Ep. 128 - ' "Ideas Have Consequences" - Richard Weaver and MWCGA"
In 1948, Richard Weaver wrote the famous critique of modern Western civilization entitled "Ideas of Consequences." Like many social theorists of his age, Weaver imagined a time in which the West hadn't yet diverted from the path of societal righteousness. Ultimately, he lays the blame at the feet of 14th Century logician, linguist, and Franciscan monastic William of Ockham.
Let this begin an exploration of Western thinkers critiquing Western Civilization. We might even be tempted to imagine a marketing slogan like "Make Western Civilization Great Again!"
But what is a proper description without a poignant and relevant prescription? Would obliterating Ockham's "nominalism" from the annals of philosophical thought bring the West the respite it seeks? We ask these questions and more....
Today, Nicole Barker joins me from Reno, NV. Nicole is a career hospitality professional, and owner of multiple businesses. We discuss bar consulting, restaurant ownership, regulation and legislation in the gambling industry, and touch on some hot-button societal constructs. You're going to love this. Enjoy! Check out Nicole here on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/585549502272096/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdDKNRu3Hr8
Reading starts appx minute 17 ish, if you want to skip the intro.
The Didache (did-a-key), Διδαχή, or The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is an early Christian text that most scholars date to the first or early second century.
The Didache was highly regarded by many early Christian authors and theologians. Athanasius of Alexandria (†373) recommended it to converts, and it had a great influence on the Apostolic Constitutions (375). Before the New Testament canon was formally settled in 692, a number of Biblical canonsincluded the Didache; John of Damascus (†749) was also a noted supporter.
The text disappeared and was lost for centuries, until it was rediscovered in 1873 by Philotheos Bryennios, Metropolitan of Nicomedia. Today it is usually included among the second-generation Christian writings known as the Apostolic Fathers.
Link to the read text: https://legacyicons.com/content/didache.pdf
Books:
https://www.amazon.com/Apostolic-Fathers-English-Michael-Holmes/dp/0801031087
https://www.amazon.com/Apostolic-Fathers-Translation-Lexham-Classics/dp/1683590643/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_1/132-5016306-6504264?pd_rd_w=6yMLO&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=6FYZ5JPMDE6CXHNFQX78&pd_rd_wg=mTkBz&pd_rd_r=5b87c991-fda2-4815-bc8c-cd5ff7ced936&pd_rd_i=1683590643&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Apostolic-Fathers-Greek-English-Translations/dp/080103468X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/132-5016306-6504264?pd_rd_w=6yMLO&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=6FYZ5JPMDE6CXHNFQX78&pd_rd_wg=mTkBz&pd_rd_r=5b87c991-fda2-4815-bc8c-cd5ff7ced936&pd_rd_i=080103468X&psc=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NaNUzHCi8
"Spiritual Warfare" is a term that gets thrown around like a frisbee. But early on, years ago, we were hitting on how it's real, how it's important, and how it affects you whether you believe in it or not.
Father Turbo Qualls joins me to share his expertise on spiritual warfare, how we approach it with a holistic perspective in Orthodox Christianity, and what we can do when it turns into actual material warfare.
We also spend a few minutes hitting on theology, philosophy, pyschology, and even remind atheists how dumb their arguments (or lack thereof) are.
The hour FLEW by for me, and even Father suggested that we all listen to this episode a couple of times. I can't thank him enough for being so humble as to share his very limited time with me, and with you all, and we are blessed for his perspective and holiness.
https://stmaryofegypt.net/
Baptismal Robes!! - https://stmaryofegypt.net/sisterhood/robes/
Patristic Faith - https://www.patristicfaith.com/our-team/fr-turbo-qualls/
The Royal Path - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMeoGBrIRqOZYL_vqhYt-Q
More to come in the future! Have a very blessed Lent!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymn_0AmKpAE
Buck joins me again to resume our discussion of Paradise & Utopia - The Age of Paradise. Today we'll read Chapter four, and talk about the "heroic papacy" of the mid first millennium, and how subtle changes in theological attitudes and arguments lead to drastic outcomes. We'll talk about Leo the Great, Gregory the Great, Augustine, and heresies like Monothelitism.
I decided to omit a short portion of the chapter. As we were rolling along nicely on the historical topics, theres a short few pages that talk about Liturgical and calendrical worship. I'll address this section in a separate video that will be out early next week, only on YouTube.
As promised in the video, here are some useful links to further elaborate the particular points of discussion:
Aristotle's Metaphysics : https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/aristotle-metaphysics/?fbclid=IwAR1N1exQtWCIs98EW_QdSxbXMADWlLsZQ76BFtn9hcC68sTVfGgZFm73eL8
Energies & Personhood - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/zygo.12795?fbclid=IwAR27GYFK1zWcKnPem1_9MxK9kjDZw9VF298Ig6AMoKkIjDTkxKMoQo-HrsY
Pete Quinones' episode on Aristotle, from a Roman Catholic perspective - https://freemanbeyondthewall.libsyn.com/episode-950
Buck, as always, is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0RyQTjGxMeNGlfAFgeLS_A
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVuYFKt6lU
This week, Bill and I work though a plethora of libertarian issues, and how we might see the best way to move forward.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBHqHEen4kM
Daniel was kind enough to invite me on his show. This is the episode, and below is his caption. YP is a stand-up guy and I really enjoyed being able to let loose a bit here. Go check him out on YT!!
"Today we welcome as our guest Adam Patrick host of the YouTube channel and podcast @theageof_info We have entered an age when all of the worlds information is available at our fingertips (literally) and everything seems to be changing around us. Yet, as scripture says, there is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). The spiritual reality that underlies creation has not changed. On Adam's podcast he discusses the intersection of age-old Orthodox Christianity and the modern world. Adam has an academic background in Philosophy, and in todays conversation we will hear how he began his investigation into Orthodoxy in order to take it apart using his philosophical training. He found that, try as he might, he was unable to disprove the teachings of the Orthodox Church. Eventually this led to his embrace of the Orthodox faith. We are going to be using as a jump-off point for our conversation a post which he made on Facebook in which he was discussing the idea of the “good.” How do you define good? How do you justify your belief in what is good? Is perfect the enemy of good?"
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Young P links:
Telegram Chatroom: https://t.me/+Q7EJv3fhYqY5ZjVh
Telegram Channel: https://t.me/+jITpv7gWcE9hM2Ix
Transcript
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EulkNHzjxq4
I won't even attempt to explain Charlie to you. You're just going to have to listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlcAzLrR4H8
Melissa Floyd, host of "What They Aren't Telling You", and co-host of "The Vaccine Conversation" with Dr. Bob Sears, joins us to talk about vaccines, Covid, and virtue signalling. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4namsX9HiFM