atheist : Harmful biblical directives: https://www.t...

Rational Black Thought Episode #170 January 06, 2024 - “Reason begins where speculation ends. Facts begin where assumptions end. Truth begins where ignorance ends. Wisdom begins where knowledge ends" - Matshona Dhliwayo 06.01.2024 56:41

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Metaphysics: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : Cluster Fu*k: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4386943-fox-news-psychic-loss-trump-2024-grim-reaper/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/takeaways-2024-us-election-trail-dueling-tv-events-attack-ads-2024-01-02/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/29/la-police...

Rational Black Thought Episode #169 December 30, 2023 - ““The only protection against injustice…is power—physical, financial and scientific” Marcus Garvey 30.12.2023 1:06:15

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Overview: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News : The Future Ain’t What It Used To: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2023-12/democracy-stake-2024-us-election Omnibenevolence and Favoritism: Closing: Looking Good and Feeling good: https://thegrio.com/2023/12/28/california-barbershop-helps-bl...

Rational Black Thought Episode #168 December 23, 2023 - “Everyone wants a strong [Black] woman until she actually stands up, flexes her muscles, projects her voice…” ― Ari Eastman 23.12.2023 1:15:37

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The immense cost of oppressing the Black Woman: https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-ws-black-women-changed-american-history-20211230-tq2rftmvkbamxg4iv5m5bfd67a-photogallery.html https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-women-policing/ News : Political - Decent into chaos: https://time.com/6549628/colorado-trump-ruling-questions/ https://www.reuters.c...

Rational Black Thought Episode #167 December 16, 2023 - “A lot of people use this analogy that Black Lives Matter is a movement. It’s not a movement. When you’re black, it’s not a movement. It’s a lifestyle.” — LeBron James 16.12.2023 50:30

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: How Black people in America can Survive and/or Thrive: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1742715020976200 News : Hypocrisy is the point: https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/12/11/let-he-who-is-without-sin-cast-the-first-stone-another-tawdry-scandal-for-the-republican-party/ https://www.vanityfair.com/news/republicans-cant-believe-fox-news-keeps-calling-them-o...

Rational Black Thought Episode #166 December 9, 2023 - ““If people were given the choice between democracy and whiteness, how many would choose whiteness?” ― Taylor Branch 09.12.2023 45:00

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The reality of war: News : The, mostly, untold story: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israeli-bombs-killed-ahmed-abu-artemas-son/ The truth is the Republicans have no desire to govern and the Democrats do not have a fucking clue: Christian Love: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-charged-religious-terror-attack-australia-wieambilla-rcna128282 Closi...

Rational Black Thought Episode #165 December 2, 2023 - “Negative media reinforcements… affect how young blacks view themselves.” ― Tom Burrell 02.12.2023 57:21

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: Prompt Engineering the Mind: https://clivethompson.medium.com/the-psychological-weirdness-of-prompt-engineering-3846755df50c https://www.aswathkrishnan.com/2023/05/how-to-use-prompt-engineering-to-rewire.html News : Obama, the embodiment of hope for some, the embodiment of fear for others: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/us/politics/donald-trump-vp.html It’...

Rational Black Thought Episode #164 November 25, 2023 - "Perseverance is in our DNA"...Elle McKinney 01.12.2023 19:37

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The global doom loop: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-you-struggle-with-the-doom-loop_b_4247729 Closing: They call this justice, but it’s not: https://www.theroot.com/a-black-man-s-broken-jaw-just-cost-these-white-dudes-a-1851025601 Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

Rational Black Thought Episode #163 November 18, 2023 - "You can either be right or you can be in a relationship" 18.11.2023 59:27

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The Art and Science of Compromise: https://www.verywellmind.com/compromise-in-relationships-7559559 News : True Colors: To cult or not to cult: https://apnews.com/article/kenya-cult-doomsday-paul-mackenzie-church-malindi-6f8945687dca8873527b562543999ee8 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202104/the-definitive-guide-helping-people-trapped-in-cult...

Rational Black Thought Episode #162 November 11, 2023 - "so life is just a game, and there is many ways to play, and all you do is choose" – Stanley Clarke 11.11.2023 1:01:18

Send us Fan Mail Philosophy: The Game of Life: http://www.wernererhard.com/living_cont.html News : We are in a death spiral: This shit never ends: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/04/religion-poisons-everything.html https://bitnerhenry.com/child-sexual-abuse-is-the-second-most-frequent-loss-at-religious-institutions/#:~:text=Religious%20institutions%2C%20which%20commonly%20rely,would%2...

Rational Black Thought Episode #161 November 04, 2023 - "You never change things by fighting the existing reality" – R. Buckminster Fuller 04.11.2023 1:18:35

Send us Fan Mail Feedback : What’s on my mind: Designed Reality: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-success News : Mo money, mo money: https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-donations-tithe-lawsuit-0849212284504c6172a93467148c22d2 DJTJ says he is too dumb to have committed fraud: https://www.reuters.com/legal/donald-trum...

Rational Black Thought Episode #160 October 28, 2023 - "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali 28.10.2023 1:30:20

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The psychology of Achievement: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/202310/the-most-overlooked-strategy-for-success file://C:\\Users\mdche\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeDownloads\acaa4d10-f675-4024-a466-3d0bbb70197c\Clarifying20Achievement20Goals20and20their20Impact.pdf News : More rats: https://www.businessinsider.com/flipped-...

Rational Black Thought Episode #159 October 21, 2023 - “Love is hate, War is peace, No is yes, And we're all free.” – Tracy Chapman 21.10.2023 1:28:40

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The illogical rules of war: https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/world/europe/israel-gaza-and-the-laws-of-war.html News : Guilty AF: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/sidney-powell-guilty-plea-trump-georgia.html The Chaos Caucus Part Deux: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/politics/house-speake...