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Tag Archives: stefan molyneux
Did Stephen Woodford Debunk UPB?
Stephen Woodford of Rationality Rules claims to debunk Stefan Molyneux’s theory of universally preferable behavior in his video Universally Preferable Behaviour – Debunked (Stefan Molyneux Refuted). He does a good job disassembling Molyneux’s proofs that UPB is correct, but then … Continue reading
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Tagged human rights, stefan molyneux, stephen woodford, universally preferable behaviour, upb
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Morality, Aesthetics, and the Ten Commandments
Reading Stefan Molyneux’s book on secular morality, Universally Preferable Behaviour, brought something into clear focus for me: the difference between a thing being morally wrong and merely aesthetically bad. One of the key finding in Built to Last: Successful Habits … Continue reading
The Cut Smears all MRAs as Alt-Right
The Cut is claiming that Men’s-Rights Activism Is the Gateway Drug for the Alt-Right. When I think of men’s rights activists, Karen Straughn comes to mind. She doesn’t strike me as a fan of the white ethnostate. What am I … Continue reading
Normies are Noticing the Alt Media
The New York Times has an article on the alternative media titled Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web. The “normies” are finally starting to notice that there are people who don’t share their groupthink. What does the Times … Continue reading
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Tagged alex jones, alt right, alternative media, ben shapiro, candace owens, dave rubin, erec weinstein, free speech, identity politics, intellectual dark web, joe rogan, jordan peterson, kanye west, mike cernovich, milo yiannopoulos, rachel maddow, sam harris, sexual dimorphism, southern poverty law center, stefan molyneux, the red pill
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Should We Boycott Hollywood Over Harvey Weinstein?
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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Tagged ethics, harvey weinstein, integrity, julian assange, lord of the rings, morality, stefan molyneux
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Gun Control: Vice vs. Conservatives
Note: I’m a Canadian; we don’t have a second amendment right to bear arms. We do have what I consider a fairly sensible compromise: no handguns off the range, no automatic weapons. Vice has an article on The 12 Most … Continue reading
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Tagged alex jones, andrew mullins, curt schilling, d.c. mcallister, gun control, isis, kurt schlichter, nancy sinatra, NRA, stefan molyneux, tomi lahren
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Sophistry for God: William Lane Craig
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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Tagged anselm of canterbury, christianity, consciousness, cousin marriage, determinism, evolution, gospel of q, morality, naturalism, omnibenevolence, omniscience, sam harris, sophistry, stefan molyneux, the non aggression principle, universally preferable behaviour, willian craig
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Is the Non Aggression Principle “True”?
I’ve recently read a lot of criticisms of Stefan Molyneux’s theory of Universally Preferable Behaviour. Most of them appear to be arguments from nihilism. For example, one of his critics proposed the follow (nihilistic) statement of ethics: People should do … Continue reading
Debunking “UPB – Debunked”
The video Universally Preferable Behavior – Debunked by Josh Cardosi claims to debunk Stefan Molyneux’s theory of UPB. While he makes a solid point about Stefan’s blindness to the fact that his (and my) belief in the value of morals is … Continue reading
UPB: More Challenging Tests
Stefan Molyneux’s book Universally Preferable Behaviour presents a rational system of ethics based on logic. I laid out Universally Preferable Behaviour in a Nutshell in a previous blog post. Here, I summarize his discussion of some of the more challenging … Continue reading
