For thousands of years, humanity has attempted to enforce ethics through supernatural and secular punishments; this rabid aggression has been both necessary and ridiculous. It has been necessary because a rational proof of secular ethics has never been achieved; it has been ridiculous because it is impossible to imagine any scientific or mathematical argument being advanced in such a hysterical and violent manner.
"Ethics" has been one of the great government programs of history; since kings and priests ruled mankind, only those philosophers who served their interests tended to get promoted to prominence, rather than imprisoned, poisoned or burned. Thus, over 2,500 years since its inception, the discipline of ethics remains largely subjectivist, relativist and cultural -- and was not only unable to restrain, but may have played a part in promoting the horrors, wars and genocides of the 20th century, the bloodiest hundred years of history of our species.
Stefan Molyneux has written "Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics," which presents radical and rational arguments for a nonreligious, non-statist, entirely secular set ethical standards which validate the nonaggression principle - thou shalt not initiate force against thy fellow human-- and the fundamental logic for respecting property rights.
Rigorous, analytical and challenging, "Universally Preferable Behavior" provides a solid foundation for secular ethics. Armed with the arguments in "Universally Preferable Behavior," you can both know the truth and will the good.
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1:17 Forward
10:19 Ground Rules
17:02 A Modest Suggestion...
19:07 Introduction
22:21 The "Null Zone"
26:44 The Casualties
30:01 "Middle Truths"
34:58 "Middle Truths" and Exploitation
41:22 Effective Parasitism
43:46 Part 1: Theory: A Framework for Ethics
46:35 Objective Truth
49:45 Truth and Objective Reality
51:41 Accuracy and Consistency
55:06 The Existence of "Truth"
56:26 Empiricism verses Rationality
57:52 Internal Consistency
1:01:26 Ethics
1:04:09 The Discipline of Theoretical Ethics
1:08:48 Self-Defeating Arguments
1:11:19 Preferences
1:13:13 Preferences and Existence
1:15:12 Preferences and Arguments
1:16:13 Preferences and Universality
1:18:42 Arguments and Universality
1:26:11 Universally Preferable Behavior
1:28:53 UPB and Validity
1:37:35 UPB: Five Proofs
1:59:12 UPB: Ethics or Aesthetics
2:01:19 Irrationality
2:02:04 Lying
2:03:16 Murder
2:03:33 Requirements for Ethics
2:05:29 Choice
2:07:06 Avoidance
2:10:39 Ethics, Aesthetics and Avoidability
2:14:04 Initiation
2:16:30 The Non-Aggression Principle (NAP)
2:19:52 Lifeboat Scenarios
2:21:45 Gray Areas
2:23:32 Shades of Gray
2:25:24 Universality Exceptions
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Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, analyses his appearance on the Skeptically Yours podcast with Emery Emery and Heather Henderson.
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"Federal prosecutors say financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploited dozens of girls and paid victims to recruit others.
"Epstein is facing a maximum sentence of 45 years in jail.
"The reason that Epstein could be given an immunity deal in FL & indicted in NY now is bc that deal only applied to FL. The Southern District of NY is alleging Epstein's home in NY was part of this sex trafficking conspiracy & therefore in their jurisdiction.
Department of Justice policy:
"It is important that non-prosecution agreements be drawn in terms that will not bind other federal prosecutors or agencies without their consent. Thus, if practicable, the attorney for the government should explicitly limit the scope of his/her agreement to non-prosecution within his/her district."
"A high-powered hedge fund manager with connections to powerful figures like former President Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump, Prince Andrew, and lawyer Alan Dershowitz, Epstein had an extensive library of political connections: Clinton flew several times in Epstein’s private plane, and President Trump also frequently hosted Epstein at Mar-a-Lago, his estate in Palm Beach."
"That island is also home to Epstein’s foundation, the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation — best known for donating $30 million to Harvard University for the establishment of a mathematical biology and evolutionary dynamics program. In a 2003 Harvard Crimson article on Epstein and his gift to the university, he is described by Harvard luminaries — including Alan Dershowitz, who would later help represent him when Epstein was accused of sex crimes in 2007 — as “brilliant” and “one of the most pleasant philanthropists.”
"Michael Stroll, who sued Epstein over a failed business deal in the 2000s, told New York magazine in 2007, “Everybody who’s his friend thinks he’s so darn brilliant because he’s so darn wealthy. I never saw any brilliance, I never saw him work. Anybody I know that is that wealthy works 26 hours a day. This guy plays 26 hours a day.”
"Much of Epstein’s “social life” involved very young women. “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years,” Trump said at the time. “Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
"Trump’s ties to Epstein appear to be strictly social, including some dinner parties, two plane trips, and meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida – a far cry from the over 25 confirmed flights by Bill Clinton aboard Epstein’s Lolita Express, and his visits to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean (known to many as “Pedo Island”)."
"Epstein has spent the bulk of his adult life cultivating relationships with the worlds mos
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"I'm a mellow, polite, Canadian so the pushy salesman thing doesn't come naturally to me. So far, we've been able to employ a more relaxed and organic approach but it's crunch time and I think I have to grow beyond my comfort zone again. As an experienced entrepreneur, how did you get results in this area without becoming pushy or dishonest? I value my credibility and reputation as an honest and genuine person so I would hate to become "that guy" that's probably just trying to sell you something.”
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Is the belief in God more of an instinct than it is a belief?
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Stefan Molyneux, Host of Freedomain, takes you on a journey across the political hellscape of Australia, and shows the way out of the quagmire for Oz!
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Australia has 2 houses in Parliament: the Lower House (House of Representatives) and the Upper House (Senate).
Liberals (Conservative)
Currently the party in power, the Liberals have traditionally been the party of lower taxes, less regulation and more free markets. Very supportive of small to medium business. Cynically seen by some as the party of big business.
National Party (the Nats)
Founded in 1920 and called the country party for many years, the “Nats” have traditionally been the party for rural regional areas. The Nationals form coalitions with the Liberals; under a Liberal prime minister, the deputy PM is the “Nats” leader.
Recently the Nationals support has declined, as many people see them as little more than a lapdog for the Liberals.
The coalition between the Liberals and Nationals is called the Liberal National Party (LNP).
Labor (the left)
Founded in the 1890s, and basically the political arm of the union movement. Although often described as a socialist democratic party, Labor has for many years supported causes like fair conditions for workers, increased wages and ending conscription, amongst others.
Despite a significant fall in union membership in the workforce over the years, at least 3 quarters of Labor politicians are ex union members/leaders, and the party has drifted further left while at the same time embracing identity politics.
The Greens
Starting in 1972 originally on a platform of protecting the environment the Greens are basically the party for “loonies, tree huggers, dole bludgers and any other blight on society you can think of.”
They have a very socialist agenda and are not afraid to show it.
Despite this, support for them has grown, especially as climate change and identity politics have taken centre stage.
For a long time, Australia was used to stable governments, regardless of which side was in power.
Until late 2007, the Liberals under John Howard had been in power for over 11 years.
Before that, Labor under Bob Hawke and later Paul Keating were in power for 13 years. What has happened since could make Australia the laughing-stock of the world.
Nov 2007: Kevin Rudd (Labor) replaces John Howard as PM in a landslide election. Rudd is seen as “new generation” (he was the first Australian politician to capitalise on the millennial vote through social media) and enjoys record support and fawning media coverage for the next 2 years.
This changes with the Liberals electing Tony Abbot as leader in late 2009. His no-nonsense style (for example calling climate change “absolute crap”) quickly ener
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Bryan Caplan is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and blogger for EconLog. His first book, The Myth of the Rational Voter, was named "the best political book of the year" by the New York Times.
His new book, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, went on sale April 12.
He's been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, American Economic Review, Economic Journal, Journal of Law and Economics, and Intelligence, and appeared on 20/20 and C-SPAN.
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