The Willing Fool
The Willing Fool
Paul Trimble
In The Willing Fool podcast, we ask questions and seek answers about the biggest questions of life--what is the meaning of life, what we should pursue and how. We question, think, explore, and discuss things that you care about but might not feel safe to say out loud. We consider this search for wisdom a sacred journey that we can take together.
Ep 48 - The Passive Aggressive Game of Our New Secular Religion
We've come to the rootless, unhinged, and disingenuous endgame of our New Secular Religion. Claims are being made, lines are being drawn, and goalposts are ever moving in this movement towards group madness. Check out the video podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@paultrimble22/videos Support the show
Aug 16, 2025
34 min
Ep 47 - The Prophets of Our New Secular Religion
Who are the founders of the modern movement that we now find ourselves a part of? What were their lives and thoughts like? Understand them can bring surprising insight and clarity into our confusing and chaotic cultural moment. Psst...Did you know the podcast is now also available on YouTube in video form? Check it out at https://www.youtube.com/@paultrimble22. Support the show
Aug 1, 2025
47 min
Ep 46 - The Child Who Devoured Its Mother
Why have the progeny of early Feminists turned to devour their Mother? If you understand this, you may understand what's underneath our New Secular Religion--a movement which refuses to define what it is or what it stands for but feels justified in tearing down nearly everything. Support the show
Jul 27, 2025
53 min
Ep 45 - The 10 Marks of Our New Secular Religion
What happens when people take on a belief system that works like a religion but they claim to be non-religious? Something like what we see in the public today. Psst...These podcast episodes are also now YouTube videos. Just go to my YouTube channel @paultrimble22 to check them out. Support the show
Jul 27, 2025
49 min
Ep 44 - More Trouble with Men and Jumping Through the Overton Window
Looking at the direction our conversations have been moving in the last five years points to a new sensibility, and maybe even a new religion being born. Psst...These podcast episodes are now also available as YouTube videos. Just go to my channel @paultrimble22 or search for Paul Trimble. See you there. Support the show
Jul 27, 2025
33 min
Ep 43 - The Trouble with Men
A hot button post and a spicy comments section are a thread that will lead us to a deeper analysis of what's going on in this cultural moment. Pssst...Did you know that these episodes are also now available on YouTube? It's under my channel @paultrimble22 or search for Paul Trimble. Support the show
Jul 27, 2025
34 min
Ep 40 The Olympics Opening Ceremony Controversy
Some people took offense at performances during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Were Christians imagining references to Jesus' Last Supper re-enacted by drag queens, or was it Greek mythology? Does it matter? Is there anything there to take offense? Support the show
Aug 4, 2024
41 min
Ep 41 The Transgender Quandary
I discuss the difficult topic of transgenderism and what it points to in terms of language, power, fundamental mental categories, and the direction of humanity. Support the show
Aug 4, 2024
35 min
Ep 42 The Limits of Science and a Hidden Insight from the Bible
For some time, modern Westerners have prided themselves on building and basing their beliefs purely on scientific evidence. But this was never true, and this reality is becoming more obvious. Where science cannot speak, the bible has an important paradigm for how we believe and live. Support the show
Aug 4, 2024
19 min
Ep 38 - 5 Criticisms of Belief (and How to Process Them)
Sometimes it isn't the content of the critique but the tone and spirit of the critic that hits us hardest. In this episode, we talk through 5 critiques of belief and some ways to process them. Support the show
Apr 13, 2024
23 min
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