In this video I’ll be answering the question, “What is Evil?”
Evil is an action chosen by an individual which they believe improves their situation, but does so at the expense of other people. Large scale examples of evil would include the decades of torture and murder which took place in the gulags of communist Russia. A small example of an evil action could be a job applicant lying in an interview.
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In this video I’ll be answering the question, “Is Anything True?”
There seems to be a wave of people in the world today who subscribe to the idea that there is nothing objectively true, and it’s all a matter of individual perspective. I share a bit of my own history in that mode of thinking and how I snapped out of it.
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Sharing some thoughts on how many of us live life a few steps from total disaster, and how the worldwide culture as a whole tends to do the same thing. This results in stressful lives that are harder to enjoy.
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On this episode of Ask Cahlen I’ll be answering the question, “Is Taxation Theft?”
In order to answer this question, we must define both theft and taxation, but before we can do that we must define property.
What an individual can own is a debatable topic, but the principle of ownership itself is not. I own my body, therefore I have the right to choose what I do with it, as long as it does not harm another being. I also own my time, which means I own the fruits of how I choose to spend my time. To say otherwise is to claim slavery is legitimate.
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On this episode of Pal’n w/ Cahlen, in an homage to Mark Passio’s podcast, I’ll be answering the question, “What on Earth is Happening?”
Most of us are very aware of the strange and chaotic situation we find ourselves in during this Coronavirus panic. Societies are shutting down, economies are collapsing, and the government once again is offering to “save” us from the carnage… but is the solution really better than the original problem?
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Today on Ask Cahlen I’ll be answering the question, “What is Scientism?”
Scientism is a dogmatic belief system, no different than any other religion, which holds that through the use of science we already understand how the universe works on a fundamental level. Like any other religion it has its priests, saints, churches, rituals and heresies.
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Today on Ask Cahlen I’ll be answering the question, “What is a Wizard?”
A wizard is someone who dedicates themselves to discovering the truth, using that knowledge with wisdom, and sharing that knowledge for the benefit of others.
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Today on Ask Cahlen I’m answering the question, “What is Truth?”
Truth is the way things actually are. There is only one thing we can know for certain, but other things can be known to be true with high confidence.
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