Discussing the purpose of pain from a Jesus-perspective, evolutionary stress mechanisms and the evils of social engineering with Hugh Mercer, with reference to his essays “Discourse 5.5: Beyond That Pain,” “Discourse 20.3: Parenting the Hyperreality,” and “Discourse 30: Entertainment as Evolutionary Microtrauma.”
Songs: “Golden Apple” & “He Doesn’t Mind It,” by Cullah; “The Governor's Ball” by Welcome Little Stranger.
