Michael

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 #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...

Rational Black Thought Episode #158 October 14, 2023 - “The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong.” - Carter G Woodson 14.10.2023 1:32:00

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Constructed history: https://culturahistorica.org/what-is-historiography/ News : The Israeli Hamas War: The Chaos Caucus Continues: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/12/house-speaker-vote/ Liars and beggars: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/us/trump-georgia-case-legal-fees.html Epitome of a man of god: https://www.christianpost.com/news/pa...

Rational Black Thought Episode #157 October 7, 2023 - "Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too…Same shit, different century” … Angie Thomas 07.10.2023 1:32:13

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Let’s settle this shit: https://popcenter.asu.edu/content/step-3-know-what-effective-and-not-policing News : Bye-bye Kevin: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/politics/kevin-mccarthy-speaker.html Catholic version of three card monte: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/with-more-abuse-lawsuits-on-the-horizon The coup continues: https://www.rightwingwatch.or...

Rational Black Thought Episode #156 September 30, 2023 - "As a Black man I am not going to allow myself to be programmed to not love myself” …Sean Combs 30.09.2023 1:29:51

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The human monoprint: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/philosophy-dispatches/201205/what-does-it-mean-be-human News : The closest Trump should get to WH again, is a fed courthouse for trial: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/the-5-craziest-details-from-cassidy-hutchinsons-trump-book.html We’re all dumber after hearing you: https://www.theatlanti...

Rational Black Thought Episode #155 September 23, 2023 - – If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought…Dante 23.09.2023 1:36:29

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: We are already in hell: https://polygyan.medium.com/dantes-9-circles-of-hell-inferno-c1ecd922539a News : · This is stupidity: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/09/this-is-stupidity-house-republican-slams-mccarthy-and-his-clown-show-of-lunatics-as-clock-ticks-toward-shutdown/ · So, we want more of this?: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...

Rational Black Thought Episode #154 September 16, 2023 - Our problem is the disintegration of a sense of peoplehood…Asa Hilliard 16.09.2023 1:40:14

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The disintegration of personhood: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/720332/pdf News : What have we become: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/09/mitt-romney-hero-coward-trump.html Preview of war: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-politics-violence/ Do you remember this ugly “b”: https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-bigot-kim...

Rational Black Thought Episode #153 September 9, 2023 - We Are Not Born Revolutionary. Revolutionaries are forged through constant struggle"…James Forman 09.09.2023 1:28:33

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The psychology of revolt: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352250X2030021X News : Pence tries to grow a pair…and fails: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/us/politics/pence-populism-speech.html Not so proud now huh: https://apnews.com/article/enrique-tarrio-capitol-riot-seditious-conspiracy-sentencing-da60222b3e1e54902db2bbbb219dc3fb...

Rational Black Thought Episode #152 September 2, 2023 - “…our beautiful youth...” 02.09.2023 1:35:29

Send us Fan Mail Intro : “We can no longer allow them to under-educate, mis-educate, and control the minds of our beautiful youth, turning them into “Negro puppets” of poison, who feast upon a filthy diet of their own self-hatred.” Robin Taylor Nixon Feedback : What’s on my mind: The psychology of hate: file://C:\\Users\mdche\AppData\Local\Temp\MicrosoftEdgeDownloads\8bbd1c54-45b1-4a71-8c25-9323...

Rational Black Thought Episode #151 August 26, 2023 - “… I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.” Ella Fitzgerald 26.08.2023 1:28:59

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Risk without fear: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/thought-experiment/ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.2658 News : Disappearing proof: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/18/1194559233/trump-cancels-press-conference-on-election-fraud-claims-citing-attorneys-advice Rats off a sinking ship: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/23/trump-witn...

Rational Black Thought Episode #150 - August 19, 2023 - We the people that are darker than blue…Curtis Mayfield 19.08.2023 1:30:21

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The reality of human behavior: https://www.verywellmind.com/reality-therapy-definition-types-techniques-and-efficacy-5191995#:~:text=Reality%20therapy%20is%20an%20approach,and%20can%27t%20be%20changed. News : The bars you see may be closer than they appear: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/15/fulton-county-trump-indictment-defendants-00111220 The fi...

Rational Black Thought Episode #149 August 12, 2023 - Fly like an Eagle… Steve Miller Band 12.08.2023 1:44:16

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The figure and ground of systemic oppression: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1223&context=kb_pubs News: When I move, you move, just like that: https://thegrio.com/2023/08/07/why-the-montgomery-riverfront-uprising-is-making-black-people-so-damn-happy/ Who will be at the first GOP Clown Show: https://apnews.com/article/republican...

Rational Black Thought Episode #148 August 5, 2023 - You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Maya Angelo 05.08.2023 1:31:11

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The futility of racism: https://aninjusticemag.com/how-does-racism-hurt-white-people-8ffe67843458 News : Felonious Record: https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-debb59bb7a4d9f93f7e2dace01feccdc Memphis is not unique: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/memphis-p...

Rational Black Thought Episode #147 July 29, 2023 - I think with [AI] we’ll augment our intelligence.” 29.07.2023 1:38:56

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Augmented Thinking with ChatGPT: https://www.mlq.ai/prompt-engineering-advanced-techniques/ https://www.promptingguide.ai/ https://hbr.org/2023/06/boost-your-productivity-with-generative-ai News: Criminal docket 2A: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/27/feds-add-new-charges-against-trump-in-classified-documents-case-00108667 Does this mean pro-lifers want t...

Rational Black Thought Episode #146 July 22, 2023 - Occupy all Spaces…Kevin Richardson 22.07.2023 1:36:41

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The Loom of Life: News: Criminal in chief: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4108875-trump-target-letter-hints-at-surprise-approach-from-prosecutors/ …so, really you owe us reparations: https://www.thecut.com/2023/07/florida-board-of-education-new-guidelines-black-history.html Trump’s dream team is the fucking US Congress: https://www.cnn.com/2023...

Rational Black Thought Episode #145 July 15, 2023 - Truth is powerful, and it prevails." —Sojourner Truth 15.07.2023 1:26:01

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Seeing the world through shit-stained glasses: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e32157bff63c7446f3f1529/t/5f1739965f252b1d45f0cd4f/1595357599748/Lens-of-Systemic-Oppression.pdf News: Not even political Viagra will help: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/electile-dysfunction-desantis-flailing-campaign-ruthlessly-mocked-by-financial-times-columnist/ar...

Rational Black Thought Episode #144 Jully 8, 2023 - To Kill a Mockingbird 08.07.2023 1:30:40

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The death of innocence: https://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=the+new+yorker+before+the+law&d=4890112594808149&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=mxN4UiUc4YWvxAzQO5f8hwFLK9l6zVyw News: Lindsey Graham’s ability to kiss Trump’s ass not good enough for MAGA nuts: https://www.salon.com/2023/07/03/the-writing-is-on-the-wall-for-lindsey-graham/ DeSantis’ campaign m...

Rational Black Thought Episode #143 July 1, 2023 - Beyond the Event Horizon 01.07.2023 1:38:11

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: The massive gravity of racism: News: The court sides with racist, what else is new: The court also sides with white Christian nationalist: It’s all SCOTUS this week: Let them eat cake: The value of life: This shit is for us: Ultimately, it’s always personal: Bible Study with Atheist Mike: Catholic versus Protestant: Closing: Not far from the tree: Show Notes: W...

Rational Black Thought Episode #142 June 24, 2023 - Until we break the monopoly the oppressor has on our minds, liberation is not only impossible it is unthinkable… Maulana Karenga 24.06.2023 1:31:20

Send us Fan Mail What’s on my mind: Can you think yourself into right living: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/choice-theory_b_58ac99c6e4b0ead5f0d41ec7 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/path-optimal-living/202106/what-is-right-thinking News: Dick indictment update: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-indictment-republicans-2024/index.html Fuck DeSantis…again: https://www.ms...