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The Socratic Sessions

The Socratic Sessions explores humanity’s biggest questions—delving into philosophy, theology, history, science, and the enduring mysteries of religion.

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00:07:33

Can Roleplaying Religion Change Belief? w/ Carl-Johan...

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2025/04/25

🔍 Overview: Does practising a religion long enough blur the line between fiction and faith? Carl-Johan Palmqvist and Samuel explore whether extended immersion in rituals can shift atheists toward belief.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lund ⁠⁠University⁠⁠⁠⁠Paper 1⁠⁠ (open access)⁠⁠Paper 2⁠⁠ (open access)⁠⁠Paper 3⁠⁠ (open

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00:05:35

Religious Fictionalism: Playing the Believer w/...

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2025/04/22

🔍 Overview: Can you follow a religion without believing it? Carl-Johan Palmqvist and Samuel explore how religious fictionalists immerse in faith like role-players in a game—following rituals, obeying doctrines, and playing the part. But when does the role become real?🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠⁠Lund ⁠University⁠⁠Paper 1⁠ (open

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01:27:00

The Philosophy Behind Magic, Ritual, and Illusion |...

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2025/04/18

🔍 Overview: David Alnwick and Samuel explore the philosophy behind magic, ritual, and illusion, revealing how authenticity, psychology, and mysticism shape the magical experience.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🗣️Highlights[Highlight 1]: How does authenticity shape the magic experience?[Highlight 2]: How do rituals in magic manifest psychological change?[Highlight 3]: What’s the link between magic, mysticism, and

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00:09:11

The Occult, Evil, and ‘Pejorative Magic’ – What’s...

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2025/04/15

🔍 Overview: Magic has long been tied to the forbidden—the occult, paganism, and even outright evil. Samuel and David Alnwick dive into the cultural baggage of ‘dark magic’ and whether its practitioners are truly serious or just playing their roles to the fullest.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠Why magic should frighten you⁠⁠ |

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00:07:06

Magic vs. Hecklers: How David Alnwick Handles...

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2025/04/11

🔍 Overview: What happens when the audience fights back? David Alnwick shares his strategies for commanding the stage, shutting down hecklers, and keeping control when things go off the rails.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠Why magic should frighten you⁠⁠ | David Alnwick | TEDxNewcastleDavid's

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00:14:49

The Ethics of Deception: When Does Magic Cross the...

The Socratic Sessions ·

2025/04/08

🔍 Overview: Magic thrives on illusion, but when does it become outright deception? Samuel and David Alnwick explore the ethical tightrope of stage magic—where misdirection turns into manipulation, and whether magicians owe their audiences the truth.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠Website⁠⁠Why magic should frighten you⁠ | David Alnwick |

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01:36:08

Pantheism: Cognitive Unity and The Divine Mind |...

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2025/04/04

🔍 Overview: Join Andrei Buckareff and Samuel as they explore pantheism, cognitive unity, and whether the universe itself could be a divine mind.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🗣️Highlights[Highlight 1]: Is Pantheism Compatible with Ontological Naturalism?[Highlight 2]: Does Consciousness Point to a Divine Mind?[Highlight 3]: Can Pantheism Solve the Problem of Evil?📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible -

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00:05:38

Metaphysical Worldviews & Personal Preference w/...

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2025/04/01

🔍 Overview: Andrei Buckareff and Sam examine whether our beliefs about reality are shaped by reason—or just personal preference.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠Pantheism⁠⁠ (Elements in the Philosophy of Religion) by Andrei

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00:04:40

Pantheistic Limitations: What BINDS God? w/ Andrei...

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2025/03/28

🔍 Overview: If the universe is divine, does it have limits? Andrei Buckareff explores whether a pantheistic God is constrained by nature or choice.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠Pantheism⁠⁠ (Elements in the Philosophy of Religion) by Andrei

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00:09:16

Defining Pantheism & Dispelling Misconceptions w/...

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2025/03/25

🔍 Overview: Andrei Buckareff breaks down the common misconceptions about pantheism and explains why it’s often confused with other metaphysical views.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠Pantheism⁠ (Elements in the Philosophy of Religion) by Andrei

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00:18:10

My Story of Loss and Faith 🍂🦁

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2025/03/23

✍️ Substack: If you'd rather read than listen, you can do so over on ⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠!🔍 Overview: Today, I want to tell you a story. It’s a true story and honestly very hard to tell, so I’ve cloaked it in metaphor and imagery. It’s a story about loss, further rejection, and decreed ostracisation. It haunts me because it IS me; it’s a story I will carry to my grave and has imprinted itself onto every fibre of my body and soul. This is a story about events that utterly ruined me, and it has to be

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01:31:47

Atheism’s Problem of Evil: Expectation Mismatch |...

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2025/03/21

🔍 Overview: Join Yujin Nagasawa and me as we explore atheism’s Problem of Evil, the concept of systemic evil, and whether suffering poses a more significant challenge to atheism than to theism.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🤦‍♂️Correction:Two times I say 'hydrogen and two oxygen' when talking about water (43:46) & (46:11); I have no idea why; I meant to say 'two hydrogen and one oxygen' 😅🗣️Highlights[Highlight 1]: How

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00:11:46

Logical Loops: Are Theists Stuck on the Problem of...

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2025/03/18

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Yujin Nagasawa and Sam explore the scope and legitimacy of the ontological tools theists use to address the problem of evil.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠⁠ (Amazon) by Yujin Nagasawa⁠⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠⁠ (Open Access) by Yujin

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00:07:12

Atheism’s Problem of Evil Explained w/ Yujin Nagasawa

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2025/03/14

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Yujin Nagasawa explains how the problem of evil—arising from an axiological mismatch between ‘modest optimism’ and ‘systemic evil’—could apply even to atheists.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠⁠ (Amazon) by Yujin Nagasawa⁠⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠⁠ (Open Access) by Yujin

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00:07:04

Does Axiarchism Collapse Under Population Ethics? w/...

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2025/03/11

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Yujin Nagasawa unpacks Axiarchism, and we examine whether Parfit’s ‘Repugnant Conclusion’ poses a serious challenge to it.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠ (Amazon) by Yujin Nagasawa⁠The Problem of Evil for Atheists⁠ (Open Access) by Yujin

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01:44:20

God and Reason: Lewis, Hume, and Russell | Erik...

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2025/03/07

🔍 Overview: Join Erik Wielenberg and me as we explore the philosophical crossroads of C.S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell, unpacking their debates on God, reason, faith, evil, and miracles.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🗣️ Highlights[Highlight 1]: How Do Lewis, Hume, and Russell Challenge Each Other on God and Reason?[Highlight 2]: Can The Problem of Evil Ever Be Reconciled with Faith?[Highlight 3]: Are Miracles

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00:05:45

How Hume DEBUNKED Saint Paul the Apostle w/ Erik...

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2025/03/04

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Erik Wielenberg explores how David Hume, nearly a century before Darwin, refuted Paul’s early version of the argument from design in Romans 1:18-20.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell⁠⁠ by Erik Wielenberg⁠⁠Godless Normative Realism⁠⁠ | Erik Wielenberg | The

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00:07:33

Hume DIDN'T Say Miracles Never Occur w/ Erik Wielenberg

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2025/02/28

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Erik Wielenberg clarifies that Hume’s argument against miracles isn’t about denying the miraculous but rejecting the unreliable religious testimony that supports traditions.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠⁠God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell⁠⁠ by Erik Wielenberg⁠⁠Godless Normative Realism⁠⁠ |

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00:11:30

Lewis's Argument from Desire and Why it FAILS w/ Erik...

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2025/02/25

🔍 Overview: In this clip, Erik Wielenberg explains why evolutionary psychology better accounts for our innate desires than C.S. Lewis’s claim that unfulfilled desires point to a supernatural realm.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!)⁠God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell⁠ by Erik Wielenberg⁠Godless Normative Realism⁠ | Erik

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01:50:29

Behavioural Genetics: DNA & Individual Differences |...

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2025/02/21

🔍 Overview: Join Robert Plomin and me as we dive deep into the fascinating world of behavioural genetics, exploring how our DNA shapes who we are, the power of environment, and whether we can rewrite our genetic destiny.🤝 Support The Show 🤘⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🗣️ Highlights[Highlight 1]: How Does Genetics Shape Who We Are[Highlight 2]: What Role Does the Environment Truly Play in Defining Us?[Highlight 3]: Are We Hardwired by Our DNA, or Can We

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