Nietzsche, Nihilism, and the Return of God (Dr. J. Budziszewski ) | Ep. 577
5/4/20262 hr 47 min
Dr. J. Budziszewski, philosopher professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and bestselling author of Pandemic of Lunacy is here to tackle some of the deepest questions of our time: the incoherence of nihilism and materialism, Nietzsche's dangerous appeal, transhumanism, sexual ethics, and what it actually means to love. Ep. 577
📚 Resources Mentioned: Pandemic Pandemic of Lunacy: How to Think Clearly When Everyone Around You Seems Crazy - J. Budziszewski https://a.co/d/0f2EXoQY The Four Loves: C.S. Lewis: https://a.co/d/02oElleV
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Matt Fradd· Host0:25
[gentle music] How did you go from being a nihilist professor to embracing or re-embracing the Catholic faith?
J. Budziszewski· Guest0:34
I actually prayed to God. I said, "I don't think you're there, and I think I'm talking to the wall. But if you are there, you can have me, but you're gonna have to show me because I can't tell anymore." And that was true because I'd torn up my own mind.
Matt Fradd· Host0:45
I wanna get your opinions on AI, transhumanism, where this is all leading.
J. Budziszewski· Guest0:50
They thought that it was inevitable. What general would not welcome the prospect of soldiers who never had to sleep and who couldn't disobey their orders?
Matt Fradd· Host0:56
Could you tell me a bit about Nietzsche? I think a lot of people hear about him. They're afraid to read him. I run into people who really wanna believe in God, but they just don't know how to. And I'm not gonna trade in my intellectual credibility to believe some bloody fairy tale, but I want to.
J. Budziszewski· Guest1:12
Yeah.
Matt Fradd· Host1:12
If it were real, I would do it. What do we mean by nihilism?
J. Budziszewski· Guest1:15
It's a way of experiencing the sin of despair, whereupon it takes on the garments of philosophy. The root of the word N-I-H-I-L is, is nothing, means nothing. Deep down you know, just as well as I do, that the longing for meaning and