Episode #111814: How the Enlightenment Works

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The Enlightenment stands as the moment the West withdrew from superstition and found its faith in reason. Did it shift too far? Learn about this massive shift in thinking which we are still sorting through and coming to understand today.

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Josh and Chuck tackle the massive topic of the Enlightenment, the 18th-century intellectual movement that fundamentally changed how humans think about reason, government, and religion. They explore how thinkers like Voltaire, Locke, and Hume challenged traditional authority and sparked revolutions in science, politics, and philosophy. The hosts discuss how this period's debates about rationalism versus faith are still playing out today, making this historical deep dive surprisingly relevant to modern arguments.

Movies Discussed

Blame It on Rio

1984 1h 40m

★ 5.7

"Yeah, like you look at Blamin' on Rio. Was she in that? — Josh mentioned this movie while discussing how Demi Moore's appearance changed over time from when she was younger." — Josh

Hey Dude

1989

★ 6.8

"On the podcast, Hey Dude, the 90s called, David Lasher and Christine Taylor, stars of the cult classic show, Hey Dude — This was mentioned in a promotional segment at the beginning of the podcast advertising another show."

The Seventh Sign

1988 1h 37m

★ 6.0

"if somebody kills their parents or whatever because it's the seventh sign and Demi Moore's running around — Josh used this movie as an example to illustrate how state law takes precedence over religious law, a concept that emerged from the Thirty Years War." — Josh

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