Patterson in Pursuit

Steve Patterson

Interviews with intellectuals from across the globe. Exploring philosophy, politics, religion, and rationalism. Steve Patterson is an independent philosopher currently traveling the world to interview people in the pursuit of truth. Topics include logic and epistemology, skepticism, metaphysics, ethics, science and religion, truth, Christianity, Buddhism, atheism, culture, economics, the philosophy of mathematics, and every other topic that's important to humans.

  • 4 minutes 18 seconds
    Theoretical Pluralism and Chess [Narration]

    Original article here, from 2023:



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    7 December 2025, 10:30 am
  • 13 minutes 28 seconds
    Things I Like about Christianity [Narration]

    Even more recently, I’ve become drawn to Catholic Christianity, but these articles capture my thoughts from a few years ago. Part 1:

    Part 2:



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    30 November 2025, 10:29 am
  • 4 minutes 5 seconds
    Understanding Marxism through Metaphysics [Narration]

    Original article here:



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    23 November 2025, 10:30 am
  • 15 minutes 49 seconds
    Markets Fail to Solve the Complexity Problem [Narration]

    Original article here:



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    16 November 2025, 10:30 am
  • 8 minutes 15 seconds
    Is AI an Empirical Breakthrough in Philosophy? [Narration]

    Original article here:



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    9 November 2025, 10:31 am
  • 51 minutes 55 seconds
    Ep. 114: Research and Experience with Sleep Apnea | Patri Friedman

    Patri Friedman shares his experiences and research about sleep apnea, after struggling with it for decades.

    Patri’s website: https://patrifriedman.com/



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    2 November 2025, 7:38 pm
  • 10 minutes 50 seconds
    Why Language Machines do not have Souls [Narration]

    Original article here:

    And yes, this narration was generated by an AI clone of my voice. Incredible.



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    26 October 2025, 9:30 am
  • 40 minutes 41 seconds
    Ep. 113 - Eric Brakey Detained at the Border

    Eric Brakey joins me to talk about his recent experience getting detained at the border after returning from a cruise. His papers and electronics were searched, and the border guards told him that his Constitutional rights didn’t apply. A story we should pay attention to.

    Free State Project: fsp.org



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    19 October 2025, 9:15 am
  • 9 minutes 26 seconds
    "But What's the Mechanism?"

    The desire to understand mechanism has led scientists, doctors, and researchers into grave error—the “mechanism fallacy”—thinking that correlations are not causally connected if the mechanism is not understood.



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    5 October 2025, 6:20 pm
  • 4 minutes 52 seconds
    Three Confirmed Paradoxes in Mathematics [Narration]

    Article and mentioned links here:



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    21 September 2025, 9:30 am
  • 59 minutes
    Ep. 112 - The Historical Novelty of the Trinity | Dr. Jared Ortiz

    We've become desensitized to the novelty of the Trinity. I am joined by Dr. Jared Ortiz to discuss the history and importance of the Council of Nicaea.

    Guest's website: https://hope.edu/directory/people/ortiz-jared/index.html

    Guest's book: The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary



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    14 September 2025, 9:45 am
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