Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

On Friday, September 23rd at approximately 7pm, 20-year-old Arcan Cetin entered the Macy's in Burlington, Washington's Cascade Mall and opened fire with a rifle, killing four women and mortally wounding a male who died early Saturday morning.

Law enforcement initially described the shooter as a “Hispanic male wearing grey” and the manhunt continued for almost twenty-four hours as families waited for answers as to if their loves ones has been victims in the attack.

Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/wash-mall-shooting

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Question 1: [1:52] - “The founders of the United States claimed that we have natural rights and that they come from God. Atheists reject this logic because they reject God's existence. As you have stated, most atheists lean towards socialist ideologies and against the ‘noble lie.’ However, perhaps it's not a lie.”

“You have stated that Rights do not exist. But, aren't rights just those human properties - derived from biology - in which one person claims and exercises in exclusion of every other individual? These properties include vocal cords, thumbs, and brains. Do we not have a just-claim (a.k.a. natural right) to use our properties to communicate, use tools, Collaborate and think? Are not our natural Rights written in our DNA?”

Question 2: [34:57] – "Do you believe socialist policies, if pushed for long enough, will always lead the government towards totalitarianism? If so, what do you think the driving force is behind this move towards tyranny and serfdom?”

Question 3: [1:00:46] – "I have seen the NATO-Russia tensions play out from both sides. It seems as if most conflicts are created by deliberate public disinformation. How come, that governments and media take their people for naive enough not to question anything and how did we as a people become naive enough to believe it all?"

Question 4: [1:24:30] - “What are the characteristics of human nature? Are those characteristics changeable? If so, how can they be changed? You have spoken on this topic a couple times, and I think I've noticed some inconsistency. Take the video ‘Shocking Misogynist Attacks Feminism, Defends Rape Culture,’ for example. At 15:47, you pose a mental exercise to the audience to explore the roots of human violence. At 16:14 you preface the exercise by saying that you don't "buy the human nature argument," and follow with: ‘saying, 'What is human nature?' is like saying 'what is the shape of water?' Well, it depends what you pour it into.’”

“But in a later video, ‘Why The Regressive Left Has Already Lost,’ you suggest an alternative description of human nature: At 8:54, you ridicule leftists for viewing human beings as water and implying that human nature is infinitely malleable (specifically, you were criticizing the idea that immigrants can easily adapt to the culture of their new host country). I have wrestled with this issue myself, and I was wondering if you could clarify your thoughts.”

Question 5: [1:41:04] - “If I want to be a hero, and help others, I should have heroic traits. What does it take to be in hero in your sphere of influence and what can history tell us about common heroic traits and how to attain them?”

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Stefan Molyneux discusses what it feels like to be turning 50 years old on September 24th, 2016.

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In the aftermath of another riot following a police shooting death, the mainstream media's bias is again fully visible. Dave Rubin joins Stefan Molyneux to discuss the rise of the alternative media, the chaotic Charlotte riots, the thirst for political power, the difference between religion and government, contrasting cultural narratives, third party political candidates, the rise of Donald Trump and if the Republican Presidential candidate can be trusted or believed.

Dave Rubin is a comedian, TV personality and the host of The Rubin Report, a talk show about big ideas and free speech.

Website: http://www.rubinreport.com
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Like baboons, our elected leaders are literally addicted to power
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/9228257/Like-baboons-our-elected-leaders-are-literally-addicted-to-power.html

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Question 1: [1:19] - “Intuition seems to describe a legitimate problem solving technique. I have often arrived at insight without following a serial path of logic. In science and math, I can usually show someone else a logical path but I did not arrive there consciously. I believe Newton intuitively ‘knew’ how gravity worked, but he had to invent the mathematics of calculus to prove what he knew viscerally. In the computer world, serial logic prevails. In the human meat brain, parallel processing prevails. I believe that intuition is the result of this unconscious parallel processing of data in our brains. “

“So, what is intuition? Can intuition be the reason behind my ‘non-reasonable’ faith in a Creator? Although, my faith in Jesus does not meet the standards of serial, empirical logic, I have a strong ‘gut feeling’ that there is much 'spiritual' truth about human nature and the nature of the Creator in the Christian faith. I believe that my intuition is not blind even though I lack empirical proof.”

Question 2: [10:25] – “I’ve worked for one year at a care home for unaccompanied minors in Sweden. How do I prepare my family for growing up in this environment and how can I help provide answers to helping these kids when they themselves identify these refugee homes as negative and hate their situation? I see multi-culturalism failing around Europe and the US, but these problems have been around so long. Shouldn’t there be a way for each culture to find their own way in each society? The crime is so high for foreigners in Sweden, and not mentioning what these immigrants do to the host population by hiding their nationality. It seems people are waking up to these false narratives. What else can we do to reverse the damage of the past 40 plus years of multiculturalism?"

Question 3: [1:08:50] – “Is acknowledging our specific deficiencies and differences as people divisive or helpful? From anecdotal experience, I find myself questioning whether or not it helps to know the truth especially when we're talking about genetic trends. To give a less touchy example, does it help a young girl growing up without a father to make better decisions if she knows that there's a strong likelihood she will make bad decisions due to his absence (in most cases)? Or are you accepting the behavior/likelihood by acknowledging the trend?”

Question 4: [1:59:50] – “Many people, noting the West's seeming unwillingness to defend their traditional nations, believe the issue stems from pathological altruism. Yet the Anonymous Conservative website, which details r/K behavior theories, clearly details r related behavior as related to narcissism. Do you think it's possible that the current consensus is incorrect and what we're struggling with is narcissism at the level of general society?”

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It has been reported and confirmed that Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt - and that the Hollywood power couple is no more. Stefan Molyneux looks at the unspoken truths which can be learned from unfortunate situations such as this and the impact divorce has on young children.

E Pluribus Unum: Diversity and Community in the 21st Century: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2007.00176.x/abstract

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Less than a week after a cease-fire agreement had been brokered by Russia between the United States and Syrian government – the United States carried out an airstrike in Eastern Syria that killed forces of President Bashar Assad.

Four U.S. Aircraft (Two F-16s and two A-10s) targeted six “troop carrier” vehicles and one tank against what it believes to be Islamic State insurgents near Deir Ezzor Airport. Syria and Russia claim that the United States actually struck a Syrian military base - which was itself surrounded by ISIS forces. The attack left between 62 and 83 Syrian soldiers dead and approximately 120 wounded.

This attack marked the first known direct U.S. strike on the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad and the Syrian military released a statement claiming the airstrikes were “conclusive evidence that the United States and its allies support ISIS and other terrorist organizations.”

Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/syria-airstrike

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In the aftermath of the Chelsea, New York and New Jersey terrorist attacks – law enforcement and the nation remain on high alert. On Sunday night at approximately 8:30pm, five additional explosive devices were found in a garbage can outside an Elizabeth, NJ train station. The devices were not found by law enforcement, but by homeless people who were attracted to the quality of the backpack containing the explosives.

In relation to the Chelsea bombing, surveillance video, facial recognition software and fingerprints on an undetonated device directed police to 28-year-old suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami. Rahami is a naturalized United States citizen from Afghanistan who lived with his Muslim family in an Elizabeth, New Jersey apartment.

While authorities were responding to the reports of explosive devices outside the Elizabeth, NJ train station, the FBI stopped a “vehicle of interest” related to the NY bombing and took five individuals of Middle Eastern descent into custody.

Authorities originally had reason to believe that Rahami was inside the vehicle, but he was not. All five suspects taken into custody are associates of Rahami, including at least one blood relative. The men are still being detained, but have yet to be charged with a crime. Rahami was later taken into custody after a shootout with Police in New Jersey.

Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/terror-suspect-arrested

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On Saturday September 17th – three separate attacks rocked the United States of America.

New Jersey: An explosion from a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a garbage can sparked the cancellation of the Seaside Semper Five 5k Marine Corps charity run in Seaside Park, New Jersey on Saturday morning. Three additional pipe-bomb type devices were also found near the boardwalk.

Minnesota: Eight people were injured at a St Cloud, Minnesota shopping mall during a stabbing spree by a man armed with a knife and dressed in a private security uniform.

New York: An explosion from a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a dumpster rocked the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City on Saturday evening - injuring at least 29 people, including an eight-year-old boy.

Sources: http://www.fdrurl.com/NYC-NJ-Attacks

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Question 1: [2:06] - “I agree you directly can’t prove the existence of God because he’s not going to show up physically and announce ‘Here I am!’ this instance; Yet the Apostle Paul said in Romans 1:20 ‘For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse” In plain English, this means we can know him by everything around us. Do you agree with this?”

Question 2: [22:10] - “I have questioned many things in my short life but my disbelief in God and the independent soul is not one of them. I remember vividly the day, when I was 4 years old, my father attempted to explain to me what and who god was. The very moment he expressed the view that god was something apart from the physical universe I rejected it, and have been making logical arguments for my entire life which refute god.”

“However I have recently encountered an obstacle I see as logically insurmountable and that is how can we as beings have free will, rational agency, or whatever you wish to call it without having a soul which is apart from our physical body?”

“It seems to me that if we accept the premise of atheism that is that there is nothing other than the physical universe that we must also accept determinism. I have rejected determinism as long as I have rejected the existence of the soul but I find myself unable to logically and rationally continue to reject them both.”

“The question I pose to you is, which one is it? Are we biologically determined to do everything we ever do from birth until death? Or do we have a soul that is separate from our physical being which grants us free will but seems to condemn our atheism.”

Question 3: [1:32:22] – “I've watched a few of your videos about the relationships between men & women, the state of the family, and feminism. It occurs to me that the only group of significant size and influence that is saying much the same thing as you on these topics is Christians. Not only this, but it is the most conservative and "backward" Christians who are really on your side here. I know you are an atheist yourself, but doesn't it seem odd to you that if their whole worldview is so wrong, they're of the very few who have gotten this important issue right?”

“In addition, I don't know if anyone has done a formal study on this, but there seems to be a direct relationship between a society's religious character and its fertility, with disastrous consequences for today's secular cultures. Although this is not a philosophically rigorous argument, it seems that a culture which is aligned with reality should be better suited to survive than a culture which, en masse, believes utter falsehoods. Either religion contains important truths largely forsaken by secular societies, or the human species is not well adapted to living with the truth.”

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