Rational Black Thought

A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

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Rational Black Thought Episode #187 May 4, 2024 - “As we receive, we give; as we give, we receive.” – Laurie E. Smith

What’s on my Mind: Going with the Flow:https://positivepsychology.com/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-father-of-flow/#:~:text=In%20Csikszentmihalyi%27s%20words%2C%20flow%20is,doing%20it%E2%80%9D%20(1990). https://iaap.org/jung-analytical-psychology/short-articles-on-analytical-psychology/synchronicity-an-acausal-connecting-principle/https://www.healthguidance.org/entry/18556/1/what-is-serendipity-and-why-is-it-so-important.htmlNews: How I became Antisemitic: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pro-palestinian-university-protests-around-the-world/And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/30/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-ruston-pastor-arrested-in-shreveport/73505186007/Dumb and Dangeroushttps://www.theroot.com/y-all-need-to-stop-calling-trump-dumb-he-s-dangerous-1851452415Conversations with an Atheist: Jesus Today:https://andreacarlo.medium.com/would-a-modern-day-jesus-be-rejected-by-christians-today-e73d94278d54Closing: Frist Times the Charm: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/story/woman-passes-bar-exam-1st-decade-after-released-109691847

05-04

01:02:15

Rational Black Thought Episode #186 April 27, 2024 - “There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even Peace.” - W. E. B. Du Bois

What’s on my Mind: Uninformed Citizenry: https://aeon.co/ideas/the-right-to-vote-should-be-restricted-to-those-with-knowledgehttps://www.sparknotes.com/us-government-and-politics/political-science/politics-and-political-science/summary/News:Democracy on Trial: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/gag-order-redux-00153015https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-hush-money-trial-witness-testimony-takeaways-rcna149542https://apnews.com/article/fake-electors-trump-2020-arizona-indictments-059a719514b0c6cb56f7d7339e87d0d5Conversations with an Atheist: Our Post Apocalyptic Future:https://www.neh.gov/article/rise-rapture-horror-culturehttps://www.gcrr.org/post/rapture-anxietyClosing: Start Early: https://www.blackbusiness.com/2024/04/tatiyana-danyelle-jyniah-smith-black-siblings-make-history-youngest-ceos-maryland.html

04-27

01:12:53

Rational Black Thought Episode #185 April 20, 2024 - “The way to right wrongs is to shine the light of truth on them.” — Ida B. Wells

What’s on my Mind: Living Outside the Box:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chaotic-cognition/202006/the-truth-about-the-box-in-outside-the-box-thinking News: The Boy who Cried Wolf: https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/gag-order-redux-00153015https://www.thedailybeast.com/details-of-how-trump-scored-dollar175m-bond-revealed-in-court-filingshttps://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-18-24/h_765e8b1de153c160143b222aa9bac66fConversations with an Atheist: Biblical interpretation by Race:https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Social_Justice_Studies/Race_and_Ethnic_Relations_in_the_U.S.%3A_An_Intersectional_Approach/01%3A_Introduction_to_Race_and_Ethnic_Relations/1.03%3A_Ethnicity_and_Religionhttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-read/2018/05/07/blacks-more-likely-than-others-in-u-s-to-read-the-bible-regularly-see-it-as-gods-word/#:~:text=Black%20people%20overall%20are%20also,whites%20and%2038%25%20of%20Hispanics.https://ms.fortresspress.com/downloads/9781506400174Chapter1.pdfClosing: It is okay to give something back: https://aframnews.com/rihannas-global-impact-transforming-lives-through-philanthropy/

04-20

01:07:27

Rational Black Thought Episode #184 April 13, 2024 - "We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated."- Maya Angelou

What’s on my Mind: How and Why We Lose:https://www.270towin.com/ News: Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do and die: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/trump-tightens-stranglehold-on-congressional-gop-00151629https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/arizona-gop-lawmaker-lashes-out-atConversations with an Atheist: thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-evangelical-supporters-political-violence-poll-rcna122023https://www.prri.org/research/threats-to-american-democracy-ahead-of-an-unprecedented-presidential-election/Closing: We need to protect our treasures: https://slingshot.news/iconic-black-american-singer-dies-in-nursing-home/

04-13

41:29

Rational Black Thought Episode #183 April 06, 2024 - “Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

What’s on my Mind: By their fruits…:https://books.google.com/books/about/Be_You.html?id=my1GEAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0#v=onepage&q&f=false News:There Aren’t Two Sides to the Facts: https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03/our-trump-reporting-upsets-some-readers-but-there-arent-two-sides-to-facts-letter-from-the-editor.htmlhttps://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-sick-immigrants-musk-pseudoscience-rcna146301https://apnews.com/article/former-trump-officials-criticize-2024-e202861911ab37cadfcf058b5b163fb9https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/easter-shooting-heated-argument-between-pastors-son-youth-minister-turns-deadly-in-dallas/3504539/Conversations with an Atheist: Zero Proof:https://www.britannica.com/topic/existence-of-GodClosing: Safety First: https://www.blackenterprise.com/heride-hartsfield-jackson-airport-atlanta/

04-06

01:00:13

Rational Black Thought Episode #182 March 30, 2024 - ““Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” MLK Jr.

What’s on my Mind: Existence Beyond Time:https://www.space.com/time-how-it-works News: The Last Congress: https://www.ft.com/content/86ee5942-2ff5-47a6-a509-b74b854b0477https://www.marylandmatters.org/2024/03/20/a-deeply-divided-congress-took-no-major-action-on-civil-rights-in-2023-report-finds/https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/03/22/congress/gallagher-leaving-early-00148586https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/georgia-republican-official-and-outspoken-election-denier-caught-voting-illegally-9-times/ar-BB1kIwxq?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=cd77e83b2cfa48c78c04dca5128da655&ei=15https://thewartburgwatch.com/2024/03/20/sovereign-grace-pastor-arrested-for-allegedly-raping-13-year-old-girl/Conversations with an Atheist: Escaping Karma:https://www.hinduamerican.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/KarmaMokshaandSamsara2.0_0.pdfClosing: Growing Success: https://www.blackenterprise.com/minnesota-first-black-owned-freight-farm/

03-30

01:11:41

Rational Black Thought Episode #181 March 23, 2024 - “Slavery was not merely an unfortunate thing that happened to black people. It was an American innovation…” ― Isabel Wilkerson

What’s on my Mind: The weaponization of colorblindness: News: Like Lemmings to the Sea: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/11/2222787/-A-tidal-wave-of-stupidhttps://thehill.com/homenews/house/4545008-parnas-calls-out-gop-rep-hearing-doing-bidding-russia/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/california-pastor-arrested.htmlhttps://www.newsweek.com/its-time-label-no-labels-vote-trump-opinion-1881492Conversations with an Atheist: On the Road to Nowhere:https://www.learnreligions.com/comparing-christian-denominations-beliefs-part-1-700537Closing: Don’t Talk about it be about it: https://www.blackenterprise.com/gun-violence-quavo-spark-grants/

03-23

56:51

Rational Black Thought Episode #180 March 16, 2024 -“Humanism is a philosophy that centers on the needs, interests, and abilities of human beings… — Anne Klaeysen

What’s on my Mind: Zombies vs. Humans:https://secularhumanism.org/what-is-secular-humanism/ https://cdn.centerforinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2002/10/22160056/p35.pdfNews: Round Two: Joe vs. The Shit Show – Democracy's 2nd Last Stand!https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/13/never-trumpers-gop-2024-elections-00146726Conversations with an Atheist: Heaven and Hell Explorations of the Afterlife:https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/how-major-religions-view-afterlifeClosing: Reciprocity matters: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-chinese-family-coronado-california-rcna140717

03-16

01:09:21

Rational Black Thought Episode #179 March 9, 2024 - “For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it…” James Baldwin

What’s on my Mind: Master Manipulator:https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/snl-donald-trump-republican-bootlickers/ News:They all float down here. You’ll float too: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/super-tuesday-2024-coverage/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/nikki-haley-drops-outhttps://apnews.com/article/state-of-union-biden-gaza-ukraine-israel-1a42ff9d4ef3e0f2753e43ac8d39fc18https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/08/katie-britt-sotu-reactionConversations with an Atheist: Cosmology versus Mythology:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/creationism/Closing: Black women and femmes getting sh*t done!: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2403_bcf_blmgnf_whm/?source=email_bcf_240301_whm&link_id=2&can_id=9809681e5aa78d0da2d25cb9fe381420&email_referrer=email_2227338&email_subject=black-women-and-femmes-get-sht-done

03-09

56:57

Rational Black Thought Episode #178 March 02, 2024 - “I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me.” —Muhammad Ali

What’s on my Mind: Project Autocracy:https://globalextremism.org/project-2025-the-far-right-playbook-for-american-authoritarianism/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAivGuBhBEEiwAWiFmYfquX2cMaOcVIwikRLPkQqTvRx31J8eJEXxMq0ZDHWI8UpsIxqtDEBoC-PwQAvD_BwE News: Black Rats: https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-conservative-south-carolina-primary-aa1155c31bfc3b397a32b33eff04ada8https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/juan-williams/4337579-dont-be-duped-by-trumps-claims-to-black-support/https://artsci.washington.edu/news/2023-10/black-republicans-dramatic-shiftConversations with an Atheist: Seven Mountains Fallacy for World Domination:https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/the-seven-mountains-revelation/news-story/be825c6262f5e764a3c2cbd385442702https://www.newsweek.com/civil-war-donald-trump-worth-it-andrew-wommack-1868670#:~:text=Evangelical%20preacher%20Andrew%20Wommack%20said,back%20into%20the%20White%20House.Closing: Don’t Celebrate: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2024/02/29/toni-townes-whitley-woman-of-the-year/72595713007/

03-02

01:10:16

Rational Black Thought Episode #177 February 24, 2024 - “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction…” ― James Baldwin

What’s on my Mind: America without democracy:https://www.dw.com/en/as-autocrats-ascend-gloomy-data-on-democracies-decline/a-62674756 https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2022/01/09/what-authoritarianism-would-look-like-america/9088584002/News: Rats f*cking Suckers: https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/dossier-not-what-started-all-of-this/https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a46883184/fbi-informant-alexander-smirnov-biden-false-claims-russian-intel/Conversations with an Atheist: Faith vs. Proof:https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/opinion/sunday/t-m-luhrmann-faith-vs-facts.htmlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2158244019898849Closing: Flying High: https://blacknews.com/news/zoey-williams-27-year-old-first-black-female-pilot-fly-boeing-777-air-canada/

02-24

01:02:53

Rational Black Thought Episode #176 February 17, 2024 - "Ours is the struggle of a lifetime, or maybe even many lifetimes, and each one of us in every generation must do our part.” - John Lewis

What’s on my Mind: The end of evolution: News: It’s the culture stupid:https://thehill.com/opinion/4445662-for-maga-its-the-culture-stupid/ Conversations with an Atheist: Undeniable correlation:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-secular-life/201411/why-education-corrodes-religious-faithClosing: Black pays: https://www.blackenterprise.com/hbcus-highest-financial-payoffs-for-black-graduates/Feedback: Marcia: I talk to people everywhere I go and ask them to vote but they're all shaking their heads but in case anyone wants to encourage their children or themselves there's some video games one can play that teach you about voting and other Civic duties Icivics.org it's geared for every state so every state will get a little bit different thing

02-17

51:59

Rational Black Thought Episode #175 February 10, 2024 - Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude." Steve Biko

What’s on my Mind: Identify your Life Center:https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/habits-of-highly-effective-people-summary News: What kind of people are we: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-ruin-that-a-trump-presidency-would-mean/ar-AA1n4HqHhttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/02/01/what-biden-really-says-about-trump-behind-closed-doors-00139178https://apnews.com/article/biden-hur-garland-classified-documents-836b99fe9cbef9ba7d32602f4928efechttps://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4451364-state-department-security-officer-arrested-on-jan-6-charges/Conversations with an Atheist: Dumb and Happy:https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/religious-people-coped-better-with-covid-19-pandemic-research-suggestsClosing: Rising from the ashes: https://www.theroot.com/black-athletes-who-turned-their-lives-around-1850926221

02-10

01:00:13

Rational Black Thought Episode #174 February 03, 2024 - “Your life is already artful- waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.” — Toni Morrison

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Esthetics:http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: All I do is win, win, win no matter what…: https://thehill.com/opinion/4330273-donald-trump-is-the-biggest-loser-in-american-politics/https://www.axios.com/2023/04/07/trump-gop-epic-losing-streakhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/11/08/how-tuesdays-election-was-a-rebuke-of-trump-extending-his-losing-streak/?sh=385e46f5501ehttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/us/colorado-pastor-crypto-fraud-eli-regalado.htmlConversations with an Atheist: God and Football:https://time.com/3561559/football-and-prayer/Closing: Row with the flow: https://www.blackenterprise.com/google-purchases-ai-product-black-woman-owned-edtech-edlyft-company/

02-03

49:56

Rational Black Thought Episode #173 January 27, 2024 - – “I’ve had enough of someone else’s propaganda… I’m for truth, no matter who tells it…” ― Malcolm X

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Politics:http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: Normal Abnormality: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/2024-us-presidential-election-donald-trump-nikki-haley-new-hampshire-republican-primaries-normal/https://www.thedailybeast.com/listen-closely-trump-wants-to-be-a-messiah-figure-for-evangelicals?ref=scrollConversations with an Atheist: Stay in your lane:https://www.freedomforum.org/the-establishment-clause/Closing: Acknowledging Achievement: https://www.blackenterprise.com/schomburg-center-celebrates-namesakes-150th-birthday-by-transcribing-his-handwritten-notes/

01-27

56:53

Rational Black Thought Episode #172 January 20, 2024 - “The colonialists care nothing for Africa for her own sake.” Patrice Lumumba

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Ethics:http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: We just hit rock bottom: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/10/michigan-florida-nevada-gop-chairs-00134756https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2024/01/trump-is-destroying-the-gop-will-he-destroy-america/Conversations with an Atheist: Is god evil:https://alevelphilosophyandreligion.com/ocr-religious-studies/ocr-philosophy/the-problem-of-evil/Closing: Mixed blessing: https://thegrio.com/2024/01/19/atlantas-spelman-college-just-got-the-largest-ever-single-donation-to-an-hbcu/

01-20

01:05:38

Rational Black Thought Episode #171 January 13, 2024 - “The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence…” — Jonathan Gottschall

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Epistemology: http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.htmlNews: The stupid, the ignorant and the evil: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/trump-supporters-republican-approval-cnn-town-hall/674142/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpfHCSRIRf4Conversations with an Atheist: Harmful biblical directives:https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/opinion/letters/2007/11/11/bible-full-of-immoral-acts/27732069007/Closing: Ain’t No Half-Stepping: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2024/01/04/alena-mcquarter-15-year-old-college-graduate/72094788007/

01-13

01:09:59

Rational Black Thought Episode #170 January 06, 2024 - “Reason begins where speculation ends. Facts begin where assumptions end. Truth begins where ignorance ends. Wisdom begins where knowledge ends" - Matshona Dhliwayo

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Metaphysics:http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: Cluster Fu*k:https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4386943-fox-news-psychic-loss-trump-2024-grim-reaper/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/takeaways-2024-us-election-trail-dueling-tv-events-attack-ads-2024-01-02/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/29/la-police-fatally-shot-niani-finlayson-body-cameraNon-virtues:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/02/north-carolina-mcdonalds-pastor-wife-co-worker-deep-fryer?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/former-top-evangelical-church-official-laments-christians-who-think-jesus-quotes-are-liberal-talking-points/Closing: More than a comeback: https://newsone.com/4774258/shacarri-richardson-award-nomination/

01-06

56:41

Rational Black Thought Episode #169 December 30, 2023 - ““The only protection against injustice…is power—physical, financial and scientific” Marcus Garvey

Philosophy: Philosophy is Life - Overview:http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/FiveBranchesMain.html News: The Future Ain’t What It Used To: https://www.chathamhouse.org/publications/the-world-today/2023-12/democracy-stake-2024-us-electionOmnibenevolence and Favoritism:Closing: Looking Good and Feeling good: https://thegrio.com/2023/12/28/california-barbershop-helps-black-men-cope-mental-health-issues/

12-30

01:06:15

Rational Black Thought Episode #168 December 23, 2023 - “Everyone wants a strong [Black] woman until she actually stands up, flexes her muscles, projects her voice…” ― Ari Eastman

Philosophy: The immense cost of oppressing the Black Woman:https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-ws-black-women-changed-american-history-20211230-tq2rftmvkbamxg4iv5m5bfd67a-photogallery.html https://www.thenation.com/article/society/black-women-policing/News: Political - Decent into chaos: https://time.com/6549628/colorado-trump-ruling-questions/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/fight-keep-counting-dead-gaza-2023-12-21/Religious - Circular logic:https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/reasons-humanists-reject-bible/Closing: Misplaced thanks: https://blacknews.com/news/monica-nancy-candny-black-woman-graduates-honors-degree-marine-engineering/

12-23

01:15:37

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