The Pat Flynn Show

Today begins a series on religious pluralism, or the idea that all religions are saying the same thing (or close to the same thing, or at least something vaguely similar) and therefore that you should just pick whatever religion suits your fancy. Well, it may come as little surprise to hear that Pat thinks this position is incorrect. So on this episode we talk about why all religions are most certainly not saying the same thing, and why it's important to discern your way to truth, and how to go about it. This is part 1 of (at least) 2.

Hint: Soreness doesn't mean you've had a good workout. It's not hard to make a person sore. But it is hard to make a person better and stronger, especially if they've been at the fitness game a while. This episode will discuss why you should get away from the "chasing soreness" mindset, and why working out should be more than *just* burning calories.

Pat and Aleks talk progressions and strategies for mastering the pistol squat.

The god of gains demands sacrifice; loves it and feeds on it. So it's not enough to squat and it's not enough to do push ups or frolic gaily around the gym, like this--oh wee, how fun. No! We need to give more than that and the only way to do so is through intention and intensity and loud, quivering yells. We must be willing to have our spirit tried. Oh, wonderful, you're thinking. Pat's off his medication again. Actually, jokes on you. It's a triple dose. Sacrifice is signified by suffering. If you aren't feeling the hurt, you aren't making it count. Don't expect to grow. This is true in the gym, career-wise, as well as spiritually. You need to put in the time and the effort and skin. You won't get better at anything unless you get better at giving yourself over, offering yourself up--in a word, sacrificing. So, here's my challenge to you, sweet pigeon: What sacrifice are YOU making today to your physical life, your family life, your spiritual life, and your cat Sharon? How are YOU going out of your way and what are you leaving behind in order to improve and love Sharon? Think about it. Just not for too long. Because thinking about a sacrifice isn't what feeds Sharon, or gets you to press the next size heavier bells, or whatever. You need to actually make one. Go!

Tom asks Pat for ideas on how to write engaging emails as a way to grow your business, promote a cause, etc.

Pat offers a minor rant on why people who aren't reaching their goals just aren't lifting heavy enough. Or maybe they're not eating enough protein? Or maybe they're too sedentary outside of the gym? Either way, Pat's got the solution with his "Lift Heavy, Eat Protein, and Go for a Walk" program. This is a simple, surefire way to reach almost any major fitness goal. It's back to the fundamentals in this episode folks, and sticking with what WORKS.

In his should-be famous book, Mortimer J Adler talks about how to think about God from a pagan perspective. That is, how to deduce that God exists, and how to figure out what he is like, purely from thinking like a philosopher. In other words, without reliance on revelation. What Adler attempts to point out is that you can use reason alone to come to know about God. You might not be able to use reason alone to know everything about God, but you can at least get to the conclusion that God's existence is more probable than not. The argument that Adler presents in his book is a contemporary version of the Argument from Contingency, famously developed by Aquinas and brought into its more common form by Liebniz. (This was Aquinas's "3rd Way", or argument from necessity to possibility, and then became Leibniz's famous cosmological argument, which I've previously outlined here.) Here's the way Adler presents his "Truly Cosmological Argument", and I quote: The existence of an effect requiring the concurrent existence and action of an efficient cause implies the existence and action OF that cause. The causal principle, thus stated, is self-evidently true, as has been said before. The cosmos as a whole exists. Here we have the existential assertion that is indispensable as a premise in any existential inference. While it does not have the same certitude possessed by my assertion of my own existence, it can certainly be affirmed beyond a reasonable doubt. The existence of the cosmos as a whole is radically contingent, which is to say, while not needing an efficient cause of its coming to be (if we assume it is everlasting) it nevertheless does need an efficient cause of its CONTINUING existence, to preserve it in being and prevent it from being replaced by nothingness. IF the cosmos needs an efficient cause of its continuing existence to prevent its annihilation, THEN that cause must be a supernatural being, supernatural in its action, and one the existence of which is uncaused; in other words, the supreme being, or God. In this episode of Sunday School, we'll get into the nuances of this Truly Cosmological Argument to help you better understand why there is, in fact, very good reason for believing God exists. Show notes and resources: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/how-to-think-about-god/

Pat and Aleks think maybe it's time to stop reading so many different fitness articles and to do this instead...

Zach Even-Esh, host of the Strong Life Podcast, owner of The Underground Strength Gym, joins Pat to talk about planning, and creating, your perfect day.

Tom asks Pat about the keto diet. Pat answers Tom. Many things are discussed. Including: - What is the ketogenic diet? - What are the symptoms of "carb flu" (and how to combat them)? - Is the keto diet for everyone? - Do you need to track marcos on the keto diet? - How to make the keto diet simpler and more practical. - Pat's new 14 Day Ketobolic Challenge. And more! Show Notes and Resources: The Truth About The Truth About Keto: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/truth-truth-keto/ Tips for Getting (and Staying) In Ketosis: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/ep-115-tips-getting-ketosis-without-going-insane-pat-flynn-show/ The 14 Day Ketobolic Reset Challenge: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/ketobolicreset