Episode #735
Peter Boghossian
Books mentioned
The Bible
Mentioned by Peter Boghossian · at 01:14:03
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The Conspiracy of Ignorance
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:26:00
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The Moral Landscape
Mentioned by Peter Boghossian · at 01:35:25
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The Blank Slate
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:58:40
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Peter Boghossian is a philosophy instructor, author, speaker, and atheism advocate at Portland State University. He and Joe Rogan examine how practical testing and evidence can challenge religious, political, and academic beliefs, drawing on martial arts, jiu-jitsu, open inquiry, identity, inequality, campus culture, free expression, and consent.
What they talked about
- Martial arts journey and fantasy-based techniques
- Critical thinking and testability in martial arts
- Prayer and Tai Chi as ineffective practices
- Jiu-jitsu evolution and new techniques
- Campus safe spaces and regressive left
- Victim culture and identity politics
- Chicken pecking order experiment
- Alcohol consent and campus sexual assault policies
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