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The Thursday Thought Experiment.

Trust Me I'm A Philosopher
Causation
Knowledge
Pleasure
Counterfactuals
Philosophy
Experience Machine
Energy Transfer
Authenticity
Agency
Meaningful Relationships
Quality Of Life
Gettier Cases
Robert Nozick
Names
Language
Safety Theory
Justified True Belief
Reliableism
Identity Statements
Gottlob Frege

Clear, conversational philosophy for curious minds.

Philosophy starts with simple questions that turn out to be surprisingly tricky. What does it mean to cause something? Why do we place our trust in some people but not others? Can we ever be sure of what we know?

In each short, accessible episode, we take an everyday idea—like causation, trust, or time—and use thought experiments and real-world... more

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We think we know the difference between science and pseudoscience—biology versus astrology, chemistry versus clairvoyance. But once you look closer, the boundary isn’t so clear. In this episode, we explore the demarcation problem: how to tell genuine... more

Why do so many of us turn to prayer when life gets difficult—whether for healing, safety, or even a sports victory? Petitionary prayer, the act of asking God for something, feels deeply human. But it also raises a profound paradox: if God is perfect,... more

What’s in a name? More than you think.

In this week’s episode, we dive into a puzzle that looks simple on the surface but turns out to reshape how we understand language itself. Names don’t just point to things — they carry layers of meaning, shapin... more

What makes life truly worthwhile—pleasure, meaning, or something more? In this episode, we dive into one of philosophy’s most famous thought experiments: Robert Nozick’s Experience Machine. Would you plug in for a lifetime of guaranteed joy, love, an... more

We often think we know more than we really do—but what is knowledge, exactly? In this episode of The Thursday Thought Experiment, we explore the classical definition of knowledge as “justified true belief,” and why it isn’t enough. From lottery guess... more

We drop a glass, it shatters. A ball hits a window, it breaks. Simple cause and effect—right? Well, not quite. In this episode, we dive into the philosophy of causation, exploring why our everyday intuitions about what “causes” what start to fall apa... more

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