Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

On Tuesday, Buzzfeed published an "article" titled "These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia" which included a completely unsubstantiated and error filled document supposedly from a former British Intelligence officer. When it comes to modern "journalism" this publication drops standards to a new low - even for an outlet like Buzzfeed.

Archive of Original Buzzfeed Article: http://web.archive.org/web/20170111065115/https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.uk3wJkD8X

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Question 1: [1:59] - “Since gun violence is sometimes an accident, why are gun companies hesitating to implement safety measures like RFID tags, GPS tracking, i.e. decommission as many guns in circulation as possible, and replace them with smart guns? Also what makes people to "stick to their guns" so to speak? i.e. refusal to embrace safety by progress, instead to keep things as is, because they like it that way?”

Question 2: [26:43] - “I live in Sweden and a year ago my family got a call from the Swedish rescue service and offered what I call a deal with the devil. The deal was for us was to house up to 30 refugees for the most ridiculous sum of money I have ever seen. This was also during a period where we tried to sell our hotel and realized that my family were getting was not what we were hoping for. When you have been given the deal with the devil, will you take it and sacrifice your soul for wealth, or reject it and keep your soul but continue suffering?”

Question 3: [1:01:55] - "I am an evil demon, I mean straight white Trump voting man currently living in Chicago. As a student, comedian, entrepreneur and child care worker I've had nearly the full range of experiences the liberal haven has to offer, dealing with the DePaul Milo riot, watching my pro Trump comedian friend get banned from comedy shows and bullied, I've been paid under minimum wage to watch abused children with employers who refuse to do anything to help the kids. My girlfriend's brother and our friend have been mugged just outside where we live, and our college tries to push the social justice agenda frequently. I've had more negative experiences with this city than I can count. The recent torture incident was sickening and I've seen college radicals from all around, but especially young black Chicagoans continue to push white privilege as a cause of the insanity.”

“I would like to discuss how to make a difference in these environments both at a cultural or grass roots level and how Trump can help these cities who don't even seem to want his help. I am trying to start a business and continue to debate and speak up whenever I reasonably can, what else can be done?"

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Question 1: [1:30] - “The UN Agenda 2030 and the UN World Population Prospects-Revision 2015 clearly state that legal migration from developing nations into Western nations is expected to be roughly 2.6 million people per year, every year for the next 34 years, and that population increases in Western nations over this period will be 80% due to immigration. And, of course, the Western nations will pay for the support of all these immigrants, many of whom are illiterate, have few if any employable skills, are ignorant of law and order, and bring with them totalitarian ideologies. Could you discuss this redistribution of the global population as it relates to our Western values of self-determination and individual liberties?”

Question 2: [1:21:10] - “Is it necessary to have discussions about fundamental matters in person rather than through social media platforms like Facebook?”

Question 3: [2:00:32] - “I am soon due to start training for the British Army, and I must ask if this would be a bad decision for me. Has coming from a Mormon family given me a misguided sense of self-worth now as an atheist? Is this perhaps why I'm finding the idea of selflessness and loyalty in army life so desirable?”

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On January 6th, 2017 at approximately 1pm Eastern, a shooting took place at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida airport which left five people dead, thirteen wounded and 37 injured.

The shooter was identified as twenty-six-year-old Esteban Santiago who had just flown into Florida from Anchorage, Alaska. Santiago stopped at baggage claim to retrieve a gun that he legally transported on his flight, headed to a bathroom where he loaded the weapon and the returned to the communal area where he began shooting.

Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/florida-airport-shooting

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In Chicago, four black suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping and 24-48 hour torture of an eighteen year old special needs white male. The suspects streamed the assault live on Facebook, shouting "F@&k White People" and "F@&k Donald Trump" multiple times - even cutting the victim's scalp with a knife and forcing him to drink water from a toilet.

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Stefan Molyneux puts on his snark bio-hazard suit and dips back into the YouTube comments in search of arguments and entertainment. Does Stefan find any arguments?

Trump Derangement Syndrome - TRIGGERED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnegoVG22CM

Take The Blue Pill?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yViIz06M82A

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France has joined the ranks of the fifty plus other countries which have banned corporal punishment or the spanking of children. As a longtime advocate of peaceful parenting, Stefan Molyneux responds to this news and the reaction it has received online.

52 Countries Now Ban Spanking
http://www.livescience.com/57373-52-countries-ban-spanking-france.html

Why Spanking Does Not Work with Elizabeth Gershoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBm8i96ZGcQ

Peaceful Parenting Series Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNj_r5bccUwZY7RCZnS2e5-vjaA7wSNw

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Question 1: [1:48] – "Prior to my god daughter's baptism I was planning to formally leave the Catholic church, as I have become interested in Ayn Rand's objectivisim. I feel conflicted that I have accepted this position while I do not align with Catholic beliefs which leads me to wonder, how can one raise a child without relation to an entity, being raised a catholic myself, while upholding objectivist values?"

Question 2: [48:08] – “Is good addictive across human beings and doesn’t the assumption that it is underlie collectivist thinking?”

Question 3: [1:24:00] – “As a male in my prime my body is pushing to attain sex however that is a major problem for me. I was raised as a respectful and virtuous person so until now I was doing the old-fashioned thing, being nice, polite and thoughtful, not lowering my standards. This pretty much resulted in nothing but a few friendships. This was frustrating and with my body driving me I decided to try the other way: posting pictures of my abs, etc. and literally 1000% increase in traffic, conversation etc. My question is why do I have to degrade myself in this way to even start to appeal to the opposite sex? What is the reasoning behind that do you think? also I know all these people talking to me now are majority broken themselves because they are searching for the people I am trying to emulate and are highly likely not to be relationship material. Why is it so hard to find decent people and is the majority of people so shallow and primal?”

Question 4: [1:38:39] – “Why is it that God is impossible if the two main logical arguments proposed in your book can be shown to be inconsistent and if there is no logical inconsistencies with God, why would it not be wise to be an agnostic.”

Question 5: [1:57:01] – “What are your thought about making compromises in values, principles, and life? Life is not always black and white, and I think it is wise to know when to stand at the white or the gray. Is my way of thinking dangerous and slippery? Do you have additional tips so that I do not fall into any traps?”

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Question 1: [1:30] - “Should law reflect morality and if so what kind of morality should it reflect and why?”

Question 2: [55:37] – “I can't seem to wrap my head around the justification of the electoral college. How can one really argue objectively that one citizen deserves a more weighted vote than another, determined by geographic location? I understand the benefits of having it. But how can one really argue against the basic concept of each citizen having exactly equal voting power? It seems to me like the electoral college is an affirmative action program for people living in smaller states.”

Question 3: [1:24:40] – “I want to challenge this quote from your book, Universally Preferable Behaviour: ‘Ethics cannot be objectively defined as ‘that which is good for man’s survival.’ Certain individuals can survive very well by preying on others, so this definition of ethics does not overcome the problem of subjectivism. In biological terms, this would be analogous to describing evolutionary tendencies as ‘that which is good for life’s survival’ – this would make no sense. Human society is an ecosystem of competing interests, just as the rainforest is, and what is ‘good’ for one man so often comes at the expense of another.”

“Objective ethics does not necessarily result from an objective reality, on what basis do you assume reality has the property of ethics? Ethics take the form of ideas within our minds, they are not observable in physical form. We dismiss divine beings and their commands for this same reason, so why not ethics?”

Question 4: [2:04:21] – “Stefan has taken the position that Free Will is necessary for moral responsibility. Considering the lack of evidence for free will, could the non-existence of free will be compatible with an internal locus of control and therefore personal moral responsibility?”

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What happens when you get an atheist and a christian together to discuss the teachers of Jesus Christ, where they agree and where they disagree? Stefan Molyneux and Dr Duke Pesta discuss why Christianity promotes free will, compulsion in matters of virtue, the politicization of modern religion, why atheism trends towards collectivism and much much more!

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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