Intervals The Load Right On Me
Phedippidations
A quick "check-in" to update you on my right foot and plans to run again!
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Intervals: Happy 2024
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And there’s a hand, my trusty fiere! And gie’s a hand o’ thine! And we’ll tak a right guid willy waught, For auld lang syne.
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Intervals FrankenFoot
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Here's a little pre-Xmas message for you to ponder as I hop around my house with my new "FrankenFoot". Also, I'll read some feedback messages left for me on the Apple Podcast page. Have a great Holiday (whatever you celebrate, or not).
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Fdip384: The Letter of Life
Phedippidations
In the spring of 1958, a friend of Hunter S Thompson asked for advice on how to live his life. What follows is a letter that Thompson wrote him, during the very early moments of his writing career.
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Fdip383 - Ankle of Despair
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The universe, of which I am a part, is experiencing entropy. Change is coming, and I’m committed to eventually lacing up my shoes and running again. Because although I’ll one day become nothing more than an unstable collection of positronium atoms that will eventually poof out of existence…that day is not today, and I have time.
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Fdip382: il Mio Dolce Dolce
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I’m long past the impulsive need for an invisible flying spaghetti monster in space called to answer my wishful mutterings - the palindrome for that imaginary entity might just be something I do require: I don’t need "God". I need a Dog.
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Cheese Grater
Phedippidations
Sit back, relax and enjoy a delicious podcast filled with cheesy goodness delivered right into your brain.
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Intervals - My Sweetie
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Dear Eva: You were my sweetie. You took after your Lemon beagle birth mother, Honey. Your father was a tri-colored beagle named Joey (also your brother Indiana Jone’s father). Born on May 28th, 2010: you were the scrawniest of the litter of seven. I first saw you in a cage where your brothers and sisters were stepping all over you: I knew you were “the one”. You, little girl, were a “scootch”: always excited to go for a walk, constantly sniffing for bunnies but never really wanting to catch one. You’re the only puppy I’ve ever known who, when a toy was thrown, would...
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Intervals - End of 2022
Phedippidations
It's been another year, and we've got another to look forward to. I hope all is well with you. Happy New Year - Run long and taper fellow runners.
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Fdip381: Something from Nothing
Phedippidations
Everything you see, every atom and sub-atomic particle of which your own body is composed: came, originally, from nothing.
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The Teleological argument in support of the existence of God says “that the universe is ordered towards some end or purpose, that it was created by an intelligent being in order to accomplish some purpose.”
FACT: We live in a 13.7 Billion year old universe that will end in a “Heat Death” 100 Trillion years from now.
The Scottish philosopher David Hume didn’t think much of the “Teleological Wish”…he wrote that: “A very small part of this great system, during a very short time, is very imperfectly discovered to us, and do we thence pronounce decisively concerning the origin of the whole?”
The Anthropic argument for or against God, misses and the Teleological argument is just something that we wish for.
There are, generally speaking 5 arguments used to prove the existence of God: The Teleological, Cosmological, Ontologocal, Moral, Miracles and Religious Experience. Today, we will focus on the Teleological, which leads to a discussion of the Anthropic.
The teleological argument does not prove the existence of God, no matter what the apologist William Craig has to say…but to his credit, the argument doesn’t disprove Gods existence either….but whatever you do, I implore you NOT to take my word for it.
I want to make it clear that in this episode I have not stated my position on the existence of God. I’m not here to state an opinion…you have to decide for yourself. Maybe you’ll decide not to think about it, and remain as spiritual or atheistic as you’ve ever been: that’s your decision.
But I want to think about it, I want to know…and it’s my opinion that you should as well…because the universe is an enormous, amazing, curious, exploding, inhospitable mess of a thing, and it’s likely just one of an infinite number of universes that exists through an infinite regression of universes. As truly insignificant as we are, we should be in awe of the consciousness that allows us to contemplate the origin and purpose…if there is one…of all that has ever or will ever be.
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Melodious advice by Neil on Twitter @neilbearse
Both opening and closing themes songs were by Jim Fidler at jimfidler.com.
The song - “If there is a God” was by the Smashing Pumpkins off the album “Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music”. Hear more at http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/
The song “Think for Yourself” was by George Hrab from http://www.geologicpodcast.com
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