You Can't Be Good Until You Accept Your Evil | What do you think?
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In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… the possibility that we all carry the potential for good and evil, and whether recognizing that could fundamentally change how we see ourselves and others.Starting with Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of the Joker, we explore why understanding someone's circumstances doesn't necessarily excuse their actions, but might help us respond with more compassion and less judgment. The conversation takes us into Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, the nature of consciousness, and the difficult question of why suffering exists.We also explore whether the Catholic Church could regain cultural influence by positioning itself as a defender of humanity in the age of artificial intelligence. Is the Pope's concern about AI-generated art an attempt to protect something fundamentally human, a question of authority, or both?And what would Jesus do if he had your day job? From the ordinary frustrations of work to Alan Watts' backwards law, we explore how chasing happiness, freedom, and control might be the very thing keeping us from experiencing them.What do you think?🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED› https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1› https://x.com/bramk› https://x.com/444smittyj🕑 TIMESTAMPS00:00 - What Would Jesus Do at Work?03:58 - Can You Find Peace Anywhere?09:03 - Your Problems Follow You14:27 - Dostoevsky on Freedom and Desire20:10 - The Pope Against AI Art24:37 - Can AI Restore Church Authority?31:42 - The Market for Human Creativity41:21 - The Joker and Human Evil46:29 - Could You Also Become Evil?53:25 - Dostoevsky and Compassion56:30 - Can God Contain Evil?01:01:47 - The Problem of Suffering01:07:14 - Alan Watts' Backwards Law01:10:00 - Stop Fighting the Water01:12:46 - Acceptance in the Ambulance01:17:18 - Learning to Meet Realityℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCASTWDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet, and ask one simple question: What do you think?There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected.We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover.Come with a thought. Leave more curious.
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