Bad Philosophy » reality http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random philosophical musings about pretty much anything. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CreativeCommons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) captainvalor@gmail.com (The Bad Philosophers) Philosophy 1440 http://www.badphilosophy.com/podcast/BF_Logo_144x144_Color.jpg Bad Philosophy http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog 144 144 Upsetting the balance of reality, one rabbit trail at a time Ever just sat around and wondered Why? So have we. Bad Philosophy is your one-stop fix for random musings about everything from the nature of reality to the essence of modern digital society. Every week Stephen Torrence and Kevin Saunders invite guests from greater Texas Tech to chew the cud and make some magic. The more rabbit trails the better... philosophy, random, humor, college, politics, life The Bad Philosophers The Bad Philosophers captainvalor@gmail.com no clean Episode 069: Insert Sexual Innuendo Here http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:38 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=210 Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to discuss the film, reality, dreams, and the finer points of top physics. Have a listen to this F-isode for the ages! Oh, and insert some sexual innuendo here. Seriously.

This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/07/30/episode-069-insert-sexual-innuendo-here/feed/ 0 0:58:17 Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hen[...] Recently the wild and brilliant imagination of Christopher Nolan brought forth a true gem of a movie, Inception. It’s been making good money and getting rave reviews all around, and for good reason. It’s a heady and philosophical and hence right up our rabbit trail. This time Kevin Saunders and Kiki Canon joined me to discuss the film, reality, dreams, and the finer points of top physics. Have a listen to this F-isode for the ages! Oh, and insert some sexual innuendo here. Seriously. This Week’s Post-show Song Pimpage: “Dream Police” by Cheap Trick Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 066: 6 Years and It’s Over http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/26/episode-066-6-years-and-its-over/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/26/episode-066-6-years-and-its-over/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 02:20:02 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=202 Tragedy struck the podcast this past week. As Kevin Saunders departed for his trip to Prague, the plane encountered unusually heavy turbulance over a remote region of the South Pacific (why the pilot was flying over the Pacific to get to Eastern Europe is perhaps an even greater mystery). Kevin’s plane and all aboard crash landed in the water, but many washed ashore in relative safety. Now Kevin has been forced to survive as supernatural events and interpersonal intrigue threaten to…

OH! Sorry, I was getting that confused with something else. You see, LOST has sorta been on our minds recently, having wrapped up it’s sixth and final season this past weekend. In case you haven’t had enough post-show commentary already, we decided to throw in our two cents. Lostie Britton Peele joins us in this episode for his first appearance on BF as we discuss religious undertones, shoddy writing, and the occasional double-back over the course of this epic prime time show’s run. So sit back and come sail away with us on this totally LOST episode of BF…

*SUPER DUPER SPOILER ALERT*

(Don’t say we didn’t warn you)

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Theme from Gilligan’s Island”

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2010/05/26/episode-066-6-years-and-its-over/feed/ 0 0:58:52 Tragedy struck the podcast this past week. As Kevin Saunders departed for his trip to Prague, the plane encountered unusually heavy turbulance over a remote region of the South Pacific (why the pilot was flying over the Pacific to get to Eastern Eur[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 066 "6 Years and It's Over" Recorded 05-24-10 Tragedy struck the podcast this past week. As Kevin Saunders departed for his trip to Prague, the plane encountered unusually heavy turbulance over a remote region of the South Pacific (why the pilot was flying over the Pacific to get to Eastern Europe is perhaps an even greater mystery). Kevin's plane and all aboard crash landed in the water, but many washed ashore in relative safety. Now Kevin has been forced to survive as supernatural events and interpersonal intrigue threaten to... OH! Sorry, I was getting that confused with something else. You see, LOST has sorta been on our minds recently, having wrapped up it's sixth and final season this past weekend. In case you haven't had enough post-show commentary already, we decided to throw in our two cents. Lostie Britton Peele joins us in this episode for his first appearance on BF as we discuss religious undertones, shoddy writing, and the occasional double-back over the course of this epic prime time show's run. So sit back and come sail away with us on this totally LOST episode of BF... Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 044: BYOBF http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/13/episode-044-byobf/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/13/episode-044-byobf/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:25:51 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=171 Beer. That oh-so-ubiquitous alcoholic beverage. It has been the bane and boon of many a man’s life over the centuries, and now it has finally arrived (officially) here at Bad Philosophy. Local Texas Tech physics student Catherine Chesnutt kindly hosted the show in her back yard shack, where Eric Beutlich, Josh Clemmons, Kevin Saunders and I came together in splendid inebriation to talk causation, epistemology, and much more over some delicious Planters Peanuts. So grab a cold one, settle in, and enjoy some authentic beer philosophy…

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Galaxy Song” by Monty Python

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/09/13/episode-044-byobf/feed/ 0 0:59:51 Beer. That oh-so-ubiquitous alcoholic beverage. It has been the bane and boon of many a man's life over the centuries, and now it has finally arrived (officially) here at Bad Philosophy. Local Texas Tech physics student Catherine Chesnutt kindly hos[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 044 "BYOBF" Recorded 09-06-09 Beer. That oh-so-ubiquitous alcoholic beverage. It has been the bane and boon of many a man's life over the centuries, and now it has finally arrived (officially) here at Bad Philosophy. Local Texas Tech physics student Catherine Chesnutt kindly hosted the show in her back yard shack, where Eric Beutlich, Josh Clemmons, Kevin Saunders and I came together in splendid inebriation to talk causation, epistemology, and much more over some delicious Planters Peanuts. Grab a cold one, settle in, and enjoy... Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 042b: Plato’s Movie Theater http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:34:16 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=164 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you’ve ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about “the real world” if this was all you knew? Would you even believe there was one if someone told you?

Plato asked questions like this over 2000 years ago in his infamous “Allegory of the Cave” from The Republic. On this historic episode, Kevin Saunders and I read and discuss the dialogue itself… in character (yes, we are that awesome). You can read along with us if you’d like (trust us, the wording can get pretty thick).

On a side note, we’re also ONE YEAR OLD as of a few days ago! Please wish us a happy birthday if you’d like, and then go listen to Episode Zero while shedding a nostalgic tear.

Stickam version below of course:

This week’s post-show song pimpage: “Bruce’s Philosophers’ Song” by Monty Python

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/08/27/episode-042b-platos-movie-theater/feed/ 0 0:47:20 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you’ve ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about “the real world[...] Bad Philosophy Episode 042b "Plato's Movie Theater" Recorded 08-15-09 Imagine yourself in a movie theater. It is the only place you've ever known. The smell of popcorn, the sticky floors, and of course the endless projected movies on the screen are your reality. What would you believe about "the real world" if this was all you knew? Would you even believe there was one if someone told you? Plato asked questions like this over 2000 years ago in his infamous "Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic. On this historic episode, Kevin Saunders and I read and discuss the dialogue itself... in character (yes, we are that awesome). You can read along with us if you'd like (trust us, the wording can get pretty thick). On a side note, we're also ONE YEAR OLD as of a few days ago! Please wish us a happy birthday if you'd like, and then go listen to Episode Zero while shedding a nostalgic tear. Podcast The Bad Philosophers clean no Episode 024: Slumming With Destiny http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/03/episode-024-slumming-with-destiny/ http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/03/episode-024-slumming-with-destiny/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:31:11 +0000 StephenTorrence http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/?p=103

We’re back! Pardon the week off. We had to deal with a rather unexpected chainsaw-wielding polar bear invasion, but all is good now… except for Kevin’s leg … Anyway! This week BF took a trip to the movies, grilling Hollywood’s latest Oscar fetish, Slumdog Millionaire with first-time guest Eric Braden. We also delved deep into the realm of free will vs. determinism, where Eric and I pulled no punches in our quest to disprove the other. Oh, and the audio was FRAKKING AMAZING if I do say so myself. Enjoy, peeps!

]]> http://www.badphilosophy.com/blog/2009/03/03/episode-024-slumming-with-destiny/feed/ 0 0:59:01 We're back! Pardon the week off. We had to deal with a rather unexpected chainsaw-wielding polar bear invasion, but all is good now... except for Kevin's leg ... Anyway! This week BF took a trip to the movies, grilling Hollywood's latest Oscar fetis[...] We're back! Pardon the week off. We had to deal with a rather unexpected chainsaw-wielding polar bear invasion, but all is good now... except for Kevin's leg ... Anyway! This week BF took a trip to the movies, grilling Hollywood's latest Oscar fetish, Slumdog Millionaire with first-time guest Eric Braden. We also delved into the realm of free will vs. determinism, where Eric and I pulled no punches in our quest to disprove the other. Oh, and the audio was FRAKKING AMAZING if I do say so myself. Enjoy, peeps! Uncategorized The Bad Philosophers no no