Show 640: Naturalistic Support

WHY ARE BOYS AND YOUNG MEN STRUGGLING?

The dismantling of patriarchal culture has given young women much of the freedom and empowerment they had long been denied.  The shift in the cultural landscape however has left many young men alienated, confused, frustrated, and often angry.

“There is no denying that by almost every metric that matters, boys and young men are struggling.”

Can a Naturalistic Humanist approach help?

Audio for Show #36 can be heard below!

Show 639: Naturalistic Support

Our Future w/AI Pt.2

By the end of this century humans may share the earth with artificially intelligent beings who are truly consciousness.

Some believe it will enable humans to realize long sought after goals including – solutions for ending our climate crisis, the elimination of poverty, the end of disease and the achievement of global peace, stability, and universal empowerment.  Others see it as an existential threat.

Audio for Show #35 can be heard below!

Show 638: Naturalistic Support

OUR FUTURE WITH AI

The potential emergence of GAI or General Artificial Intelligence – AI systems with human-level or greater cognitive abilities – raises profound technical, ethical, societal, and existential issues actively debated by AI researchers, philosophers, ethicists, and policymakers.

Audio for Show #34 can be heard below!

Show 636: Naturalistic Support

EVERYDAY ACTS OF KINDNESS

Showing kindness is fundamental to the human experience.  Acts of kindness are psychologically and even physically beneficial to both those who act kindly as well as to the recipients.  It’s easy to miss the everyday acts of kindness happening all around us.

Audio for Show #32 can be heard below!

Show 634: Naturalistic Support

MISANTHROPY

2025 may be remembered as a dark year for America.  Our leaders want us to believe that our society is filled with fraudsters, criminals, cheaters, and dangerous people.  Our media is filled with stories about crimes and a dystopian future to which we are supposedly headed.  At such a time how can we avoid collapsing into a misanthropic mindset?

Audio for Show #30 can be heard below!

Show 633: Naturalistic Support

EASTER IMMORTALITY SPECIAL

For the Easter/Eastre holiday, Naturalistic Support celebrates with a special look at immortality with the foremost advocate for radical life extension and chief science officer for the SENS foundation, Aubrey de Grey.

We’ll also feature our annual Jesus vs. the Easter Bunny debate; and lots more!

Audio for Show #29 can be heard below!

Show 632: Naturalistic Support

Naturalistic Spirituality Pt. III!

Naturalistic Support is a peer-support program based on evidence and reason, exploring human behavior through the lens of cause and effect. Focused on personal growth and relationship building, the show delves into topics like anger, betrayal, grief, and forgiveness. Join Arnell as he discusses how we can free ourselves and reconnect with our power and potential.

Audio for Show #28 can be heard below!

Show 631: Naturalistic Support

SENESCENCE AND SENIORHOOD

Sooner or later all of us will deal with the people we love growing old.  And if we live long enough, we eventually will have to deal with our own aging as well.

Despite the ubiquity of old age, the way American society cares for its seniors is uniquely inadequate with as many as half of elder Americans lacking sufficient income to cover basic necessities.

How can we face the challenges of aging and live the best life possible?

Audio for Show #27 can be heard below!