Enlightened Cynicism: Should We Be More Cynical Than We Are?

FromMinistry of Ideas

View podcast show

Currently unavailable

Enlightened Cynicism: Should We Be More Cynical Than We Are?

FromMinistry of Ideas

ratings:

Length:

22 minutes

Released:

Dec 28, 2017

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Trust in government, media, organized religion, businesses and even democracy is at historic lows. But what if the answer to declining faith in institutions isn’t more hope, but more cynicism?

Released:

Dec 28, 2017

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (32)

A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives.

Skip carousel

Introducing Ministry of Ideas: Introducing Ministry of Ideas, a podcast that explores the ideas that shape our lives. by Ministry of Ideas
3 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 0: Birds by Ministry of Ideas
6 min listen
Making Meaning Episode 24: The Shining Surface: A Discussion with Stephanie Paulsell by Ministry of Ideas
8 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 3: Mohs by Ministry of Ideas
13 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 2: Olives by Ministry of Ideas
21 min listen
Introducing Measure for Measure by Ministry of Ideas
3 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 1: Fathom by Ministry of Ideas
12 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 5: Scoville by Ministry of Ideas
11 min listen
Illuminations Episode 2: Beyond Belief: A Discussion with Avi Loeb, Kate Dorsch, and Sen. Harry Reid by Ministry of Ideas
27 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 8: Star Ladder by Ministry of Ideas
19 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 4: Movies by Ministry of Ideas
18 min listen
Illuminations Episode 1: Experimental Methods by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 7: Kinsey by Ministry of Ideas
25 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 6: IQ by Ministry of Ideas
27 min listen
Illuminations Teaser by Ministry of Ideas
4 min listen
Illuminations Episode 7: Mirrors of Morality: Scientific origin stories promise to tell us who we really are. But that deepest question of human existence can never fully be answered by science. by Ministry of Ideas
30 min listen
Illuminations Introduction by Ministry of Ideas
11 min listen
Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology: A Discussion with Tulasi Srinvas by Ministry of Ideas
19 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 3: What Is Modernity?: Against the effort to master the past, genealogy reminds us that our descendants have the freedom to create new futures. by Ministry of Ideas
48 min listen
Illuminations Episode 4: Quantum Buddhism: What’s the spiritual significance of quantum mechanics? One answer comes from the Dalai Lama - a surprising but genuine lover of scientific investigation. by Ministry of Ideas
28 min listen
Illuminations Episode 5: Moveable Feasts: God, we know, is outside space and time. But the need to date one faith’s most sacred feast drove a cutting-edge technological quest to accurately locate ourselves in time. by Ministry of Ideas
32 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 5: Picturing Race in Colonial Mexico: Race is sometimes treated as a biological fact. It is actually a modern invention. by Ministry of Ideas
62 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity: Climbing the Mountains of Modernity by Ministry of Ideas
49 min listen
Illuminations Episode 6: Manifest Mars: A sense of divine destiny drove Americans to expand West. A similar spirit is behind the modern quest to conquer space. by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Illuminations Episode 8: Watching Heaven by Ministry of Ideas
32 min listen
Illuminations Episode 9: Rituals for a Dying World: A Discussion with Jennie Rosenn, Andrue Kahn, and Malkah Binah Klein by Ministry of Ideas
25 min listen
Illuminations Episode 10: Universal Knowledge: At the dawn of European exploration, the Renaissance polymath Francis Bacon dreamed of resurrecting the Garden of Eden. Driving this vision was a relentless quest to fully understand—and catalog—God's created order. by Ministry of Ideas
34 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 6: A Medieval Anti-Racist: What if racism shared an origin with opposition to racism? by Ministry of Ideas
54 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 2: What Is Modernity?: We often think of modernity as a distinct time period in history – one that is said to start at different places, but which always includes us. Yet people have been claiming to be modern since at least the third century BC. by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 4: Jamestown and the Myth of the Sovereign Family: What is the “traditional American family?” by Ministry of Ideas
47 min listen

More Episodes from Ministry of Ideas

Skip carousel

Genealogies of Modernity Episode 8: The Enemy of Morality Is Not Modernity, It’s Me: Once modernity fractured society’s sense of shared moral norms, how could you write persuasively about morality? by Ministry of Ideas
46 min listen
$Genealogies of Modernity Episode 8: The Enemy of Morality Is Not Modernity, It’s Me: Once modernity fractured society’s sense of shared moral norms, how could you write persuasively about morality?$
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 7: A Genealogy of Gun Violence: The problem of gun violence is as old as guns themselves. by Ministry of Ideas
53 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 6: A Medieval Anti-Racist: What if racism shared an origin with opposition to racism? by Ministry of Ideas
54 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 5: Picturing Race in Colonial Mexico: Race is sometimes treated as a biological fact. It is actually a modern invention. by Ministry of Ideas
62 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 4: Jamestown and the Myth of the Sovereign Family: What is the “traditional American family?” by Ministry of Ideas
47 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 3: What Is Modernity?: Against the effort to master the past, genealogy reminds us that our descendants have the freedom to create new futures. by Ministry of Ideas
48 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity Episode 2: What Is Modernity?: We often think of modernity as a distinct time period in history – one that is said to start at different places, but which always includes us. Yet people have been claiming to be modern since at least the third century BC. by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Genealogies of Modernity: Climbing the Mountains of Modernity by Ministry of Ideas
49 min listen
Illuminations Episode 10: Universal Knowledge: At the dawn of European exploration, the Renaissance polymath Francis Bacon dreamed of resurrecting the Garden of Eden. Driving this vision was a relentless quest to fully understand—and catalog—God's created order. by Ministry of Ideas
34 min listen
Illuminations Episode 9: Rituals for a Dying World: A Discussion with Jennie Rosenn, Andrue Kahn, and Malkah Binah Klein by Ministry of Ideas
25 min listen
Illuminations Episode 8: Watching Heaven by Ministry of Ideas
32 min listen
Illuminations Episode 7: Mirrors of Morality: Scientific origin stories promise to tell us who we really are. But that deepest question of human existence can never fully be answered by science. by Ministry of Ideas
30 min listen
Illuminations Episode 6: Manifest Mars: A sense of divine destiny drove Americans to expand West. A similar spirit is behind the modern quest to conquer space. by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Illuminations Episode 5: Moveable Feasts: God, we know, is outside space and time. But the need to date one faith’s most sacred feast drove a cutting-edge technological quest to accurately locate ourselves in time. by Ministry of Ideas
32 min listen
Illuminations Episode 4: Quantum Buddhism: What’s the spiritual significance of quantum mechanics? One answer comes from the Dalai Lama - a surprising but genuine lover of scientific investigation. by Ministry of Ideas
28 min listen
Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology: A Discussion with Tulasi Srinvas by Ministry of Ideas
19 min listen
Illuminations Episode 2: Beyond Belief: A Discussion with Avi Loeb, Kate Dorsch, and Sen. Harry Reid by Ministry of Ideas
27 min listen
Illuminations Episode 1: Experimental Methods by Ministry of Ideas
38 min listen
Illuminations Introduction by Ministry of Ideas
11 min listen
Illuminations Teaser by Ministry of Ideas
4 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 8: Star Ladder by Ministry of Ideas
19 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 7: Kinsey by Ministry of Ideas
25 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 6: IQ by Ministry of Ideas
27 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 5: Scoville by Ministry of Ideas
11 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 4: Movies by Ministry of Ideas
18 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 3: Mohs by Ministry of Ideas
13 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 2: Olives by Ministry of Ideas
21 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 1: Fathom by Ministry of Ideas
12 min listen
Measure for Measure Episode 0: Birds by Ministry of Ideas
6 min listen
Introducing Measure for Measure by Ministry of Ideas
3 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

Must Politics Be War? (with Kevin Vallier): Kevin Vallier joins the show today to discuss how politics itself is nothing more than a power struggle between groups with irreconcilable aims. by Free Thoughts
55 min listen
1589 Loss of Respect for American Institutions: Clay Jenkinson interviews Dr. Henry Brady of the University of California at Berkeley about loss of respect for sixteen American institutions, some public, and some private: the police, the church, the Supreme Court, Higher Education, the FBI, the... by Listening to America
63 min listen
Creating a Culture of Trust: Trust in the media, scientists and the government has taken a nosedive in the last couple of years - and it's one of the most difficult things to quantify. by The Spin Sucks Podcast with Gini Dietrich
12 min listen
Do politics make us irrational? | Jay Van Bavel: Do politics make us irrational? | Jay Van Bavel by TED-Ed: Lessons Worth Sharing
5 min listen
Psychological factors in conspiracy theory beliefs, with Mikey Biddlestone by People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
57 min listen
Data vs Goliath Part 1: Do Facts Actually Change Our Minds? (originally published as Working Better) by Look Both Ways
37 min listen
Ep. 917: Kevin Vallier Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio: A perfect episode for right now… Americans today don’t trust each other and their institutions as much as they once did. The collapse of social and political trust has arguably fueled our increasingly ferocious ideological conflicts and hardened... by Michael Covel's Trend Following
63 min listen
#267: You Were Lied To - Solo Episode by The Mark Groves Podcast
27 min listen
Episode 14: How To Navigate Different Political, Social, And Religious Beliefs In Dating And Relationships: Politics, religion and social issues are already such divisive topics, so what happens when you disagree about them in a relationship? Should differing beliefs be deal breakers? Are they enough to end a relationship over? In today's episode, Vanessa... by Pillow Talks
51 min listen
How Do We Stay Sane in A Political World: Shamans Cave by The Shamans Cave
25 min listen
S3E87: Antidiscipling by The Eikon Podcast
57 min listen
Politics By Faith: Holiday Episode: Politics By Faith: Holiday Episode by Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater
57 min listen
19. Real Talk: The #1 Thing That Really Divides Us: What is it that really divides us? Is it sex, race, religion, political party, economic class or could it be something else? The truth is, none of those things really divide normal Americans. It’s a hoax used to increase ratings and consolidate... by REAL AF with Andy Frisella
13 min listen
When Women Lead (Julia Boorstin) by Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen
61 min listen
Trust in a Polarized Age (with Kevin Vallier): Kevin Vallier comes back on the show to discuss how trust is declining in our society. by Free Thoughts
46 min listen
Pastor Michael Fisher - Religion and Revolution: Ep. 28: How to Lead with Courage by Good Faith Effort
35 min listen
The Science of Trust and Attachment with Dr. Steve Finn (180): The science of trust is key. Deciding who to trust in today's world is especially hard - fake news, political polarization and societal strife amplifies our already on guard nervous system. When our trust has been broken, by Therapist Uncensored Podcast
59 min listen
TLP242: Trust in a Polarized Age by The Leadership Podcast
48 min listen
When does sleaze become corruption? Politics Weekly podcast: As the Conservative party remains split on how to respond to allegations of sleaze, Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart bring us up to date on what is happening. Plus, Nesrine Malik and Daniel Bruce of Transparency International look at how political systems may become corrupt over time by Politics Weekly UK
29 min listen
Adrienne Martin, “How We Hope: A Moral Psychology” (Princeton UP, 2013): From political campaigns to sports stadiums and hospital rooms, the concept of hope is pervasive. And the story we tend to tell ourselves about hope is that it is intrinsically a good thing — in many ways we still tend to think of hope as a kind of vir... by New Books in Psychology
47 min listen
Adrienne Martin, “How We Hope: A Moral Psychology” (Princeton UP, 2013): From political campaigns to sports stadiums and hospital rooms, the concept of hope is pervasive. And the story we tend to tell ourselves about hope is that it is intrinsically a good thing — in many ways we still tend to think of hope as a kind of vir... by New Books in Philosophy
47 min listen
Dr. Darryl Stickel: The Importance of Trust in Today's World: In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Darryl Stickel, to discuss the topic of trust. We explore the lack of trust in today's world, from political figures to teachers and the medical world. Darrell shares his motivation for focusing on trust during his... by Healthy Wealthy & Smart
43 min listen
TSP140: The “Truth” By Any Means Necessary: In tonight’s show, we will review even more examples of how the MSM either remains silent about important issues that go against the accepted narrative or spins things to cause people to question its validity. by The Survival Preppers with Duff & Dale
83 min listen
EZRA LEVANT | Elections Canada did a survey about conspiracy theories... aren't some true?: I think the most interesting part of this survey is that shows what’s on the minds of the government. They know that people don’t trust them; that people feel manipulated by them; that people feel they’re being lied to about health matters. GUEST: MPP Belinda Karahalios by Rebel News Podcast
60 min listen
The Future of Corporate Communications by Stories and Strategies for Public Relations and Marketing
26 min listen
Weaponizing Disinformation: Kara Swisher and Joshua Johnson: How do we determine what is real or fake in an era of weaponizing falsehoods for political gain? by The Chuck ToddCast
25 min listen
You Call That Religious? - Rabbi Sharon Brous: How can we understand so called religious people aligning with a regressive politics that relishes stripping rights rather than expanding them, that honors guns over humans, fetuses over hungry children, incarceration over restorative justice, environmental devastation over stewardship? Our core theological commitments must manifest in the reality we seek to build, a society of compassion and wakefulness, love and justice. One that honors the divine image in every person. by IKAR Podcasts
20 min listen
Is Consumer 'Trust' the Right Metric for Media?: Have the news media's shortcomings cost them the public's confidence? Is there a healthy level of distrust in media that provides for greater accountability? And are Americans more likely to detect misinformation in the media than they are given... by The Gallup Podcast
23 min listen
Ezekiel Emanuel on the Practice of Medicine, Policy, and Life: He's worked at the highest levels of medicine, policy and academia. But the intense interest in jam and chocolate might be most impressive. by Conversations with Tyler
62 min listen
Breach of Trust: Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze by Moral Maze
42 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Enlightened Cynicism: Should We Be More Cynical Than We Are?

Enlightened Cynicism: Should We Be More Cynical Than We Are?

Description

Titles in the series (32)

More Episodes from Ministry of Ideas

Related podcast episodes