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Should We Boycott Hollywood Over Harvey Weinstein?

Posted on 2017-10-14 by

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, fellow Canadian Stefan Molyneux published a video explaining why he is boycotting Hollywood movies as a matter of conscience. In this post, I’m going to explain why I’m not going to … Continue reading →

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Twit Suggests Banning Sex Robots via Taxation

Posted on 2017-08-30 by

The Daily Mail’s article Sex Robot Tax: Government Could Kill Off Cyborgs with ‘10,000% Price Hike’ is so ludicrous, it requires comment, not the least of which is that sex robots are not cyborgs. Sex robot sales should be slapped … Continue reading →

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More Disinformation About Sex Robots

Posted on 2017-07-12 by

It seems like there is a never ending stream of concern (and suppressed moral outrage?) over sex robots. For example, Growing sophistication of sex robots is leading to moral and legal dilemmas, [so called] expert warns. In my opinion, sex … Continue reading →

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An Ethical Rebuttal of Libertarianism?

Posted on 2017-05-18 by

The article “Why I left libertarianism: An ethical critique of a limited ideology” contains what the author,  Will Moyer, specifically calls an ethical rebuttal of the philosophy. I recommend reading the whole article. I’m going to examine only his rebuttal. … Continue reading →

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Ben Shapiro on How to Win Every Debate

Posted on 2016-12-10 by

Ben Shapiro of the Daily Wire (and formerly, Breitbart) has released a new video, How to Win Every Debate. I’m going to summarize it here: People want to feel they are in the right. Speak the language of morality. E.g. … Continue reading →

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My Answers to Larken Rose’s Five Questions For Statists

Posted on 2016-09-27 by

Here are five more questions from a Libertarian addressed to “statists”. These questions are more philosophical than the 11 Questions To See If Statists Are Hypocrites, and make a whole lot more sense. 1) Is there any means by which any … Continue reading →

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Sophistry for God: William Lane Craig

Posted on 2016-08-11 by

I’m going to step back and analyze Willian Lane Craig’s opening statement from his debate with Sam Harris on “Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural?”. Again, I’ll summarize his argument, hopefully without too much distortion, commenting as I … Continue reading →

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