Belief Systems and Other B.S.

Series produced by KVNF

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Personal essays in speculative philosophy.

Belief Systems and Other B.S. is a 3.5 minute weekly radio commentary consisting of first person essays written and read by Angus Stocking. Recurring themes include the interaction of belief and reality, collective intelligence, boundary experiences (occult, UFO, cryptids, Marian apparitions, etc.), conspiracy theory, word play, alternative religion, and cult philosophy. Think Dan Brown with the ability to write a decent sentence, Art Bell with a point, X-Files grounded in the mundane. Stocking spent time in a Christian cult and is suspicious of conventional religion and other corporate entities, but balances cynicism with a passion for all the inexplicable intrusions that perturb what can be called, consensus reality. He also rather enjoys writing about himself in the third person.
Belief Systems and Other B.S. is intended to run as a weekly spot. On KVNF it has worked well as a Sunday program, and as a break between news and music - but basically it is 3.5 minutes of speculative philosophy that you can use as you see fit.
Ten spots are being uploaded at once to get things started, and a new spot will be uploaded each week. Since more than 150 spots have been produced and a new piece is written each week, no breaks are anticipated. Promos will soon be offered, and the show is supported by website and book.

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Belief Systems and Other B.S. is a 3.5 minute weekly radio commentary consisting of first person essays written and read by Angus Stocking. Recurring themes include the interaction of belief and reality, collective intelligence, boundary experiences (occult, UFO, cryptids, Marian apparitions, etc.), conspiracy theory, word play, alternative religion, and cult philosophy. Think Dan Brown with the ability to write a decent sentence, Art Bell with a point, X-Files grounded in the mundane. Stocking spent time in a Christian cult and is suspicious of conventional religion and other corporate entities, but balances cynicism with a passion for all the inexplicable intrusions that perturb what can be called, consensus reality. He also rather enjoys writing about himself in the third person.... Show full description


23 Pieces

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If you say you're the only conscious being, I'll know your crazy... but how will you know?

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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Weird beliefs are incredibly common in religion, and also incredibly useful.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2008
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A prayer is definitely answered, but the results are ambiguous.

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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We're many generations removed from most religion's founders: does it matter?

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
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That others are tortured makes me feel tortured: let's stop.

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
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Nude modeling proves to be a most invigorating fear to face.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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People in all religions tell dramatic conversion stories; what does this mean?

  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
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A meditation on the brain structure that appreciates sarcasm.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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What happens when we see things that aren't 'really' there?

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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The diagnosis of genius is sometimes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2008
  • Length: 03:31
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Dr. John C. Lilly, noted polymath and sort of a mad scientist, was obsessed with dolphin intelligence and his experiments with interspecies communi...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
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Precognitive dreams are certainly real, but how, exactly, do we define precognition?

  • Added: Mar 02, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
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What happens if you're in a bad religion, but your prayers get answered?

  • Added: Feb 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
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Recent disputes about various features of this historical battle highlight the difficulty of being certain about any past event

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
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Take DMT, see aliens?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
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Termites mounds are pretty smart... how does that happen?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
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What if corporations are independent beings with their own agenda?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:32
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What's the big deal about breaking vows?

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:33
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The collective intelligence of a bee hive is astonishing and in some ways even rivals human intelligence.

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:31
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Marian apparitions are some of the planet?s most reliable occult phenomena.

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1