Episode 133: Death and Dreams

Summary: <p>David and Tamler talk about the nature of death. Is being dead a bad thing? If so, what makes it bad? How can anything be bad for a subject that no longer exists? We didn't have a problem with oblivion for the thirteen billion years before we were born, why fear it now?</p> <p>Plus, a discussion about the "it was all a dream" trope in TV and film. Why is it so infuriating in some works but not others?</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/verybadwizards">Support Very Bad Wizards</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Tommy Westphall - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Westphall#The_Tommy_Westphall_Universe_Hypothesis">Tommy Westphall - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a title="20 Years Ago: 'Newhart' ends with a shock | EW.com" rel="nofollow" href="http://ew.com/article/2010/06/17/20-years-ago-newhart-ends-with-a-shock/">20 Years Ago: 'Newhart' ends with a shock | EW.com</a></li> <li><a title="Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 9) - Wikipedia" rel="nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(1978_TV_series)_(season_9)">Dallas (1978 TV series) (season 9) - Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a title="It's Just a Cartoon, How can SpongeBob and friends go to the beach if..." rel="nofollow" href="http://itsjustacartoon.tumblr.com/post/67688822309/how-can-spongebob-and-friends-go-to-the-beach-if">It's Just a Cartoon, How can SpongeBob and friends go to the beach if...</a></li> <li><a title="Nagel, T. (1970). Death. Noûs, 73-80." rel="nofollow" href="http://dbanach.com/death.htm">Nagel, T. (1970). Death. Noûs, 73-80.</a></li> </ul>