Ken Jensen: “The Enemies of Reason” | Tom Nelson Pod #408

Ken Jensen describes his background in environmental toxicology and medical devices, then argues morality can be grounded without religion. He traces a “true, good, beautiful” triad from Plato through Vitruvius and maps it to objective reality, reciprocity/voluntary exchange, and beauty/grace, contrasting it with a destructive “DOI” (destruction, opposition, inversion) force. He critiques management tactics like permanent crisis, “red dot” diversions, and misuse of Romans 13, citing Katrina clergy response teams. He promotes a “dartboard” model over left-right politics, says ethics and morality are inseparable (Nuremberg vs Nazi view), warns about EU-style centralization, CBDCs, and praises ridicule as a defense. He discusses sound money and presents his books The Enemies of Reason and The Memo.

00:00 Meet Ken Jensen

01:02 Morality Without God

02:23 Early Doubts and Clues

05:13 Climate Debate and First Principles

06:15 Entropy Uppers and Downers

09:02 Religion as Binding Core

10:46 Words Shape Thought

13:38 Plato Truth Good Beauty

17:47 Rome Constantine and Control

20:26 Katrina Clergy Response Teams

23:12 Triad Mapped to Trinity

29:02 Dorothy Model and Inversion

30:43 Universities and Private Property

34:57 Aesthetics vs Brutalism

35:35 Destruction Opposition Inversion

36:04 Parasitic Tactics Explained

36:59 Inverting the Trinity

37:27 Defining What We Defend

38:12 Two Books Overview

38:57 Dartboard Not Left Right

41:04 Morality vs Legal Positivism

43:13 Takeaways Recalibration

46:37 Studying Evil and Pride

49:34 Red Dot Diversions

51:17 Wizard of Oz Q and A

51:48 CBDCs and EU Centralization

56:57 Permanent Crisis and Elites

58:33 Ressentiment and Ridicule

01:01:20 Sound Money Fixes Society

01:04:17 Wrap Up and Contacts

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpjensen/

https://www.contactauthorkpj.com/

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