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Talking about our research (Chris edition) (Patreon)

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2021-11-22 02:36:10
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So we've had various requests from Patreons and listeners to talk a bit more about our research & specialities and so as an apology for the delay on the Brene Brown episode we recorded this.

Matt asking Chris' about his PhD research, and broader topics about religion and ritual.

The Matt focused edition will come next week probably and after that we will periodically release bite size episodes on research themed stuff (as we discuss at the end of the video).

Any suggestions or feedback about the content (or suggestions for a catchy title for the series) is welcome and we hope you enjoy!

Also, I apologise for the video switching style of the video. Zoom changed this for reasons best known to itself, next time the split screen function will be back in effect.

-Chris

P.S. Audio version coming shortly...

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Talking about our research (Chris edition)

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Heather Geverding

Thanks…that was interesting! Looking forward to next up in Psychopology. :)

Professor Matt

Thanks for listening! Our goal is to make more (hopefully) interesting academiky stuff available for Patreons. It won’t take long to exhaust our specialisations, but I think the idea of a kind of journal club would be really fun.

Lilydale

This was great! Very interesting!

YellowDreams

Hey Chris can you give me some sources on your claims about rebirth in traditional bhudism? I’ve recently been studying this and admittedly some of my info is second hand from my dad that has studied the texts. But my understanding is that rebirth is in the context of not self (anatta) which cannot be described in the way you did with the idea of gods. I could be wrong so would love to hear why you think that and what your understanding of rebirth I’m bhudism is. For more this talk by Patrick kearney which is third part of three about anatta. He talks about rebirth in a traditional bhudism context and it isn’t about gods and it lines up with my dad’s understanding of the texts and someone who studies the original texts and commentaries. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/psxlgaapli46b9i/AABWfJrTZB06njvaNO4gMpDsa?dl=0&preview=2019_03_24+_+Heart-Insight+_+Anatta03.mp3

Nina Davies

Thanks for that! I enjoyed it. It is fascinating that Science Fiction never reaches beyond the usual human story telling patterns and the characters never have a way of existing that isn't socially human. We can't create drama and meaning outside those frames of reference. Which is why aliens always end up looking very socially and politically 'primitive' however scientifically 'advanced'.

Sian Gibby

Excellent. I was going to listen while I got ready to go to the office, but it was too enthralling. If this had been a book I'd say I couldn't put it down. First off, the dysphoric religious rituals reminds me of research my boss has done on the Catholic practice of the Giglio Feast in tribute to San Paolino where groups of men hoist heavy religious floats on their collective backs and parade them through the streets; the men develop over the years enormous calluses on one of their shoulders from years of this ritual performance, which is onerous in the extreme. Really ugly calluses, but they of course signal a specific dedication and piety (a bit like forehead calluses for Muslim men, though these ones can be quite grotesque). And these are not priests. Here in NYC they are regular guys, Vinnie and Mark and Bob, etc. Another reason this conversation interested me is that I am a convert to Judaism who became a Jew not to marry a Jew (I'm divorced, and my ex husband was a Presbyterian) but for religious reasons and in my thirties. Judaism being in the fairly complex position of being traditionally despised and persecuted but also seeing itself as "set apart" (SUCH a problematic self-designation), so the taking oneself out of the mainstream has the dual nature of exalting as well as electing to be among the despised. The last reason I loved this discussion is that I've always been fascinated by whatever is the connection between brain chemistry and religious experience. I am a religious person and am fully aware that those sensations I and many others have are chemical events in my brain and nervous system; and I want to know more about how that works and, something you maybe touched on here, if there's some evolutionary function. Cavemen being afraid of roaming tigers in the night might be related to why I light Hanukkah candles? Or maybe not? Thanks for this, decoders. Kol tuv, all the best to you.

Arabella Holzapfel

Excellent - I'm not among those who requested this, but now that I've listened, I'm really glad that it was asked for and that you both have responded so generously!

Arabella Holzapfel

(I meant to include the following in my original message but didn't know the enter key would, you know, enter it.) Regarding a name for the series, it's not very clever but how about "Decoding Academia"?

elcid

Excellent! Name suggestions: -Stats and tatts. -The gentle art of polishing. -Welcome to… “yes, you paid for this!” All a bit tongue in cheek, except maybe stats and tatts. Honestly love your work Matt and Chris. Such a refreshing change from all the tripe that’s out there. G’day from Perth.

sebcatemis

This was so good! I hope you keep doing them. I'm really interested in why people believe the things they do and also why they stop believing, I think because of my own experience of growing up in a fundamentalist religion (Southern Baptist) and then losing faith at a young age. I was also wondering what you think about this idea I see pop up in the heterodox sphere that "wokeism" has gained traction because people are looking to fill a god/religion shaped hole? And now John McWhorter has a book coming out about his idea that wokeism or anti-racism is a religion. I kind of want to read it even though I think it will annoy me because I am really curious to see how he justifies it.

Christine Jenkins

Thanks for this- I have found it really interesting and am especially looking forward to hearing how you look at research papers… and assess their validity and importance. It seems crucial that we can all do this somewhat well , when so much information is available on such a variety of topics we have no background in. Thanks for this valuable addition.

Stew Glenn

Thanks for this Chris and Matt. It’s nice to hear some intellectual discussion on religion that doesn’t disappear up it’s own mystic arse! (Cough Jordan Peterson cough)

Stew Glenn

Suggested title for these “bites”: Decoding the Decoders.