Christianity, the Ethics of Energy, and Ray Peat’s Idealism

David Gornoski and Mentzer's Meth Labs talk about the personalities that influenced Ray Peat, being vs becoming, why the best is yet to come, whether God hates the world, how good thyroid helps us love our neighbors, and more.

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
4:22 David's influences
5:38 How Tolstoy influenced Ray Peat
8:36 "Think, Perceive, Act"
11:31 Religion vs Gospel
12:33 Ideas and personalities
13:40 Being vs Becoming
21:18 Comedy and Tragedy
26:42 William Blake
30:55 Earth is meant to be God's home
33:38 What is the "World?"
37:06 Kropotkin and evolution
39:58 Ray Peat's kindness
41:53 Unity and infighting
48:35 Thyroid supplementation
54:04 Why Iodine is good
1:00:09 In-group rivalries and tribalism
1:06:42 Thyroid health and loving our neighbor
1:10:24 Holy Spirit can overcome despair
1:12:18 Closing thoughts