Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

18 November 2023 Friday Night Livestream

You never... NEVER, in FACT, "self" attack.

Transcript: https://freedomain.com/you-never-in-fact-self-attack-transcript/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

23 December 2023 Locals Question

How do you accurately identify and create concepts?

Transcript: https://freedomain.com/identifying-and-creating-concepts-transcript/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

29 October 2023 Sunday Live Call-In

What is your guilty pleasure?

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

22 December 2023 Livestream

Oh, the bachelor life!

Transcript: https://freedomain.com/my-life-as-a-bachelor-freedomain-livestream/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

20 December 2023 Livestream - Opening Hour

Become a supporter to view the Supporters Only portion: https://freedomain.locals.com/post/5028560/learn-to-love-women-or-perish-from-this-earth

In this episode, we challenge the tendency to blame women for societal problems and advocate for a more constructive conversation. We discuss supporting and empowering women, question hypocrisy around criticizing women for seeking assistance, and explore the modern dating landscape. We encourage letting go of bitterness and fostering a positive outlook.

Transcript: https://freedomain.com/learn-to-love-women-or-perish-from-the-earth-transcript/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

New Years 2024 Locals Question!

Hi Stef, Is it accurate to say that there are some evils I don't have the free will to commit. By this, I mean that I would probably break or lose my sanity before I found myself comitting grave evils. If for example, I was ordered to torture orphans or commit some form of infanticide, I'd probably go insane before doing so. Therefore, I am not free to commit grave evils or mortal sins because I would break before doing so. Does having a strong moral conscience mean that you lose the free will to commit evil? On a deeper level, what is a moral conscience and does its capacity to guide your behaviour validate or invalidate your free will?

Dear Stef you have repeatedly spoken about the whirlpool of madness and dysfunction that boys of single moms face, my question is why you Stef did not fall into mental decay and a failed life, how did you beat the odds Stef, is it because of your great inborn natural social skills combined with your genetic high intelligence or some other reason? My own mom was like a schizophrenic, some members of my extended family were diagnosed with this condition whether my mom had a legitimate mental illness or not I personally did not beat the odds because I was very introverted and had no social skills so I was bullied in high school and had an overall miserable childhood. As an adult my life is much better but I am doing much worse then the average man my age. Of course I’m not saying every boy of a single mom is destined to be a failure, I don’t have to explain the tall woman fallacy to you Stef, nevertheless being the son of a single mom there were significant odds you faced Stef yet you managed to overcome them which begs the question Stef - why?

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

22 December 2023 Locals Questions


Is there a general guide to perform a "reality check". For example, when dealing with issues with family of origin: how to check your grievances/issues levels are appropriate. That you're not "flying off the handle".


I've got 2 things I have been thinking about recently. One was how you did a bit of an analysis recently on certain magical / witchcraft /wizardry movies and what their meanings are. Have you already done analysis on other popular childhood movies? If you did I'd be very interested in listening. If not, would you be willing to? I know you do some recent movie reviews but I was just curious since a lot of kids spend time trying to be like their favorite characters so it might be useful philosophically.

My other question is, with Christmas just a few days away I've been seeing a whole lot of "elf on the shelf" stuff on social media. I've never been into it and it honestly creeps me out, but what is the philosophy around it? And is it actually creepy or am I misinterpreting it?

Thank you as always for providing so much insight. And merry Christmas!! 🎄🥂


Why do you think it is so common for grandparents to treat their grandkids so well when they didn’t do the same with respect to their own kids? I notice this a lot in public.


Would you mind sharing some insight into your decision-making process when you ultimately decided to become a stay-at-home father? What were some frequent challenges you faced in that role, any unexpected or unusual ones?


Transcript: https://freedomain.com/why-grandparents-spoil-kids-transcript/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

2023 New Year's Eve Sunday Morning Livestream

When you were at the height of your social life, your family life, how many people in your life claimed to care about you?

https://freedomain.com/how-to-purge-evil-people-freedomain-livestream-transcript/

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

The good, the bad and the beautiful of everything that happened this year - and most importantly, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFULLY KIND SUPPORT MY FRIENDS!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

Support us at:

Locals: https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022

SubscribeStar: https://subscribestar.com/freedomain

Freedomain.com: https://freedomain.com/donate/

See you soon!

Great questions from locals supporters! Please come by and join our community!


"Hey Steph. I'm married but sometimes I think I could have done better and then I overthink it. I question my choices, wonder if I made a mistake getting married and then feel guilt and shame as a result. I'm constantly rehashing these questions and it's torture. Can you shed some light on the path out of this cycle? We've been together over a decade, we have a one year old and I want to find peace."


"Is it always both parties fault when a marriage fails? What if a wife commits moral abuse? Refuses sex, refuses pulling her weight inside of the home, while the husband is dependable, reliable and good to his wife and family? What about incentives? A large percentage of marriage ends in divorce, while 70-90% of the time wives initiate the divorce. Almost 90% of custody goes to mothers, while 95% of the alimony payers are men. Coupled with double standards in society between men and women, is it fair to just say to the men that they chose wrong? Think about the restaurant workers during the pandemic, who found themselves in a position where they were earning more money with unemployment benefits and stimulus money compared to what they would earn if they returned to work. Even if they had the virtue of hard work, the incentives influenced them to stay home. Is it possible that a man can make a decent choice in who he marries, but the Overton window is working against his best interests? There is a proverb that says that telling lies is as harmful as hitting with a rock, wounding with a sword, or shooting with a sharp arrow. So my interpretation is, moral abuse, sexual abuse, emotional, verbal abuse can be just as harmful as physical abuse. If a woman is struggling post relationship mentally with the fallout of a long term physically abuse relationship, would we be insensitive and tell her that she just chose wrong, and their must have been something that she did to contribute to the demise of the relationship. Is this an unreasonable set of questions to ask, or yet again, a failure to take personal responsibility?"


Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!

Get my new series on the Truth About the French Revolution, access to the audiobook for my new book 'Peaceful Parenting,' StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, the 22 Part History of Philosophers series and more!

See you soon!

https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022