Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Some recent unsurprising yet depressing information out of Germany has hit Stefan Molyneux very hard. In the aftermath of Angela Merkel's disastrous decisions, the European Migrant Crisis, demographic displacement and the unprecedented rise in terrorism - what is left for Germany other than collapse?

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A younger brother of the Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, was just arrested on Wednesday for possession of child pornography. The arrest of Bruce Paddock comes on the same day of reports that the hard drive from Stephen Paddock's laptop is also mysteriously missing without a single trace.

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It was recently reported that disgraced Hollywood mogul and alleged sexual abuser Harvey Weinstein was cured of "sexual addiction" after only 7 days in treatment! Stefan Molyneux comments on the absurdity of the original reporting, the inevitable backtrack and the collapsing house of cards that is the entertainment industry.

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What is the intellectual history of postmodernism and what impact does it have on the world today? Stefan Molyneux and Thaddeus Russell outline the origins of the controversial intellectual movement and debate the overall existence of truth.

Thaddeus Russell is an affiliated scholar at Willamette University and has taught at Columbia University, Barnard College, Eugene Lang College, Occidental College, and the New School for Social Research. He is the host of the Unregistered podcast, founder of Renegade University and the author of “A Renegade History of the United States.”

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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thaddeusrussell

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Stefan Molyneux breaks down the philosophy of envy.

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The Lord of the Rings series written by J. R. R. Tolkien sparked the historic movie franchise including The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King and had a massive worldwide cultural impact. Stefan Molyneux and Dr. Duke Pesta break down the real world parallels from The Lord of the Rings series and confront some uncomfortable truths.

Dr. Duke Pesta is a tenured university professor, author and the Academic Director of FreedomProject Academy, a Live Online School offering individual classes and complete curricula for students in Kindergarten through High School. For more from Dr. Duke and the FreedomProject Academy, please go to: https://www.fpeusa.org

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Question 1: [2:23] - "In your recent video, ‘The Unspoken Biology of Culture’, you spoke at length about how our personality traits are, to a large degree, genetic. I've done a fair bit of research on this myself, and while I certainly can't dispute this conclusion, I would be lying to you if I did not wonder to exactly what extent my own current personality traits were genetic, as opposed to being shaped by my environment and upbringing. I look back at how I grew up, and I believe I've done a fairly decent job of piecing together how certain events in my youth shaped me into who I am today. While I may take pride in certain aspects of who I am, there are also certain parts of my personality that I feel I need to work on, to improve; I honestly feel these negative personality traits are holding me back, in many ways, from living a successful and fulfilling life. But if our personality is largely genetic, is there any point in trying to change or improve certain aspects of it? Am I doomed to be a slave to my own DNA, or can these obstacles be overcome?"

Question 2: [27:49] – “It seems an inevitable trend in culture for men and women to continue to separate into what looks like a clear fact/value split. This complicates and most likely prevents the potential for healing between the sexes. I have been working to understand the history and reasoning behind feminism and discouraged to find men and women growing more distant from one another. In light of these facts, how likely do you see a return for men to their traditional roles, where they are "drawn back into family life...convinced that being a good husband and father is a manly thing to do; that parental duty and sacrifice are masculine virtues; that marital love and fidelity are not female standards imposed upon men externally, but an integral part of the male character--something inherent and original?" What would it take for men to realize and live out this truth?”

Question 3: [1:11:42] – “By definition, the atheistic worldview believes that all life is the product of natural forces. But with the discovery of DNA as a source of human genetic code, how can it be argued that the information that makes us up is purely natural, considering that information is independent of matter? And how can it be argued that life was made by nature when the components to make life are irreducibly complex?”

Question 4: [1:47:44] – “After listening to your show with Dr. Adam Perkins, it seems to me that my daughter may fall into the category of people who have an employment-resistance personality. She is 16 years old, and throughout her life I've struggled with how to parent her affectively. Now that she's quickly approaching age 18, I worry that all my efforts will be for naught, and she will inevitably end up like her father's side of the family, dependent on others or the state. (she seems to share a lot of their genetic traits) Can you lend me some insight/advice about how to combat or curb these personality traits before it's too late?”

Question 5: [2:52:39] – “In a recent talk titled ‘The Harvey Weinstein Scandal: Aftermath’ you mentioned the idea of everyone having a documentary and a fantasy in their head with the fantasy being an ideal to strive for but if you just focus on the fantasy and live there, the documentary decays. In light of the Weinstein scandal, can't we say that Hollywood is using the fantasy to excuse their own behavior rather than create an ideal to strive for, which explains why they celebrate the churning out of Naturalistic movies and attack and decry the production of Romantic ones?”

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In the aftermath of the Las Vegas Shooting, the calls for gun control, increased regulations and the repeal of the second amendment were loud and vociferous. Bill Whittle joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss common misconceptions related to gun violence, how to know if somebody is willing to have an honest conversation about gun control and the true purpose of the second amendment.

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With the rise of postmodernism across the intellectual landscape and the ongoing propaganda ongoing in many western universities, the objective nature of truth is under attack by the most depraved aspects of modern society. Dr. Everett Piper joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss the importance of objective ethics, the infection of postmodernism on college campuses, the rise of ad hominem attacks and the erosion of the foundations which built western civilization.

Dr. Everett Piper is the President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University and the author of “Why I Am A Liberal and Other Conservative Ideas” and “Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth.”

Not a Day Care: http://www.fdrurl.com/not-a-daycare
Why I Am A Liberal: http://www.fdrurl.com/why-I-am-a-liberal
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dreverettpiper

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Shocking stories exposing the rampant corruption within the Federal Bureau of Investigation have emerged week after week, but few have permeated into the highest level of public discussion. With the recent revelation that the FBI uncovered bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering related to the Obama Administration's Russian Uranium deal - the hypocrisy of the leftist "Russian Narrative" has been further exposed.

Article: http://nypost.com/2017/10/17/fbi-uncovered-russian-bribery-plot-before-controversial-nuclear-deal/

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