Daniel Lev ShkolnikMay 183 minHow to Swim with SnakesLast Thursday, I found myself at the bottom of a pond. And there was something down there with me. I've been afraid of deep water ever...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikMay 115 minThe Psychology Behind ManifestationThere’s an idea in various metaphysical traditions that “thought is causative.” That is, our thoughts have a direct, metaphysical...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikMay 114 minHow to Parent Your Inner ChildOne morning, I went for a walk. My anxiety and self-consciousness had returned to hound me. I was exploring the archetypal idea of the...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikMay 113 minAddiction and the Realm of Hungry GhostsI'm constantly amazed how certain religious myths map onto human psychology. Psychologist Gabor Maté wrote a book called "In the Realm of...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikFeb 183 minWere You Abandoned? Or Engulfed?It feels like a lot of people around me are yearning for intimate connection right now. I keep coming back to "Journey of the Heart" by...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikFeb 186 minAnger is a Sword For a long time, I tried not to be angry. My father was an angry man. His father was an angry man. At some point, I decided, "I will not...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikAug 19, 202110 minThe Meaning of LifeListen to the original podcast episode here. What’s the meaning of life? Seriously though. I don’t think it’s love. Or happiness. It’s...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikAug 5, 20214 min6 Keys to Mature Heroismby Daniel Lev Shkolnik Odysseus, the Greek hero, didn’t get his name because he went in search of his Odyssey. Rather, The Odyssey was...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikJan 20, 20216 minWhat if God were Change?This article pairs well with the following episode with Taj Smith: God as Change There are a few descriptions of God out there that I can...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikDec 23, 20205 minWithout God, Is Anything Truly Wrong?The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that one of his most popular arguments against atheism is that it is morally repulsive....
Daniel Lev ShkolnikDec 9, 20204 minPositive NihilismWhen I was a teenager, I became convinced there was no meaning in the world. I’ve done a lot of thinking since, but that basic insight...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikDec 2, 20204 minHow are you not yourself?None of us are really ourselves. In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikNov 11, 20201 minShow Notes - How to Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving | Anthony MagnaboscoThe U.S. election may be over but healing the division and rancor in the country will take years. Anthony Magnabosco uses a dialogue...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikOct 21, 20201 minShow Notes: What is "Real" | Chris StedmanBuy the Book Buy IRL, Faitheist, or any other book mentioned in the podcast at: https://bookshop.org/shop/reenchantment A-Thesaurus...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikOct 14, 20201 minShow Notes: Let’s Admit We Liked Church | Bart CampoloHere are the relevant links from my episode with Bart Campolo. Find the Humanize Me podcast on their website, on Apple Podcasts, or...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikOct 7, 20201 minShow Notes: The Untold Story of Atheism | Nick Fish“An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that a deed must be done instead of prayer...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikOct 6, 20202 minBaloney Detection KitDuring my episode with Sasha Sagan, she mentioned her father's Baloney Detection Kit. I'd never heard of it. It's something that should...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikAug 17, 20203 minEinstein's ReligionMost people have heard of Albert Einstein's science. Few people know about his religion. Einstein’s achievements in physics irreversibly...
Daniel Lev ShkolnikJul 20, 20202 minQuiet HeroismRight now we all face a rare opportunity. If Italy is a window to the future, the future is sobering. Riots have swept Italian prisons....
Daniel Lev ShkolnikJul 20, 20203 minReligion as ArtThe French philosopher Gilles Deleuze noticed a problem in his field. Despite centuries of philosophical argument about the nature of...