Who are the people that you have met in your life that have the most zeal? In this themed episode on 'Zeal' Juan and I discuss: the fervour and tireless devotion of someone with zeal, the religious connection with the word, whether humanity is less zealous with the decline of religion, coming across as desperate, whether we care about anything enough to die for it, my growing appreciation for activists who actually care about results and Henry Spira's campaign to stop animal experimentation done by the NY Museum.

As always, we hope you enjoy, Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:

(0:00) - Zealous Intro

(1:20) - Definition

(3:13) - Difference between a fanatic and a zealot

(4:41) - The religious connection

(7:21) - Are people less zealous with the decline of religion

(9:50) - The problems of being too eager

(13:40) - Are we so devoted to something we would die for it?

(18:50) - My changing views on activists

(27:30) - Don't F**k With Cats

(30:11) - Mere Mortal Moments

(31:53) - You too can be a MM Zealot

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