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David and Tamler continue their discussion of Leo Tolstoy\\u2019s \'Confession.\' When we left him last time, the famous author had bottomed out just years after writing two of the greatest novels ever written. Our eventual death, Tolstoy thought, strips life of all meaning and purpose \\u2013 all answers to the question \\u201cso what?\\u201d. How does he emerge from this state of suicidal depression? What role does faith or \\u201cirrational knowledge\\u201d play in his account? What\\u2019s the meaning of the cryptic dream at the conclusion of the memoir?

Plus, bombarded with this recommendation, we were going to talk about a certain article that came out in Qualitative Research about masturbating to Japanese shota comics \\u2013 we even had a guest \\u2013 but had to scrap it. Instead, we discuss a recent study on conspiracy theories that shows that liberals are just as likely to believe in them as conservatives. Mostly we just talk about the conspiracies.

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Links:

• Enders, A., Farhart, C., Miller, J., Uscinski, J., Saunders, K., & Drochon, H. (2022). Are Republicans and Conservatives More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories?. Political behavior, 1-24.
• A Confession - Wikipedia