IdeaLogical

David Hume challenged nearly everything we think we know about reality, morality, religion, and even ourselves. His arguments were so influential that Immanuel Kant had to rethink the foundations of Western philosophy. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠

Most people don't become smarter overnight—but they can stop making the habits that keep them stuck. In this video, we break down 10 Habits of Dumb People—the common behaviors that quietly undermine good judgment, clear thinking, and personal growth. See how many you've noticed... or fallen into yourself. Watch now and let me know which one you think is the most damaging. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

“Is America a Christian Nation?” Just this question alone causes conflict. In this lecture we go over some of the history, context, supreme court cases, and statistics to see if America is a so-called “Christian Nation.” You’ll find that the answer depends on the often-repeated logical fallacy of equivocation. Since the issue has often been co-opted by both sides for irrelevant and unrelated purpo...

In this episode, we explore the “death of expertise.” We no longer esteem experts in certain fields because we don’t know whom to trust. Furthermore, AI can instantly generate arguments, summaries, and explanations on almost any subject – but the people using AI lack the education, discernment, knowledge of its limits, or research methodology needed to use it correctly. Access to information is no...

This episode contains everything from people supporting totalitarianism to people projecting their insecurities onto us. Check out this second edition of “Helping the Haters”, as we explore and comment on some of the wild posts we get online. Enjoy! Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠

About 11% of the world’s population ascribes to beliefs that would make them charismatic or Pentecostal. Charismatics also make up a large voting block in the U.S. In this episode, we take a critical look at the history and beliefs of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠

If everything is physically determined, how can we have any sense of free will? If theism is true -- and God knows what we are going to do -- how can we have any sense of free will? Regardless of your worldview, there is no easy solution to the philosophical problem of human freedom. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

Why do some faces stop you in your tracks, why does confidence turn heads, and why does chemistry seem impossible to ignore? In this episode, we dive into the biology, neuroscience, and psychology behind sexual attraction to uncover what really drives desire—and why men and women often prioritize different traits. Prepare to challenge your assumptions as we separate scientific evidence from popula...

How do words mean? Even reading that question assumes a lot of things that may not be accurate. In this lecture, we tackle the sticky issues within the philosophy of language -- what is it and how does it work? Get ready to have your world destroyed.  Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

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Are you happy? Do you want to be happy? Why is it so hard to find happiness? In this episode, we evaluate a philosophy of happiness to find out if life has more good or bad moments, to what degree does our brain chemistry affect our happiness, and whether we even deserve to be happy. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

He is one of the most influential thinkers of the 17th century. He has a system that solves all the problems of philosophy, but it comes at a high cost. How is God related to the world, do we have free will, and how can we be happy? Who is the philosopher known as Benedict Spinoza? Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

For most of world history, we didn’t have universities. Where did they come from? Which ones are good? Do you need to go to college or not? How have educational standards gone down and how can we fix it? In this episode we take a look at the history of the institution that trains all the other institutions - the university. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

What could be more basic than the idea of matter? In this episode, we take a look at the idealism of George Berkeley and his case against matter. You are guaranteed to have your mind blown (and to have your worldview unravel) as you hear an argument that is counter-intuitive but hard to disprove. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

In this episode we chat with Dr. Joe Rigney about social justice, intersectionality, emotionalism, and more. Dr. Rigney serves as a Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is a conservative cultural critic regarding various political and religious topics.. He is the author of eight books, including the one discussed in this interview: The Sin of Empathy*Follow Joe:*https://twitter.com/...

In this episode we chat with the founder of Austin Justice Coalition, Chas Moore. Chas is a progressive leader on the themes of racial and social justice. In this interview he discusses issues such as race, intersectionality, empathy, immigration, oppression, and more. Follow Chas:⁠⁠ Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode we look at some of the wild, false, and less-than-helpful comments that people post on social media regarding our content. The goal is to teach and clarify (though occasional teasing will also be permitted). Enjoy the first in a series of videos calling out the haters. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠

Dr. Greg Sadler is the President of Reason IO - an organization that seeks to make philosophy accessible to the public. Additionally, as a member of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA), he uses philosophy to help counsel people through personal challenges and difficult life decisions. He is an expert in stoicism, ethics, and the history of philosophy. Follow Greg:⁠ Website⁠...

What do you think before you think? What are the blind spots and starting assumptions that you don’t even know you have? If you get your starting assumptions wrong, every view you have on politics, family, religion, money, etc. will be wrong. In this episode we talk about presuppositions and how to find your starting point. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ 0:00 Understanding...

Dr. Dan Wallace is the Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies (Emeritus) at Dallas Theological Seminary and the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts. He is one of the world's leading experts on the thousands of different manuscripts that are used to reconstruct the New Testament. How do we know what the New Testament really said if we don’t have a...

If God is all-good and all-powerful, then why is there evil in the world? Don’t say, "because of human free will” because we destroy that answer in this episode. Also, don’t say, “to make him more glorious” or “to bring him more glory” because we destroy that answer too. Does the existence of evil disprove God’s existence? Join us as we explore the philosophical issue of theodicy. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠⁠...

Zach talks with pro-life advocate Seth Gruber about the complexities of abortion in America, exploring Planned Parenthood’s controversial origins and the modern church’s relationship with politics. Gruber challenges evangelical neutrality and argues that Christian convictions inevitably shape public life, raising bigger questions about culture, justice, and the value of human life. Follow Seth:⁠⁠⁠...

He is considered the “Father of Modern Philosophy.” He is one of the most intelligent thinkers who ever lived and in the top five most influential philosophers of all time. Who is Rene Descartes? Why is he important? What does “I think, therefore I am” really mean? In this episode we examine the contributions of this great man. Follow Zach: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠

Dale Brisby is a cowboy, rancher, bull-rider, and content creator. He’s been on the Joe Rogan Podcast, has a show on Netflix, has millions of followers on social media, and is the host of the popular podcast, “Rodeo Time.” What is it really like to be a cowboy? How hard is it to ride a bull? On this episode, we interview Dale to get his take on all things country. Follow Dale:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠...

What does the Second Amendment really mean in context? Does restricting gun ownership cause more or less crime? How can we prevent or minimize mass shootings? In this episode we look at some important statistics around the controversial topic of gun control. Follow Zach: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠X⁠ ⁠Website⁠ 0:00 Exploring Gun Control, Second Amendment, and Deterrence Strategies4:19 Understanding the Second A...