Our interview with Composer Michael Laster
Michael Laster is an eclectic composer who weaves seamlessly through many genres and musical styles. He is a composer of traditional orchestral works (the Yakima Symphony Chamber Orchestra) and film (Denture Adventure, Interreflections), as well as chamber works (Quatro Puntos, and the Seasons Stri…
Opus 171 - The Score
Minnesota Opera's Rocky, Lee, and Paige have been innovating the classical field with their hit podcast, "The Score". They join Garrett (56:30) to talk about the musical inspirations of the podcast, the issues they're working to engage within the opera field, and the nuances of leaving those who do…
163. Free Will and Becoming Mega-Famous
This episode of Exploring the Illusion of Free Will, produced by George Ortega, with special guests Nick Vale and Michael Laster, was recorded in White Plains, New York on October 23, 2016. A free pdf of my book Free Will: Its Refutation, Societal Cost and Role in Climate Change Denial can be down…
120. Free Will Belief Doesn't Make Us Happy
Some people say that believing that they have a free will makes them happy. Why would someone want to take away their happiness by showing them the truth? In this episode, Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, and Michael Laster explain not only why free will is impossible but that it actually makes us v…
164. Morality without Free Will
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, wsdtime, Michael Laster and Jamie Soden talk about the common claim that there can't be any morality if humans don't have a free will. Morality can still exist without moral responsibility, but it may not always be clear depending on what you were ta…
85. Free Will and Politics
Chandler Klebs, Michael Laster, and George Ortega talk about politicians and specifically how republicans base everything on free will belief. The free will belief allows blaming people for being poor, overweight, mentally ill, and other countless things that people have no choice in....
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87. Are Atheism and Pantheism compatible?
George Ortega is pantheist and believes the universe has some kind of consciousness and intelligence. Chandler Klebs and Michael Laster consider his arguments and come to the conclusion that it's possible for someone to believe this while still identifying as atheist because they do not believe in…
163. Injecting Free Will Into Politics
Chandler Klebs, George Ortega, Trick Slattery, wsdtime, Michael Laster and Jamie Soden talk about strategies for getting people to see how politics can changed for the better by giving up the free will belief....
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18. Free Will: What it Means, Why we Don't Have it, and Why it Matters
Chandler Klebs, Michael Laster, and Nick Vale go through the basics of what people usually mean by free will, why it can't exist, and the implications of understanding this and applying it to our lives....
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