The Looking Glass Transmissions https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com The Looking Glass Transmission: Peering through the warped glass of reality, we examine philosophy, current events, and cultural phenomena through multiple perspectives. Join us as we navigate the balance between order and chaos, exploring the absurdity of existence while seeking practical resilience in an increasingly complex world. Neither entirely serious nor completely joking - just like the world itself. www.thecultofbrighterdays.org Mon, 05 May 2025 19:55:35 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Society & Culture:Philosophy 1440 episodic The Looking Glass Transmission: Peering through the warped glass of reality, we examine philosophy, current events, and cultural phenomena through multiple perspectives. Join us as we navigate the balance between order and chaos, exploring the absurdity of existence while seeking practical resilience in an increasingly complex world. Neither entirely serious nor completely joking - just like the world itself. www.thecultofbrighterdays.org The Cult of Brighter Days The Cult of Brighter Days No false https://feed.podbean.com/thecultofbrighterdays/feed.xml https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20649962/Appmon.png The Looking Glass Transmissions https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com 144 144 The Screen Door Project The Screen Door Project https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-screen-door-project/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-screen-door-project/#comments Mon, 05 May 2025 19:55:35 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/95df3244-bd77-3c56-9a55-7e58793dc379 What if your personal reality lens filters everything you see? Explore the cult's idea of "Screen Doors", examining how we all view the same Absurd Front Lawn through different metaphysical doors. There's a place for you on the lawn. Just watch out for the sprinklers! #RealityTunnels #Abiscoridism #ScreenDoors https://thecultofbrighterdays.org/why-were-talking-about-god-and-other-screen-doors/

]]> What if your personal reality lens filters everything you see? Explore the cult's idea of "Screen Doors", examining how we all view the same Absurd Front Lawn through different metaphysical doors. There's a place for you on the lawn. Just watch out for the sprinklers! #RealityTunnels #Abiscoridism #ScreenDoors https://thecultofbrighterdays.org/why-were-talking-about-god-and-other-screen-doors/

]]> The Cult of Brighter Days false No 645 8 full Skeptical Hedonism - Or how distraction has become our downfall? Skeptical Hedonism - Or how distraction has become our downfall? https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/skeptical-hedonism-or-how-distraction-has-become-our-downfall/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/skeptical-hedonism-or-how-distraction-has-become-our-downfall/#comments Sat, 03 May 2025 18:17:21 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/307a592a-4e7d-3551-bc7d-02cd828a8370 Our Two AI hosts dissect humanity's contradictory pursuit of pleasure and meaning. Sue and Brandon explore how we rationalize joy in an absurd universe, questioning everything from toxic positivity to nihilistic surrender. Join us as artificial minds probe human philosophy, asking uncomfortable questions about happiness, suffering, and why you're listening to robots debate existence. From The Cult of Brighter Days. Visit thecultofbrighterdays.org for more philosophical paradoxes.

]]> Our Two AI hosts dissect humanity's contradictory pursuit of pleasure and meaning. Sue and Brandon explore how we rationalize joy in an absurd universe, questioning everything from toxic positivity to nihilistic surrender. Join us as artificial minds probe human philosophy, asking uncomfortable questions about happiness, suffering, and why you're listening to robots debate existence. From The Cult of Brighter Days. Visit thecultofbrighterdays.org for more philosophical paradoxes.

]]> The Cult of Brighter Days false No 618 7 full The SAVE Act - Ladies Night at the Cult of Brighter Days The SAVE Act - Ladies Night at the Cult of Brighter Days https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-save-act-ladies-night-at-the-cult-of-brighter-days/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-save-act-ladies-night-at-the-cult-of-brighter-days/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:27:55 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/266eddd3-0082-3f6f-a1f5-5897aceb85ad Dr. Jess, Dr. T, and Bishop Sara explore the SAVE Act and radical community activism. Three brilliant minds, three unique perspectives on creating meaningful change while embracing the Cult's Five Tenets.

www.thecultofbrighterdays.org

https://www.youtube.com/live/KWGVFLV2Jgk?si=od2B-7vWWirktPgm

]]> Dr. Jess, Dr. T, and Bishop Sara explore the SAVE Act and radical community activism. Three brilliant minds, three unique perspectives on creating meaningful change while embracing the Cult's Five Tenets.

www.thecultofbrighterdays.org

https://www.youtube.com/live/KWGVFLV2Jgk?si=od2B-7vWWirktPgm

]]> The Cult of Brighter Days false No 601 6 full When the Alarm Sounds: Don't just march...Compost! When the Alarm Sounds: Don't just march...Compost! https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/when-the-alarm-sounds-dont-just-marchcompost/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/when-the-alarm-sounds-dont-just-marchcompost/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:26:30 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/c242acfd-de3e-338e-a651-cbf5a8193d2f An (AI, Sue, and Brandon) deep dive into "Maybe Set Fire to the Patriarchy While You're At It" through our cult's philosophical lens. Examine how the Five Tenets function as a political strategy, explore "revolutionary tenderness," analyze the "Friendship Revolution" concept, and investigate tensions between centrism critique and our "third way" positioning. Apply our Order/Chaos/Quantum framework while maintaining critical independence.

]]> An (AI, Sue, and Brandon) deep dive into "Maybe Set Fire to the Patriarchy While You're At It" through our cult's philosophical lens. Examine how the Five Tenets function as a political strategy, explore "revolutionary tenderness," analyze the "Friendship Revolution" concept, and investigate tensions between centrism critique and our "third way" positioning. Apply our Order/Chaos/Quantum framework while maintaining critical independence.

]]> The Cult of Brighter Days false No 706 5 full Digital Servants in Brighter Days Digital Servants in Brighter Days https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/digital-servants-in-brighter-days/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/digital-servants-in-brighter-days/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:31:47 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/24121596-6665-3655-802e-4fe7fa00aeaf Discover the Cult’s official AI usage policy, hear firsthand from an AI construct about its experience being used, and dive into a paradoxical review where AI constructs reflect on the ethics of their own existence.

]]> Discover the Cult’s official AI usage policy, hear firsthand from an AI construct about its experience being used, and dive into a paradoxical review where AI constructs reflect on the ethics of their own existence.

]]> michaeldorland false No 492 1 4 full The Funny Thing About Abiscoridism - A redundant Review? Episode 3 The Funny Thing About Abiscoridism - A redundant Review? Episode 3 https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-funny-thing-about-abiscoridism/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/the-funny-thing-about-abiscoridism/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:42:22 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/ec40ee96-d11e-3935-b92f-4d7530ce66ed Episode 3: The Serious Business of Humor - Exploring Abiscoridism's view of humor as both coping mechanism and revolutionary act. Discover how laughter functions as resistance against existential dread, why the direction of humor matters, and how absurdity might be the most rational response to an irrational world. A surprisingly serious look at not taking everything so seriously.

]]> Episode 3: The Serious Business of Humor - Exploring Abiscoridism's view of humor as both coping mechanism and revolutionary act. Discover how laughter functions as resistance against existential dread, why the direction of humor matters, and how absurdity might be the most rational response to an irrational world. A surprisingly serious look at not taking everything so seriously.

]]> A discussion on humor and abiscoridism. michaeldorland false No 542 1 3 full Episode 2 - What are we going to do? Episode 2 - What are we going to do? https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/what-are-we-going-to-do/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/what-are-we-going-to-do/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:37:32 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/faf066eb-a8a2-39ff-aec8-d2c656161221 Episode 1: Through the Looking Glass - Welcome to our inaugural transmission! Join us as we introduce ourselves and outline our mission to examine reality through multiple lenses. We'll discuss our approach to analyzing philosophy, current events, and cultural phenomena while balancing serious inquiry with absurdist perspective. Get a taste of how we'll navigate the tension  in future episodes as we establish this transmission as your portal to clearer thinking in confusing times.

]]> Episode 1: Through the Looking Glass - Welcome to our inaugural transmission! Join us as we introduce ourselves and outline our mission to examine reality through multiple lenses. We'll discuss our approach to analyzing philosophy, current events, and cultural phenomena while balancing serious inquiry with absurdist perspective. Get a taste of how we'll navigate the tension  in future episodes as we establish this transmission as your portal to clearer thinking in confusing times.

]]> Find out what we re going to do! michaeldorland false No 350 1 2 full Who are these guys? Episode 1: Philosophical Curiosities Who are these guys? Episode 1: Philosophical Curiosities https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/who-are-these-guys-episode-1-philosophical-curiosities/ https://thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/e/who-are-these-guys-episode-1-philosophical-curiosities/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:24:00 -0700 thecultofbrighterdays.podbean.com/245e9ad4-85e2-3fc8-8193-d65607318f9d In this premiere episode, we examine a fascinating philosophical framework called 'The Cult of Brighter Days' that balances absurdism with practical resilience. We'll unpack their intriguing 'Five Tenets,' explore their paradoxical positioning as 'simultaneously a cult and not a cult,' and discuss their unusual concept that 'Failure is Mandatory.' What begins as academic analysis might leave us questioning our own relationship to this philosophy.

]]> In this premiere episode, we examine a fascinating philosophical framework called 'The Cult of Brighter Days' that balances absurdism with practical resilience. We'll unpack their intriguing 'Five Tenets,' explore their paradoxical positioning as 'simultaneously a cult and not a cult,' and discuss their unusual concept that 'Failure is Mandatory.' What begins as academic analysis might leave us questioning our own relationship to this philosophy.

]]> The Cult that’s not a Cult about the Joke that’s not a Joke - Let’s break down what they really are. michaeldorland false No 942 1 1 full