<description>&lt;p&gt;Today, we had a lengthy, articulate discussion with Andrew Bernstein about his latest book, Aristotle vs Religion and Other Essays. We covered the title essay, and several others, focusing on the philosophical aspects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free)&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://secular-foxhole.haaartland.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Secular Foxhole Town Hall&lt;/a&gt;. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://andrewbernstein.net/2016/03/aristotle-versus-religion-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Andrew Bernstein's post, Aristotle Versus Religion (1 of 7), March 1, 2016&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/ARISTOTLE-VERSUS-RELIGION-Other-Essays-ebook/dp/B0FGZGZN68/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Aristotle Versus Religion and Other Essays by Andrew Bernstein (Kindle edition)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode 101 (63 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on August 17, 2025, with&amp;nbsp;Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://alitu.com/?fp_ref=egonetcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;podcast maker, Alitu&lt;/a&gt;. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://help.alitu.com/en/articles/5615397-does-alitu-transcribe-my-episodes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;transcript&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is generated by Alitu.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://the-secular-foxhole.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Easy listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;in your&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podnews.net/podcast/i9d1q/all" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;podcast (podcatcher) app&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of choice, e.g.,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-secular-foxhole/id1529242825" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2OZNzkrzItT4zmDpc8TdqO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/36c65af3-3a05-48fc-90b2-a60bc245d918/the-secular-foxhole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Amazon Music&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-secular-foxhole-blair-schofield-and-0AFTLgs42OW/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Listen Notes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even better is to use one of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://newpodcastapps.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;new podcast apps&lt;/a&gt;, on&lt;a href="https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1064830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Podcast Index&lt;/a&gt;, supporting the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://podcasting2.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Podcasting 2.0&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;initiative, and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://value4value.info/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Value for Value&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;model, by streaming&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://bitcoinwiki.org/wiki/satoshi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Satoshis&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(bits of Bitcoin), and sending a&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.seetee.io/blog/2022-01-31-whats-in-a-boostagram/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Boostagram&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(digital telegram with a donation of sats).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/SamSethi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sam Sethi's&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;new service called,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://truefans.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TrueFans&lt;/a&gt;. Become a fan of our podcast there. Listen to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://truefans.fm/the-secular-foxhole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Secular Foxhole podcast&lt;/a&gt;, "and pay the price you want for the value you hear."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This</description>

The Secular Foxhole

Blair Schofield and Martin Lindeskog

Aristotle versus Religion

AUG 21, 202563 MIN
The Secular Foxhole

Aristotle versus Religion

AUG 21, 202563 MIN

Description

Today, we had a lengthy, articulate discussion with Andrew Bernstein about his latest book, Aristotle vs Religion and Other Essays. We covered the title essay, and several others, focusing on the philosophical aspects.

Call-to-Action: After you have listened to this episode, add your $0.02 (two cents) to the conversation, by joining (for free) The Secular Foxhole Town Hall. Feel free to introduce yourself to the other members, discuss the different episodes, give us constructive feedback, or check out the virtual room, Speakers' Corner, and step up on the digital soapbox. Welcome to our new place in cyberspace!

Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:


Episode 101 (63 minutes) was recorded at 2200 Central European Time, on August 17, 2025, with Alitu's recording feature. Martin did the editing and post-production with the podcast maker, Alitu. The transcript is generated by Alitu.

Easy listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast in your podcast (podcatcher) app of choice, e.g., Apple Podcasts, SpotifyAmazon MusicListen Notes.

Even better is to use one of the new podcast apps, on Podcast Index, supporting the Podcasting 2.0 initiative, and Value for Value model, by streaming Satoshis (bits of Bitcoin), and sending a Boostagram (digital telegram with a donation of sats). 

Check out the Sam Sethi's new service called, TrueFans. Become a fan of our podcast there. Listen to The Secular Foxhole podcast, "and pay the price you want for the value you hear."



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