In the 188th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, owner of Chronicles of Strength, Pat Flynn will talk about reductive naturalism or materialism, philosophers challenge everything you could possibly believe, simplicity is a general guide to truth, questioning is the natural path to mastery, objections are argument testers, and more!Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter, you will discover:(1:00) Mike introduces our special guest Owner of Chronicles of Strength, Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength(1:30) Shout out to Aleks Salkin @aleks_salkin(2:10) The first trilogy member in the Strength Connection(3:30) Remembering the last interview with Pat Flynn, “Be Extreme To Be Better” https://www.buzzsprout.com/1860981/11246260 (4:10) Shout out to legendary coach Dan John @coachdanjohn(5:30) Go to Nabosotechnology.com Use the code CONNECTION for 10% of your purchase https://bit.ly/3PUZC6G (7:30) Philosophy and religion(8:20) Reductive naturalism or materialism(9.30) Lao-Tzu and Confucius(10:10) Your worldview is something you can’t have(11:10) Philosophical questions(12:15) Shout out to Founder of EVOLVE MOVE PLAY, Rafe Kelley @rafekelley(12:30) Complicated vs Complex(14:00) Philosophers challenge everything you could possibly believe(15:00) “To ask one question is to ask every question.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength(16:00) The power of simplicity(19:00) Simplicity is a general guide to truth.(20:00) Questioning is the natural path to mastery(20:30) “Objections is a love language of philosophers.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength(21:00) Objections are argument testers(22:00) The process of writing a philosophical book(25:20) “Know the rules before you break the rules.” - Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength(27:00) Generalism and Minimalism(29:00) The Least vs Little(36:00) The Highway of Strength analogy(37:40) The difference between structure and intuition(41:00) Staying consistent through different stages of life(42:20) Shout out to Abel James @fatburningman(48:00) Low volume and high volume. Shout out to Fabio Zonin @x_fab_69(49:00) Brett Jones @brettjonessfg and Iron Cardio https://strongandfit.com/products/iron-cardio-by-brett-jones?gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5f2lBhCkARIsAHeTvliN-tGsSNmOlzJoqVV6pY7wagoMk_jzUl8ED1kkkL-yBttRwVoBwpEaAqlFEALw_wcB (56:30) Where to find more about Pat Flynn @chroniclesofstrength https://www.instagram.com/chroniclesofstrength/