S3 E5 JUST WAR THEORY
Hall & Oates, Orcas named Gladis, and book banning. Then Jay discusses Just War Theory and why it's important to think about and the full ramifications of that theory.
S3 E4 Arizona Laws and John Oliver
Season 3 Episode 4 On this episode, Jay begins the show trying to discuss the President of the United States accusing the people of Papua New Guinea of eating his uncle in World War II, but fails miserably to hold it together. He reviews the Arizona Supreme [...]
S3 E3 Ethics of Abortion and a whole lot more
Season 3 Episode 3 This episode starts out with a discussion of the diabolical behavior of roosters as highlighted in an old Scientific American article. Segment two disucsses Herman Melville, his posthumously published book Billy Budd the Sailor, and the attraction of art produced by people in spiritual [...]
Season 3 Episode 2 Alabama Embryo Case
After discussing his deep dislike for chimpanzees, this episode focuses on the recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court determining that under Alabama law the human embryo in vitro (in glass) is considered a child just as a human embryo in vivo (in the living) is under the state’s Wrongful Death of a Minor [...]
Season 3 Kick Off!
Jay kicks off season three of Merely Human Things. From Taylor Swift to The Godfather. There is a good bit about Jesus and how Christianity is superb and excellent.