Duncan McDonald
Mystrikast
Discover Mystrikism: a rational, sensible, naturalistic alternative to religion. Each episode explores core principles, non-theism, and our reverence for the infinite unknown, while savouring secular moments of awe, our naturalised "spirituality". Learn to think like a scientist, live justly, and marvel at reality.
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Duncan McDonald
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Jun 30, 2026
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Episodes
Mystrikast — Science, Dignity & the Dawkins Debate 31.10.2025 7:18
Science, Dignity, and the Dawkins Debate — the Mystrikal way. This episode tackles the hot zone where biology, identity, and public policy collide. We keep two lights on at once: scientific honesty and justice with compassion. We draw a clean line between sex (biological, tied to gametes/chromosomes, relevant in some domains) and gender (social/psychological/personal, how people live and express t...
Mystrikast — Pausing to Be More Human 31.10.2025 5:38
Here’s the episode where we slow down — on purpose. We will dig into a simple, radical move at the core of Mystrikism: the deliberate pause. Not a vague mindfulness platitude, but a real, practical gap between the itch and the scratch where you can choose better. We talk about training that tiny space so it becomes second nature — one clean breath before you answer, an honest “let me think,” the u...
Mystrikast — A Guide to Mental Illness 31.10.2025 1:56:57
Mental health isn’t a simple “healthy or sick” switch - it’s a spectrum we all move along. In Mystrikism’s Guide to Mental Illness, we explore how science, critical thinking, and self-compassion can help us navigate anxiety, depression, paranoia, and other challenges without losing our humanity. This episode introduces practical, evidence-based tools drawn from Mystrikism’s Integrated Principles o...
Mystrikast — "Spirituality": A Mystrikal Perspective 30.10.2025 37:24
This series is Mystrikism’s straight-up, naturalised take on “spirituality” — the kind rooted in reality, earned by evidence, and animated by awe. We keep the word in quotes because we’re reclaiming it: not angels and afterlives, but the real rush of standing under a ruthless night sky, the hush of a perfect chord, the honesty of friendship that lands in your chest. We call this Aweism. It’s the f...
Mystrikast — Belief: A Mystrikal Perspective 27.10.2025 2:01:53
Belief: A Mystrikal Perspective is a 15-part deep dive into how minds hold, doubt, and update ideas — not just “yes” or “no,” but the full spectrum of doxastic stances. Across the series we map belief as a working dial, from acceptance and disbelief to uncertainty and suspension of judgment, and we keep it all evidence-first: Bayesian updating, predictive brains, falsifiability, proportional evide...
Mystrikast — About Us & Our Core Principles 27.10.2025 8:20
Mystrikism is a sensible, syncretic philosophical discipline for people who love evidence, ethics, and wonder — without the supernatural. This show explores a naturalistic identity that blends the best ideas from philosophy, science, culture, and any rational insight that holds up under scrutiny. We talk about critical thinking, measurable well-being, and justice that’s proportionate and humane. N...
Mystrikast — Why Are We Conditional Non-Believers? 24.10.2025 1:37:03
“Why Are We Conditional Non-Believers?” lays out, in plain language, why Mystriks hold a sceptical line until claims clear real evidence. It walks through the usual reasons people give for belief — personal experiences, miracles, visions, “meaningful” coincidences — and shows how psychology, neuroscience, and the scientific method explain these experiences without jumping to the supernatural. The...
Mystrikast — Embracing Mystrikism: A Life of Wonder and Integrity 24.10.2025 41:13
Mystrikism is a life stance that pairs scientific honesty with compassionate justice — head and heart working together. This episode walks through what that actually looks like day to day: aligning beliefs with evidence, rejecting superstition without losing wonder, and making ethics practical, measurable, and kind. It’s a naturalistic identity for people who want meaning without make-believe, and...
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