Dr. A.V. Bendebury and Dr. M.S. DeLay examine the strange role that religious faith plays in a secular society. Rather than disappearing, religion is subsumed in an atheistic society to do the work of creed-based state crafting. To aid us in this discussion we’re reading from Carl Jung’s 1957 work “The Undiscovered Self,” where he makes the case that a strong individualism is the only thing that can protect a population from the social chaos that reigns. While this might be true, what does it look like for a society that is so dependent on blind faith to suddenly be filled with individuals? What is the tradeoff between independence and security that we make when operating in a system that has slots to be filled, rather than potential to be realized?

Sign up for our Patreon and get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB

AND rock some Demystify Gear to spread the word: https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/

OR do your Amazon shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/4g2cPVV

(00:00 ) Go! The Undiscovered Self
(00:02:18 ) What is a Friendship?
(00:05:30 ) Supporting the Podcast and Community Engagement
(00:11:30 ) Impact of Wealth and Bureaucracy on Homelessness
(00:17:30 ) Disillusionment in Professional Ideals
(00:27:18 ) Repeating History and Collapse
(00:38:08 ) Search Bias and Information Access
(00:46:47 ) Bureaucratic Struggles in Education
(00:54:11 ) Bureaucratic Obstacles and Rationality
(01:05:58 ) World vs. Cosmic Values
(01:16:17 ) State and Individuality
(01:30:57 ) Economic Pressures and Information Engagement
(01:40:12 ) Bureaucracy and Individual Autonomy
(01:49:03 ) Stability and Growth of States

#sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast, #CarlJung, #Philosophy, #Psychology, #SocietalChange, #Bureaucracy, #Totalitarianism, #MediaPolarization, #TechSurveillance, #SearchBias, #EconomicPressures, #FreedomVsSecurity, #PersonalAutonomy, #StateInfluence, #CrisisOfIndividuality, #ReligionAndCreed, #RationalityCrisis, #ModernSociety, #HumanFlourishing, #CulturalCritique

Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience

AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics

Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S

PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities.

- Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog
- RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss
- Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD
- Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y

SOCIAL:
- Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci

MUSIC:

-Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671