Pondering Pre-Christian Civilization with Matt Franklin

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Today Jeremy is joined by Matt Franklin of Foundation Father. They discuss pre-Christian civilization, the absurdity of internet athiests arguing from a position so entrenched in Christian ethics, and what we can reason from first principles if we were to create a societal safety net that did not start with the presupposition that equality is the ultimate good.

On this episode, we talk about:

01:04 Matt's thread about why internet athiests would be begging for Christendom

05:43 The non-existent safety net in pre-Christian pagan culture

11:58 Did the values of our civilization get "reasoned" into existence during the Enlightenment?

14:42 Rational Christian presuppositions and the lack of intellectual athiests

16:48 Reasoning from first principles

18:43 Creating a safety net from first principles that balances the tension between those who want to help people and what is fair and just

22:50 A countercultural way to run a business

Resources Mentioned

Matt, Foundation Father on Twitter

MAFranklin.com

Tom Holland and NT Wright Video

Dominion: How The Christian Revolution Changed The World by Tom Holland

Family Inc on FamilyTeams.com

The Family Plan Calendar on FamilyTeams.com

Man and Woman in Christ by Stephen Clark

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