Should we want to live forever? What makes life worth living - and what makes it not worth continuing?Listen to the podcast and let us know what you think!Follow Speaking for the Devil on social media:Instagram: speaking_for_the_devilTwit

How Should we Treat Animals? What are the Ethics of Eating Meat and Animal Testing? | Ep 10 | Speaking For The Devil

Jul 2nd, 2020 1h 10m

Is it ok to eat animals? Should we treat them with human-like moral consideration? Is there such a thing as a moral grey area? In this episode we explore the sensitive area of animal ethics; please listen and let us know what you think!Follo

Examining Journalism, Politics, and Capitalism - Are these Systems Still Working? | Ep 09 | Speaking For The Devil

Jun 26th, 2020 1h 20m

What's happened to journalism in recent years? Is it better or worse now that journalism has been democratised? Is the current political situation causing to the toxicity and partisanship of news, or is the news causing the current political si

Where are the Aliens, and did they Affect our Evolution? | Ep 08 | Speaking For The Devil

Jun 20th, 2020 44m 10s

What's the most compelling answer to the Fermi Paradox? Where are all the aliens? Did they interfere with human evolution? Listen to the podcast and let us know what you think!Follow Speaking for the Devil on social media: Instagram: speaking

Keeping it Current: George Floyd, Race Riots, and Regulating Social Media | Ep 07 | SFTD Podcast

Jun 10th, 2020 59m 12s

What needs to change in policing? How have protest movements spread all around the globe? Does social media need to be regulated? Have a listen to this week's podcast and let us know your thoughts!Follow Speaking for the Devil on social media:

The Placebo Effect, Pain Management, and Pharmaceuticals | Ep 06 | Speaking For The Devil

May 28th, 2020 1h 6m

Does the Placebo Effect work to reduce pain? What are the limits of the Placebo Effect? Is it ethical or unethical to use the Placebo Effect in medicine? Listen to the podcast and let us know what you think!Follow Speaking for the Devil on s

Gene Editing, Human Enhancement, and Living Forever | Ep 05 | Speaking For The Devil

May 21st, 2020 1h 19m

Should we edit human babies to fix diseases, or even enhance them? What are the ethics of not doing this if we can? Will gene editing affect the global population and climate change crisis? Is it better to live forever? Listen to the podcast an

Harmony Under Hegemony: Control, Capitalism, and Nuclear Weapons | Ep 04 | Speaking For The Devil

May 12th, 2020 1h 11m

Should the world be ruled by one super power? Is the amount of money that people earn still aligned with the amount of value that they have contributed to society? Are nuclear weapons actually a good and stabilising influence on the world? List

Colonising Mars, Consciousness, and UFOs | Ep 03 | Speaking For The Devil

May 6th, 2020 1h 12m

Chris and Ryan discuss whether colonising Mars actually makes sense, how humanity will manage to transport our consciousness around the universe, and what the hell is going on with the recent UFO declassifications.Follow Speaking for the Devil

Simulation Theory, Determinism, and Consciousness | Ep 02 | Speaking For The Devil

May 1st, 2020 1h 26m

Chris and Ryan discuss the possibility that we are living in a simulated reality, how this relates to determinism and free-will, and whether we are truly conscious.Follow Speaking for the Devil on social media:Instagram: speaking_for_the_devi

Coronavirus, Communication, and the Cost to Society | Ep 01 | Speaking For The Devil

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 26m

Chris and Ryan discuss the recent societal disruptions of Coronavirus, argue about the future of communication, assigning value to human life, and the ethics of 'snitching' on others in these uncertain times.Follow Speaking for the Devil on so

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