Think Harder Not Smarter
Dan Kapr and Ryan Lina
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Dan's New Book: Politely Rejecting Jesus
Dan and Ryan talk about Dan's latest book which is about why Dan left the Christian faith over a decade ago. They also talk about a couple of Christian apologists who had a lot to say in response to…
Atheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 2
Picking up where the last episode left off, Dan continues his discussion of cosmological arguments for atheism. In this episode he talks about an argument from Quentin Smith which accepts the Kalam…
Atheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 1
Ryan is currently on a quest to rescue the New Year Baby with the help of Caveman and Ben Franklin, so Dan tackles a couple of philosophical arguments for atheism. The first is a version of (or…
The Leibnizian Cosmological Argument
Does everything have an explanation? What about the clown ghost that seems to be haunting Ryan? These are Very Important Questions and Dan and Ryan will do their best to get to the bottom of them as…
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
Can someone really hire an infinite number of assassins to take out Ryan? Also where did the universe come from? These are the questions that Dan and Ryan try to get to the bottom of in talking about…
Logical Fallacies, Meta AI, and a Shiny New Year
Ryan sinks deeper into the world of depressing holiday specials while Dan reels from the horror of Meta's ill-fated AI-generated Instagram account. Then the two get to work in discussing a variety of…
Has Science Disproved Free Will?
Three ghosts visited Ryan in one night and convinced him to keep doing this podcast, meanwhile Dan can't get any ghosts to visit him. Also, Dan and Ryan talk about a YouTube video that claims to show…
Scientists Who Go Mad for Sugar: The Meaning of Free Will (Part 2)
Seems like our old pals Smith and Jones are at it again, this time baking cookies with potentially deadly results. Also, we can't seem to stop ourselves from dunking on the late Stephen Hawking. But…
Predicting the Future and Dodging Bullets: The Meaning of Free Will (Part 1)
Do we have free will? If not, then who should we blame for the movie where Nicolas Cage plays a Vegas magician who can see two minutes into the future? Personally, I blame Ryan. Send us your…
Science Is a Liar Sometimes: Knowledge and Skepticism (Part 2)
What do evolution, a cat named Nacho, and 108 philosophy podcasts all have to do with the problem of skepticism? I'd tell you but I don't know anything. Send us your questions, comments, and other…
Whose Purse Is That!? Knowledge and Skepticism (Part 1)
Dan and Ryan know things, allegedly. But what does it mean to know something? And what does this have to do with a man named Jones bringing loose change to a job interview? Send us your questions,…
Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 3)
Do minds even exist? Will Ryan let Dan remove his brain for scientific purposes? It's all part of their ongoing discussion about the mind-body problem. Send us your questions, comments, and other…
Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 2)
What is the self? Is it possible for mental substances to interact with physical bodies? Dan and Ryan continue discussing the mind-body problem and consider some of the problems related to substance…
Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 1)
What happens when a transporter malfunction creates two Will Rikers? Where does his mind end up? Did he even have a mind to begin with? Also what is the secret to comedy? Dan and Ryan take a look at…
Is Philosophy Dead?
The late great Stephen Hawking once opined that philosophy is dead, so Dan and Ryan get to work to try to figure out who the killer is. Send us your philosophy questions and other general hate mail…
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Think Harder Not Smarter has published 15 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Comedy, Philosophy.
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