J. Scott Hardin

An agnostic reading of Revelation 11, the death of journalism, algorithms and the consequences of artificial intelligence

On this episode of the Up Your Dialogue podcast we talk about #artificialintelligence , #journalism in America and discuss a specific chapter in #revelation getting the #agnostic and #christian understanding of it. We also discuss the fallout of the #foxnews lawsuit. Where else can you watch such things other than the UYD podcast! It’s time…

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An agnostic reading of Revelation 11, the death of journalism, algorithms and the consequences of artificial intelligence

On this episode of the Up Your Dialogue podcast we talk about #artificialintelligence , #journalism in America and discuss a specific chapter in #revelation getting the #agnostic and #christian understanding of it. We also discuss the fallout of the #foxnews lawsuit. Where else can you watch such things other than the UYD podcast! It's time…

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Perish The Thought

On a recent Sunday, L. A. and I recorded the ‘Space Train of Love’ episode for the Up Your Dialogue podcast. I delighted in it, for here was the chance to outline my theory of the Fifth Dimension, a philosophy developed in my forthcoming novel, The Preserve. In Melville’s Chapter 9 of Moby-Dick, the Sermon…

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Tax the Rich

The French Revolution was nothing if not bloody. Ideas about liberty descended quickly into violence, war and mass execution. Factions won and lost legislative majorities and access to power. Virtue and terror became two sides of the same coin, and the guillotine emerged as the ultimate public symbol of social justice. Matters came to a…

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Kant and Race

The Up Your Dialogue episode on Critical Race Theory was the most listened to in the history of the podcast. It is also the episode that got us blocked on Twitter by Ibram X. Kendi (or, more probably, by his social media handlers). Perhaps a word on philosophy will help to clarify how simple it…

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Is Impeachment a Generational Socio-Political Safety Valve?

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Like many of you, I had a chance to watch some of the live Impeachment hearings today.  When was the last time we have witnessed such a show at the very pinnacle of public venues for an American political show-down?  A generation has passed since the President Bill Clinton – Monica…

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Existentialism and the Pure Agnostic

In Episode 4 of the Up Your Dialogue podcast, “Agnostics, Atheists, and Christians”, I discussed the way of life for the “Pure Agnostic” with my co-host, L. A. Londy.  I described the difference between believers and non-believers, using Christianity and Atheism as examples, as a kind of middle ground, but this is not to say…

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Leave a Message

We had an intense but also enjoyable dialogue last night during our recording of the Up Your Dialogue podcast (Episode 6) on the life and work of writer and Christian lay theologian, C. S. Lewis [1898-1963].  L. A. Londy focused heavily on his non-fiction work, covering in some detail the autobiography Surprised by Joy: The…

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