When I promote the idea of making life decisions—including about what relationships to maintain and invest in—according to a hierarchy of rational values, one of the most common objections I hear is that it’s heartless or unkind to judge the people in your life in terms of their value to you. The idea of evaluating relationships rationally sounds cold and calculating to many people.
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Maddox examines the divide between reason-based philosophy and faith-based Christianity—and why it matters. It’s the difference between knowing how to know and merely assuming you do, without evidence.
Seamus shares how he broke free from negative emotional patterns using philosophy, psychology, and personal experience.
Maddox shares how accepting mortality after losing faith brought deeper meaning and urgency to his life.
Craig Biddle and philosopher Lance Bush dive into metaethics—exploring intrinsicism, subjectivism, and Objectivism—and what each view means for understanding “good” and “value.”