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[Recorded April 23, 2021] When does Zack Snyder's Justice League take place? How long after Batman v. Superman and does that make sense? Looking to inhabit the worlds we love.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Intro (00:00:58)
How Fans Approach Story (00:03:20)
When does BvS take place? (00:09:40)
Timeline
When does JL take place? (00:12:15)
Post-Prologue scenes (00:19:00)
Sunday (00:20:30)
Monday (00:22:22)
Seam 1 (00:24:50)
"Tuesday" (00:25:10)
Seam 2 (00:27:20)
Wednesday (00:28:00)
Thursday (00:31:10)
Friday (00:33:40)
Time Gap (00:34:25)
Boom 'round the world (00:36:30)
Saturday (00:36:55)
Issues
Moon (00:37:30) Comparison
Intentional? (00:40:20)
Other Factors (00:43:10)
Lois's Furlough (00:45:10)
Suicide Squad (00:48:55) Ayer Tweet 1 2
Bruce's Beard & Belle Reve with Lex (00:51:05)
Kent Farm Foreclosure (00:52:30)
Kansas Corn (00:54:00)
Butterfly (00:56:55)
Silas's 2017 Headstone (00:58:55)
Canonicity of Prop Text (00:59:45) M&J LL Article DOB typo
Love
Black Zero Event (01:06:20) Wayne Tower Devastated via Fiona Zheng
Loving Suspension of Disbelief (01:10:50)
Pick Your Poison (01:13:00)
2017 Headstone, Moon, Pregnancy
Making the Call (01:18:10)
End Notes [Intro Recorded April 28, 2021] (01:21:05)
King Tides and the Moon
Cyborg's Flying Flashback
Diana Storyteller
To learn more:
Zack on Scener: "We had the funeral in BvS. It's probably only a month or so passed."6 weeks claim by Uche NwaneriZack Snyder's Justice League | The Rough CutWhy Look At The Moon | Victoria WilliamsA Place In Time | Amanda AbizaidBad Moon Rising | It Aude Kolonyhûs
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#RestoreTheSnyderverse #MakeYourOwnPast #CallYourMom #Lunacy -
[Originally Recorded March 28, Re-Recorded April 12, 2021] Approaching Zack Snyder's Justice League in good faith. How did Darkseid forget the location of Earth? Why didn't Steppenwolf tie the Mother Box to the Defiance immediately? So many questions!
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Impressions (00:00:58)
Comparison (00:02:30)
Gratitude (00:06:20)
Growth (00:08:50)
Logic (00:10:20)
Layers - Black Suit Example (00:11:50)
Past Nitpicking Plot Holes (00:14:00)
Death of the Author (00:16:00)
Q: Did Diana lie to a little girl? (00:24:30)
Q: Diana says the Boxes are indestructible but they're destroyed? (00:26:15)
Q: Why did the Boxes die? (00:27:40)
Q: Do we know the Boxes are destroyed? (00:29:05)
Q: Why didn't the Box reach Darkseid directly? (00:32:30)
Q: Why did about a month pass before Steppenwolf arrived? (00:34:30)
Q: Why did Amazonian Box stay awake? (00:38:20)
DeSaad & Darkseid's Last Lines Analysis (00:41:20)
Not Omniscient (00:42:20)
Lies & Hiding (00:43:40)
Honor Culture (00:45:00)
Armada Alternatives (00:48:30)
No reaction, Let Steppenwolf Die, Boxes at Defiance, DeSaad asks
Ways Old & New (00:53:40)
Q: Are there more Mother Boxes? (00:58:30)
Q: How did Steppenwolf conquer before? (01:05:30)
Q: How did Darkseid forget Earth? (01:09:25)
Timeline (01:10:20)
Q: Doesn't Diana contradict this? (01:25:35)
Hearsay, Myth, Rashōmon
End Notes / After Show [Recorded April 15, 2021] (01:36:00)
Q&A Summary
To learn more:Zack Snyder's Justice League - "We Live in a Society" Extended Deleted Sceneoverthinking - original song | Orla Gartland
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#RestoreTheSnyderverse -
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[Recorded February 14, 2021] Commenting on Zack Snyder's Justice League Official Trailer.
Note: Clips from LightCast, I Minutemen, and SnyderCutBR were added after the episode was recorded and thus without introduction. Thank you for your understanding and listen to the full interviews in the links below.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Experience (00:01:10)
Effectiveness of trailer (00:04:35)
Arguments for ZSJL (00:05:20)
Leaning into Lore (00:05:30)
Average Watch Time (00:07:00)
As An Event (00:08:00)
Community & Charity (00:12:00)
Trailer breakdown (00:14:05)
Lisa Gerrard's "Celon" (00:15:00)
Death of Superman (00:16:00)
World Building (00:16:30)
Lex's Lines (00:17:30)
Layered (00:18:00)
Trinity Themes (00:20:00)
Attack Coming (00:22:00)
VFX Thanks (00:23:00)
Steppenwolf Humanity (00:24:40)
Heroes Reply (00:25:00)
Superman's Cycle (00:26:00)
Misc. (00:29:00)
Joker Stinger (00:30:00)
Joker's Lines (00:35:00)
Your Reason (00:37:00)
Sign Off (00:40:00)
End Notes (00:41:00)
Bulls & Red Capes (00:42:00)
Batman's Theatricality (00:43:00)
Superman's Visible Deathcry (00:44:00)
Science
Super Power
Special Effect
Source Music v. Score
Symbol (00:49:00)
SciFi in JL & MOS (00:54:00)
Black Suit & Resurrection Powers (00:59:00)
Jonathan's Hope (01:03:00)
And much more
To learn more:LightCast #145 - Deborah SnyderI Minutemen #1 - Zack SnyderSnyderCutBR - Zack Snyder
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#UsUnited #HereForAReason -
[Recorded December 19, 2020] Merry Christmas! Some parallels between A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and Batman v. Superman.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Common points of style
Common character developments
Common themes
And much more
To learn more:5 Act Revenge Tragedy | pulpklatura
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Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! -
[Recorded August 24, 2020] Finding the soul of Zack Snyder's Justice League Official Teaser (from DCFanDome) with Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Survivorship Bias
Hallelujah etymology
Hallelujah the lyrics
Hallelujah the song
Hallelujah the story
Theme of Connection
Theme of Mythology
Teaser Structure
Forward Momentum
Increasing Intensity
Storytelling Progression
Hallelujah Parallels
Amnesty for Converts
"Help me find the others like you"
And much more
To learn more:The Holy or The Broken | Alan LightSurvivorship Bias | VeritasiumZack Snyder Interview | Reel-In-MotionMistakenly Seeking Solitude | The Happiness LabHallelujah | Revisionist HistoryLeonard Cohen's Hallelujah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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"They've never faced us before. Not us united." -
[Recorded May 16 & 26, 2020] Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Previously with Percival (00:01:05)
The Forest Adventure (00:04:00)
New Path Personally Chosen
Individualism Impacts Civilization
Individualism Not Anarchy (00:07:10)
Where It Was Darkest (00:09:30)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Good Does Not Mean Harmless
Percival Done With God (00:14:25)
Desert of the Soul
Crisis of Faith
Herders and Pilgrims
The Hermit (00:20:00)
Uncle As Father Figure (00:21:23)
Solitude and The Hermit Within (00:24:00)
Solitude as Path Back to Others (00:26:45)
The Just World Problem (00:28:22)
Suffering Is A Part Of Life
Choose The Focus Of Your Attention
Is This Helpful?
You Have To Try
That Which We Already Know (00:35:10)
Percival Inspired Hero's Journey (00:36:30)
GI Joe Fallacy (00:40:00)
Temptation of Percival (00:41:45)
Weapons & Signs (00:46:25)
Sight Beyond Sight (00:49:55)
Temptation of Superman (00:51:00)
Function of Faith (00:52:07)
Question of Facts or of Worth
Gawain's Wedding (00:57:01)
More Gawain and Batman Parallels
Gawain v. Percival (00:59:43)
The Pagan Knight v. Percival (01:03:05)
Their Fathers Have The Same Name (01:05:00)
The Grail Messenger Returns (01:06:16)
Things Are Not As They Appear
Greening of The Wasteland
Servant Kings - Power Can Be Innocent
Personal Conviction Not Peer Pressure (01:10:17)
Percival's Conviction & Compassion (01:11:49)
Return To The Grail Castle (01:14:06)
Heal Another Heal Yourself (01:17:40)
Superman's Next Stage (01:19:03)
Grail Quest (01:20:35)
Hope To Achieve The Impossible
Extras [Recorded June 6] (01:22:05)
Ask Questions
Beyond Appearance
Beyond Literal Analysis
Beyond Established Stories
The Beginner's Mind
Possibility vs. Obstacles
Valuable But Brittle
Never Ending Battle
Repetition and Experience
This Man Is Not My Enemy
The Inner Fool
The Grail Was Always With You
Prester John
Art Creating Change
And much more
Reference Images:
Via VERO on December 18, 2019
Via VERO on December 4, 2019
To learn more:The Temptation of Sir Percival | Arthur HackerLe Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayG.I. Joe Fallacy | Laurie SantosJust World Hypothesis / Fallacy | Myles DyerJust World Hypothesis / Fallacy | ThunkSocial Media Empty Calorie Connection | Laurie SantosThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised | Gil Scott-HeronMan's Search For Meaning | Viktor FranklAttacking Backfires | Melissa DellThis Video Will Make You Angry | CGP GreyMindfulness Tool: RAIN | Life KitWhen Someone Doesn't Like You | Daryl DavisSuperman Smashes the Klan | Gene Luen YangThe Science of Well-Being | YaleOfficial BvS Watch Party | VEROOfficial MOS Watch Party | VEROFix You | Coldplay | Hearts & Colors coverOrpheus | Sara Bareilles
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"The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive. Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people." -
[Recorded April 29 & May 6, 2020] Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Previously with Percival (00:01:20)
The Grail King & Grail Castle (00:03:10)
Magical Other World
The Fisher King Wound Origins & Meaning (00:04:05)
The Tasting The Burning Fish - "What was I supposed to do?" (00:04:55)
Jousting The Pagan Knight - "Krypton lost something precious" (00:10:25)
As Divine Punishment - "I don't know if it's possible" (00:13:55)
Stages of Evolution (00:15:20)
Unconscious youth, conscious middle, enlightened elder
The Midlife Crisis (00:19:50)
The Wasteland (00:23:55)
Inauthentic Lives (00:26:10)
Campbell's Start - From Critic To Champion (00:27:30)
In Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman (00:30:20)
Fertility, ecology, decline, Knightmare
The King and the Knight are One... (00:36:30)
The Grail Castle (00:37:40)
The Grail Procession - Grail and Lance (00:38:20)
Failing to Ask Questions - "A knight does not ask questions" (00:39:30)
The Law of Enchantment - Spontaneous Gifts (00:40:50)
The Duty to Ask (00:43:00)
The Weeping Damsels (00:46:50)
The Pain of Consciousness
The Costs & Collateral of Past Successes
Father's Unbreakable Sword (00:48:20)
The Lady of the Tent (00:50:00)
Society vs. Spontaneity (00:51:50)
Advice - Right or Wrong? (00:56:10)
The Old Knight's Character (00:57:30)
Jonathan's Character (00:58:40)
Advice Context - Stage of Life (00:59:50)
Jonathan's Advice (01:02:40)
The Old Knight's Advice (1:04:10)
Authenticity…
…without Boundaries is Careless (01:06:50)
…without Empathy is Selfish (01:09:00)
…without Trust is Risky (01:11:20)
Bring Your Best Self (01:12:50)
Uncertain Dry Years (01:13:30)
Joining The Round Table (01:14:40)
Love Trance (01:15:40)
The Grail Messenger - Humiliated Before Camelot (01:17:10)
Sir Gawain (01:19:10)
Percival : Superman :: Gawain : Batman
Nature of Foils (01:21:30)
Dual Identities (01:24:00)
Batman Mythos : Gawain Mythos (01:26:05)
The Sun Knight - Batman '66 : The Light Knight (01:27:40)
Descent & Rehabilitation (01:29:10)
The Useless Knight (01:32:50)
The Trial of the Perilous Bed
The Bleeding Lance / Kryptonite Spear (01:35:40)
Religious Artifact (01:37:00)
Collective Consciousness
Remixing Mythology (01:38:50)
DC Heroes & World War II (01:42:20)
Symbol & Commentary (01:43:55)
Kryptonite Spear vs. Bullets
Critique of Violence (01:45:50)
And much more
To learn more:Le Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayEmotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank BrandsmaKing Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey ArmstrongThe Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-SmithFantastic Creatures | Juliette WoodJoseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & LarsenCarl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire DunneThe Waste Land | T.S. Eliot2001: A Filmmaking Odyssey | Imaginary WorldsThe Science of Well-Being | YaleDefine Your Fears Instead of Goals | Tim FerrisAuthenticity Is A Double-Edged Sword | Adam GrantOfficial BvS Watch Party | VEROOfficial MOS Watch Party | VERO$5.27 Launch Fundraiser | AFSPLimited Time Offer $12/yr | HBO MaxHurt | Johnny Cash
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"The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
"We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world." -
[Recorded April 22, 2020] Decoding MOS and BvS with the story of the Grail. Parallels between the first grail knight, Percival, and the first superhero, Superman.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Arthurian influence on Snyder and Terrio
Joseph Campbell's love of Parzival
Arthur, The Grail, and Percival
Chrétien de Troyes adds the Grail
Percival, Perceval, Percifull, Parsifal, Parzival, Percivel...
Faire Unknown motif
Contemporary Story for Contemporary Audience
Siege Perilous: Destiny & Free Will
Becoming The Red Knight
Percival and Superman Kill Only Once
Cultures of Acceptable Violence
Carl Jung's concept of the Shadow
Batman & Superman's Shadow
Shadow Consciousness Or Else
Societal Expectations: Silencing Of Natural Self
Marriage For Love: Western Spirit
Silent Champion From Afar
Chrétien's Unfinished Romance
And much more!
To learn more:Le Mort D'Arthur | Thomas Mallory (Armstrong)Owning Your Own Shadow | Robert A. JohnsonLiving An Examined Life | James HollisMyths to Live By | Joseph CampbellEternal Chalice | Monica PotkayEmotions in Medieval Arthurian Literature | Frank BrandsmaKing Arthur: History & Legend | Dorsey ArmstrongThe Crusades: A History | Jonathan Riley-SmithFantastic Creatures | Juliette WoodJoseph Campbell: A Fire In The Mind | Larsen & LarsenCarl Jung: Wounded Healer | Claire Dunne
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"The most rewarding mythological experience you can have is to see how it lives in your own psychological structure."
"We have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all times have gone before us. . . . And where we had thought to be alone we shall be with all the world." -
[Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019, December 7, 2019] Defeating Doomsday.
BTS: This pre-recorded episode was assembled shortly after Part 3, but was never happy with it. While waiting on inspiration, it was decided to stop trying to resuscitate recordings from 2017. Forewarning, the concluding Part 5 is probably never coming and this Doomsday series is abandoned for now. Nonetheless as this episode was already completed it's finally being published. However, a NEW mini-series is already in production, the first episode will be published Friday.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Why didn't Batman bring the spear to Doomsday instead?
Why didn't Batman immediately go for the spear?
Why didn't Superman defer to Wonder Woman?
And more poor questions...
To learn more:New York Night Sky Turns Bright Blue | NYT
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#recycled -
[Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019, December 7, 2019] Defeating Doomsday.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Why did Batman leave the spear with Lois?
Hindsight Bias
Batman's crashed vehicles
Lois Competence, Spear In Water, Falling, and Recover Spear
If Onlys, Regrets, Time Travel, & Sisyphus
Actual Facts versus Abstraction
Critics Who Review Films They Didn't Finish
Edit Bay of the Brain / Nostalgia
Literature as Ethical Simulators
Eucatastrophe
Monsters versus Positive Thinking
Demonizing and Redemption
Hot-Cold Empathy Gap
And much more!
To learn more:Talking to Strangers | Malcolm GladwellChoiceology: Knew It All Along | Katy MilkmanHidden Brain: Looking Back | NPREmpire Podcast| EmpireImaginary Worlds | Eric MolinskyPublic Health Ethics | James Wilson
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“Whether you call someone a hero or a monster is all relative to where the focus of your consciousness may be.” - Joseph Cambpell -
[Recorded December 8, 2019] Wonder Woman 1984 Trailer reaction.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Almost nothing! No time!
Blue Monday "How does it feel?" - Emphasis on emotion again
Trash can scene indicates a reprise of Fish-Out-Of-Water
To learn more:
Wonder Woman 1984 Official Trailer | WBBlue Monday Cover | BBC
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#HowDoesItFeel? -
#releasethesnydercut
Adapted from my Introduction to the ForSnyderCut.org site, drafted December 2017 and published January 2018.
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#ReleaseTheSnyderCut #AFSP -
[Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019] Defeating Doomsday.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Temporal Frame of Reference
Superman's Decision-Making
Danger to Self / Selflessness
Learning and Rational Choices
Stakes: Threat to Superman's Life
Doomsday's Intelligence
The Primal Zombie
Super-Jumping "Flight" Physics
Doomsday's Genitals
Triploids / Lex's Genetic Contribution
Size Strength Bias
Bioluminescence
Solar Flare Substitute For Evolutionary Power
Why Take Doomsday to Space?
Why Not Keep Going?
Lack of Astronomical / Cosmic Intuitions
Why Didn't Superman Fly Faster?
Fantasy User Interfaces (FUI) Canonicity
Is Tracking Superman a Plot Hole?
Novel Tech
Mutual Regard, Competing Interests
Consent / Stealth Powers
Plasma Stealth
Force Field Absorption
Time to Thermonuclear Launch
Why Didn't Superman:
Dodge The Nuke?
Let Go of Doomsday?
Return Doomsday to Space After The Nuke?
Take Doomsday to the Ocean?
Nuclear Strike Reveals Nature of Superman's Powers
Invulnerability - Force Field not Composition
Muscle Mass - Biological Default not Built By Exercise
Myostatin
Regeneration - Two Types
"Undead" Genes
And much more!
To learn more:
Threat of Ancient Mesopotamian Zombies | STBYMBoeing AH-64 Apache | WikipediaProjectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | WikipediaLight On Earth | David AttenboroughSpontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | KobayashiElectric Life Forms Live On Pure Energy | New ScientistDraper Point | WikipediaCut Travel Time To ISS From 2 Days To 6 Hours | EngadgetSuperman Space Suplex | Superman: DoomsdayMan of Steel Spoiler Special | EmpireBvS Fantasy User Interfaces | PerceptionDesigning Fantasy User Interfaces | PixelHubPlasma Stealth | WikipediaTo Launch A Nuclear Strike | BloombergMuscular Baby | New York TimesThantomicrobiome | Peter NobleUndead Genes Come Alive Days After Death | Science AAAS
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#StrangerThanFiction -
[Recorded February 2017, August 2017, October 2019] Defeating Doomsday.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Real World Ethics vs. Thought Experiments
Why Trinity Didn't Use Lex to Stop Doomsday?
Criminal Liability For Conversion of Extraterrestrial Specimens
Thad Roberts and "Sex On The Moon"
Valuation of Moon Rocks
Liability For Power Grid Disruption
And much more!
To learn more:
Theory of Mind Deficiencies | WikipediaSex On The Moon | Ben MezrichWhere Does NASA Keep Moon Rocks? | Smarter Every DayProjectile Use By Non-Human Organisms | WikipediaSpontaneous Photon Emissions From Humans | Kobayashi
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#FlyMeToTheMoon -
[Recorded August 8, 2019] Learning from Eastern thought. Seeing much more detail and connection. Comparing high and low context communication. How Superman's silence can be seen as sophisticated. The Problem of Evil in the East. Harmonizing Batman and Superman.
Based on the research of Dr. Richard E. Nisbett and his book, "The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently"
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
East Asians less inclined towards Fundamental Attribution Error (00:04:40)
Dr. Richard E. Nisbett (00:07:40)
Objects vs. Context (00:17:45)
Nouns vs. Verbs (00:18:30)
Facial Expression (00:25:11)
Michigan Fish Test (00:32:44)
High & Low Context (00:36:17)
Superman's Silence (00:48:37)
Thinking and Speaking (00:51:03)
Counter-Intuitive Wisdom (00:58:02)
Modesty and Bragging (01:06:35)
Analysis vs. Holism (01:08:49)
Comparison (01:09:30)
Logic & Paradox (01:15:00)
Dialectical Reasoning (01:25:03)
Retcons / BvS Critique (01:25:55)
Existentialism (01:28:45)
Embodied Knowledge & Wisdom (01:43:40)
The Problem of Evil (01:57:24)
Applied to Batman v. Superman (02:03:24)
Lex's Bad Faith Dilemma (02:07:00)
Dialectical Synthesis of Batman & Superman (02:10:55)
And much more!
To learn more:
PressPlacing the Face in Context: Cultural Differences in Facial Emotion | Takahiko MasudaThe Michigan Fish Test and the Middle East | Sheena IyengarWhat Does The Michigan Fish Test Say About You? | io9Eastern and Western Cultures See Emotions Very Differently | University of AlbertaJapanese More Sensitive Than Westerners To The Big Picture | WiredThis Mistake We All Make | Richard Nisbett | The GuardianAre You A Holistic or Specific Thinker? | Erin Meyer | Harvard Business ReviewEast & West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions | NYTZack Snyder's Superhero Life | BloombergEast Versus West | Forbes
BooksGeography of Thought | Richard NisbettThe Culture Map | Erin MeyerYou May Also Like | Tom VanderbiltHit Makers | Derek ThompsonThe Misinformation Age | Cailin O'ConnorHeaven & Earth Are Not Humane | Franklin Perkins
MediaWest and East Cultural Differences | EBSEAST or WEST: Which mindset do you have? | Off the Great WallEastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers | Epic Rap BattlesLogic & Reasoning | VSauce2Batman v. Superman: By The MinuteDC Cinematic MinuteReality | Invisibilia | NPR
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Population Density
Trust Attitudes
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[Recorded July 12, 2019] Why do reasonable minds differ? On movies? "Did we even see the same film?" On justice? Why do Superman and Batman always differ? Psychologists weigh in.
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Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Naïve Realism
Study on Motion Picture Appraisal
Correlation with critics
Illusions: The dress, shoe, Yanni / Laurel, etc.
"They Saw A Game"
Moral foundations and affiliations
Cultural differences lend perspective
The missionary and anthropologist
Linguistic effects on cognition
Fundamental Attribution Error
Disposition versus circumstance
Depiction is not endorsement
Judging others as disgusting
Public Irrationality Thesis
Philosophy and Psychology on Character
Clark & Diana as role models (combat FAE)
And much more!
To learn more:
Strikingly Low Agreement On Movies | Pascal Wallisch
You Are Not So Smart Live | David McRaney
"They Saw A Game" | Hastorf & Cantril
The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt
Through the Language Glass | Lera Boroditsky
This Is Water | David Foster Wallace
Stories of Your Life and Others | Ted Chiang
The Culture Map | Erin Meyer
The Character Gap | Christian Miller
Christian Miller: Character Gap | Philosophy Bites
The Callout | Invisibilia
YANSS 157: Pluralistic Ignorance | David McRaney
You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt
Conversation with Ross & Nisbett | Think 101
Hit Makers | Derek Thompson
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[Recorded June 29, 2019] Consider Man of Steel and BvS through the lens of commitment. Can Superman combat loneliness and a crisis of conviction?Donate or MOSAIC T-ShirtDive deep into discussion and address apologetics for: MOS is structured wrong BvS should have shown Superman's honeymoon period Superhero movies should be escapist Nairomi was entirely unneeded and so much more!Answers, insights, and commentary on: Interpreting, "Must there be a Superman? / There is." Superhero retirement Seven Stages of Romantic Relationships Lois & Clark Early Stages and Wake-Up Call Why no onscreen honeymoon? / Batman is BvS protagonist Superman & the World's Wake-Up Call Insecurity absent commitment (no superheroes norms yet) Loneliness epidemic Who is Superman for? Superman: friend of the forgotten; a valid interpretation Superman as common cultural touchstone enables impact The Second Mountain / Benefits of Commitment Family (marriage), Calling (vocation, Faith (philosophy), and Local Community Why BvS included Nairomi not just the BZE Clark Kent: Man of Commitments Why MOS is structured to show Clark's heroism early Crisis of Faith: "Superman was never real. / No one stays good in this world." Local action and many more topics!Enjoy Independence Day with others... accept that invitation or extend one!To learn more:Lies Our Culture Tells Us | David BrooksPsychologists Study Ghosting | SciShowLoneliness Epidemic Index Infograph Study| CignaDesire In Long Term Relationships | Esther PerelAOM 518: Quest For A Moral Life | Brett McKayThe Second Mountain | David BrooksHit Makers | Derek ThompsonIntroduction recorded July 1, 2019Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.comTwitter: @mosanswersSubscribe: Apple Podcasts / RSS / Stitcher / YouTube Buy MOSAIC Shield T-Shirt: Bonfire.com/mosaicHelp With Hosting: via PayPalQR Code:#InterdependenceDay #MaximalCommitment
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Mother's Day Excerpts
Contrapositive - Understand & avoid villain behavior (1:20)
Elevation - The case for paragons (7:30)
Seeing - Clark versus how Bruce views women (20:10)
"Isn't That A Good Thing?" - Martha's hope (25:00)
Secret Sharing - Responsibilities of secret keepers (27:10)
"I'm Older Now Than My Father Ever Was." - Parents as milestones (37:00)
"How Come Dad Never Left Kansas?" - Earning conviction (38:40)
Optimal Stopping - Algorithmic anxiety argument (45:50)
How Come Superman Doesn't Take Over The World? - Economics (50:40)
"You Don't Owe This World A Thing." - Interpretations (1:04:00)
"I'm Already There." - Covenants, institutions, & traditions (1:15:30)
Kierkegaard - Individuality and the leap of faith (1:19:30)
Sign Off - Excerpted excerpts (1:32:20)
Superhero Philosophy (1:33:50)
Conjunction Fallacy (1:37:10)
Success (1:39:50)
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[Recorded April 20, 2019] Moms and motherhood.
Six factors to consider:
Safety.
Home.
Affection.
Zeitgeist.
Amend.
Maturity.
Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Biological Distinction
Natural Birth
Adoption & Fostering
Moms & Home: Acceptance & Choice
Availability & Attachment Theory: Reparenting
Modeling Parents & Societal Restraints
Abusing Authority & Honesty
Replicating & Surpassing: Parents & Heroes
Released early as a heads-up to remember Mother's Day.
Rusty deleted ramblings will be released in a Brief sometime later.
Children observe (temet nosce):
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
He’s just like his father.
Like father, like son
A chip off the old block
She's her mother’s daughter.
To learn more:
A Biologist's Mother's Day Song | Adam Cole
Unconditional Love | This American Life
Creature Comforts | Hidden Brain
Mind Changers: Harlow's Monkeys | BBC
Attachment Theory | Wikipedia
Becoming Attached | Robert Karen
Reparenting | Wikipedia
Title 18 Crimes & Offenses | Pa. Code
Free Range Kids | Lenore Skenazy
Whole Brain Child | Daniel Siegel & Tina Bryson
The Philosophical Baby | Alison Gopnik
How Christianity Invented Children | The Week
The Emotionally Absent Mother | Jasmin Lee Cori
Anybody Have A Map | Justin Paul & Benj Pasek
No More Drama With Mama | Gayle Kirschenbaum
Older | Sasha Sloan
M-O-T-H-E-R | Eddy Arnold
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[Previously re-recorded September 24, 2018] Strength & Challenges, Cognitive Distortions, and Witch Hunts and Common-Humanity.
Taking on three bad ideas:
Challenge makes us weaker.
Always trust your feelings.
Life is a battle between good people and evil people.
Answers, insights, and commentary on:
Fragility versus Strength and Growth
Purpose in Suffering
Comparing Diana & Clark upbringing
Mindfulness, Automatic Thoughts, Reframing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Distortions - illustrated by DC films
Tribalism & Witch Hunts - the persecution of Superman
Common Humanity - DC Bridge Building
Superman Suicide Prevention
Three antidotes:
Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded. But once mastered, no one can help you as much, not even your father or your mother.
The line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being.
Suicide Prevention:
National Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 or Online Chat
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
To learn more:
FindCBT.org | ABCT
Persuasive Power of Narratives | Melanie Green
Cardigan 2017 Commencement Address | John Roberts
Man's Search For Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl
Behave| Robert M. Sapolsky
Positive Changes Following Adversity |Stephen Joseph & Lisa Butler
Global Rich List | CARE
The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner
You Are Not So Smart | David McRaney
All-Star Superman #10 | Grant Morrison
Common Humanity | Barack Obama
2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg | Barack Obama
Tough Decisions (A Whale Is Gonna Die) | Rhett & Link - Catastrophizing
Thought Bubbles | Rachel Bloom
My Favorite Things - The Sound of Music | Richard Rogers
What I Am (Stronger) - Sesame Street | Will.i.am
How To Make Testimony More Reliable | SciShow Psych
Confabulation: When Lying isn't Lying | Oregon Behavioral
What is CBT? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Explained | G. Aprile
Cognition | Crash Course
Counter Points:
The Worth of War | Benjamin Ginsberg
Accessory to War | Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Adapted from the works of Jonathan Haidt:
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions And Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For Failure.
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