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Think Harder Not Smarter

Dan Kapr and Ryan Lina

Two comedians talk about life"s big questions even though they"re probably not qualified to.

society & culture philosophy

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53:11

Dan's New Book: Politely Rejecting Jesus

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2025/02/10

Dan and Ryan talk about Dan's latest book which is about why Dan left the Christian faith over a decade ago. They also talk about a couple of Christian apologists who had a lot to say in response to Dan's first book. Politely Rejecting Jesus is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble in both paperback and ebook form. The audio book will be available soon! Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com

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28:00

Atheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 2

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2025/02/05

Picking up where the last episode left off, Dan continues his discussion of cosmological arguments for atheism. In this episode he talks about an argument from Quentin Smith which accepts the Kalam Cosmological Argument for a cause of the universe, but which attempts to show that the universe is its own cause. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Cambridge Companion to Atheism edited by Michael Martin ch. 11, "Kalam Cosmological Arguments for Atheism" by Quentin Smith Send us your

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27:06

Atheist Cosmological Arguments, Part 1

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2025/02/03

Ryan is currently on a quest to rescue the New Year Baby with the help of Caveman and Ben Franklin, so Dan tackles a couple of philosophical arguments for atheism. The first is a version of (or response to) the Kalam Cosmological Argument which suggests that the universe can't possibly have a cause. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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52:20

The Leibnizian Cosmological Argument

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2025/01/20

Does everything have an explanation? What about the clown ghost that seems to be haunting Ryan? These are Very Important Questions and Dan and Ryan will do their best to get to the bottom of them as they talk about another version of the cosmological argument for God's existence. (As for the ghost, he is welcome to set up a third mic and join the discussion.) Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com

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01:02:57

The Kalam Cosmological Argument

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2025/01/13

Can someone really hire an infinite number of assassins to take out Ryan? Also where did the universe come from? These are the questions that Dan and Ryan try to get to the bottom of in talking about the Kalam Cosmological Argument, which is a prominent argument for the existence of God. Resources mentioned/used in this episode: The Blackwell Companion to Natural Theology edited by William Lane Craig and J.P. Moreland Ch 2: "The Leibnizian cosmological argument" by Alexander R. Pruss Ch 3: "The

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01:02:53

Logical Fallacies, Meta AI, and a Shiny New Year

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2025/01/06

Ryan sinks deeper into the world of depressing holiday specials while Dan reels from the horror of Meta's ill-fated AI-generated Instagram account. Then the two get to work in discussing a variety of informal logical fallacies. Resources mentioned in this episode: Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide by Jacob E. Van Vleet Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie

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42:20

Has Science Disproved Free Will?

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2024/12/23

Three ghosts visited Ryan in one night and convinced him to keep doing this podcast, meanwhile Dan can't get any ghosts to visit him. Also, Dan and Ryan talk about a YouTube video that claims to show how science disproves free will. Resources mentioned in this episode: "Free Will" by Mark Balaguer "Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will" by Robert Sapolsky "Neuroscience of free will" on Wikipedia "Science Suggests Free Will Doesn't Exist" from Ben Miles on YouTube Send us your questions,

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22:53

Scientists Who Go Mad for Sugar: The Meaning of Free...

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2024/12/18

Seems like our old pals Smith and Jones are at it again, this time baking cookies with potentially deadly results. Also, we can't seem to stop ourselves from dunking on the late Stephen Hawking. But can we be blamed? Or did the universe make us do it? Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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23:33

Predicting the Future and Dodging Bullets: The...

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2024/12/16

Do we have free will? If not, then who should we blame for the movie where Nicolas Cage plays a Vegas magician who can see two minutes into the future? Personally, I blame Ryan. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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22:39

Science Is a Liar Sometimes: Knowledge and Skepticism...

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2024/12/11

What do evolution, a cat named Nacho, and 108 philosophy podcasts all have to do with the problem of skepticism? I'd tell you but I don't know anything. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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23:16

Whose Purse Is That!? Knowledge and Skepticism (Part 1)

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2024/12/09

Dan and Ryan know things, allegedly. But what does it mean to know something? And what does this have to do with a man named Jones bringing loose change to a job interview? Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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23:09

#4 - Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 3)

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2024/12/04

Do minds even exist? Will Ryan let Dan remove his brain for scientific purposes? It's all part of their ongoing discussion about the mind-body problem. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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15:47

#3 - Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 2)

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2024/12/02

What is the self? Is it possible for mental substances to interact with physical bodies? Dan and Ryan continue discussing the mind-body problem and consider some of the problems related to substance dualism. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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23:24

#2 - Minds, Bodies, and Star Trek (Part 1)

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2024/11/27

What happens when a transporter malfunction creates two Will Rikers? Where does his mind end up? Did he even have a mind to begin with? Also what is the secret to comedy? Dan and Ryan take a look at the mind-body problem and explore a view called substance dualism. Send us your questions, comments, and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com (Podcast art by Andie Basto)

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34:24

#1 - Is Philosophy Dead?

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2024/11/21

The late great Stephen Hawking once opined that philosophy is dead, so Dan and Ryan get to work to try to figure out who the killer is. Send us your philosophy questions and other general hate mail via our podcast page, which you can access by visiting thinkhardernotsmarter.com Special thanks to Andie Basto for the amazing podcast art! Follow @andieisonline on IG!

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