“Man’s (Empty) Purpose” (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast) It’s in the Code ep 168

Josh Hawley devotes the second chapter of his book to outlining what he sees as “man’s purpose.” He promises to answer the question of why men are here, and what they are supposed to do. 

What does he see as this purpose? And why does his claim to uncover man’s purpose ultimately amount to nothing? 

Why does Dan describe it as an “empty” account of purpose? And how does this undermine Hawley’s claim that the Bible’s story of man is the only story that can provide meaning and purpose? 

Check out this week’s episode to find out!

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-168-mans-empty-purpose/

Man set on fire in New York’s Times Square

…Sunday's arson attack comes three months after a woman was fatally set on fire in a subway car, horrifying New Yorkers and renewing a debate over city safety. The victim was later identified as 57-year-old Debrina Kawam...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/man-fire-times-square-new-york

Forget ‘Man the Hunter’ – physiological and archaeological evidence rewrites assumptions about a gendered division of labor in prehistoric times

The myth that female reproductive capabilities somehow render them incapable of gathering any food products beyond those that cannot run away does more than just underestimate Paleolithic women. It feeds into narratives that the contemporary social roles of women and men are inherent and define our evolution. 

Our Paleolithic ancestors lived in a world where everyone in the band pulled their own weight, performing multiple tasks. It was not a utopia, but it was not a patriarchy... Suggesting that the female body is only designed to gather plants ignores female physiology and the archaeological record. To ignore the evidence perpetuates a myth that only serves to bolster existing power structures.

https://theconversation.com/forget-man-the-hunter-physiological-and-archaeological-evidence-rewrites-assumptions-about-a-gendered-division-of-labor-in-prehistoric-times-214347

Cambridge Dictionary changes definitions of ‘woman,’ ‘man’ to now include trans people - The Washington Post

"An adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth," it reads...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/13/woman-definition-cambridge-dictionary-transgender/