The Laughing Philosopher's Podcast

“Logic or emotion alone cannot navigate all human experience. Choose poorly when to use logic and reason or passion and emotion and life makes no sense. Choose wisely and everything is clear.”

“Almost from the moment of birth, you’ve been taught to accept many half-truths, total falsehoods, uncritical assumptions, and lies about the world that you probably still believe. Here’s 8 of the biggest lies.”

“Unlike humans, cats have figured out how to live a happy life guided by wisdom and good sense. Humans can learn much from cats. The truth is right in front of your eyes, on four legs, hidden by familiarity.”

“Why? Not despite life’s meaninglessness, but because of it. Only in meaninglessness can freedom exist, and you are free to choose how to give purpose to your life.”

“People let themselves be controlled. People fear solitude. People get love wrong. People live and die for illusions. People waste time like they’re immortal. People are bewitched by the future.”

“Do you care more about someone than they care about you? Do you give more to a relationship than you take from it? Here are six ways to achieve balance without caring so much that you deplete yourself and feel cheated.”

“At the age you forgive yourself. Stop worrying. Treat good and bad times just the same. Own yourself. Hope for something. See differences as differences. Live every heartbeat.”

“Your life is like a ship. Your dreams are your compass. Forget your dreams and you will be lost, run aground, and sink.”

“Think like a loner. Trust your inner voice. Be yourself, but always, be a better friend to yourself.”

“Was Michael’s decision to order Fredo’s death moral or immoral? What does Kantianism say? What would Kant do?”

“Here are just some of my favorite philosophy jokes. I have more than 10, but I’m not trying to be Thoreau.”

“Be a rebel! Don’t dance. Be extremely honest! Don’t pray. Be insanely happy! Don’t wait. Be what you’re good at! Don’t try.”

“Human behavior is stubborn. Humans don’t easily change. Still, Scrooge changed. Three revelations drive personal change.”

“You will always have troubles. Don’t quit! Start over! Suffering with purpose is not suffering.”

“Don’t fear solitude! Don’t confuse the price of something with its value! Don’t kill your life!”

“Don’t be afraid to think for yourself! Don’t fear your individuality! Don’t be afraid to go your own way!”

“You not only do your best, but you wear yourself out in tireless pursuit of unnatural, unattainable, and insatiable perfection.”

“Your life is an unfolding of the past. The past is not dead. You are here and now. The past is not fixed, but it can be fixed. You can change the past in the present by the choices you make.”

“Living is your only reason for being. You were not born to be a means to an end. You were not created for a purpose. Follow this eight-fold path to your purpose in life.”

“No matter how ferociously you rebel against it, you can’t stop change. Nothing you do will keep you safe and protect you from it. Change is inevitable. Go with it!”

“Why isn’t enough, enough? We can’t get enough of what we don’t really want. We focus on what we don’t have rather than on what we do have. You can choose your relationship with money. You can choose not to be its slave.”

“Your only duty in life is to be yourself. Only in solitude are you free to find and experience your true self. Solitude is not empty. It is full of answers.”

“What is the best way to live in order to possess both the negative freedom of Diogenes and the positive freedom of Aristippus?”

“Choose your relationships. Conquer yourself. Embrace your other half. Be in charge of your own freedom.”

“Does Christianity make a difference? Is your society a better place because of the influence of religion? Are you a better person?”