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Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

5131 WHY BOTHER BEING GOOD?

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

Hi Stef, is the ego strength that allows you to be wrong and change your mind the same thing as humility?

(correct me if I'm wrong ) In one live stream, you mentioned that if you spend the first 5 years with your child, they will stay with you for the rest of your life. What do you mean by this? Why is it so important for your child to be at home rather than in daycare? Thank you for your response."

Here is a quote from Karl Marx, "Philosophers are have only interpreted the world in various ways, the point is to change it." What do you think Stef, should the main aim of philosophers be to change the world rather than simply analyse it.

In Romans in the Bible it say that sin is what leads to death and that only through Jesus has we been able to have eternal life despite being sinful. Is there any logic in this?

My gf says it is ok to tell someone you require people you engage with do X, BUT wrong to tell them if they don't do X you will not engage with them. Thoughts? To me wording one way or another makes no difference

Hi from Finland 🖐️had to listen to Romans speech couple of times it was so awesome

What are your thoughts of the film Indecent Proposal where a man offers a couple 1 million dollars in order to spend a night with the woman. It seems to me like somethings in life are only as valuable as you're willing to sacrifice for them. The moment a couple accepts an offer like that, they are admitting that there is no sacred element to their relationship and its only foundation is material gain. Is this true?

Hey Stef. Thank you for your answer on your last live regarding setting standards with abusive parents. My wife struggled with why she shouldn't just cut them out until I figured out that setting standards is the best self defence and anger is at their level. Am I on the right track?

What do you think the solution is for people to not accept indecent proposals? Is this quote from Paul Woodruff correct? "If individuals turn to philosophy, their lives are changed; they set wisdom and virtue as their goals in place of power, wealth or reputation..." This quote assumes that all philosophy is enlightening rather than nihilistic or destructive. Perhaps a better way to phrase it is to seek wisdom.

Philosophy is derived from the word philosofia which is the love of wisdom. What does wisdom mean if it is a core part of philosophy?

Is wisdom not the set of things we can do to reduce our suffering?

What about mental suffering? This is uniquely human

Did you enjoy reading the Holy Bible at the time?

Can philosophy fix a sexual fetish?

Transcript

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0:00.0

And here I had some questions from locals which I would get into here while I wait for

0:08.9

people.

0:09.9

I'm going to just, yeah, if you've read my novel, Just Poor, I had an original ending which

0:12.8

I'm just going to paste in Telegram here so you can check it out.

0:17.2

I think, I mean, there's a lot of great writing, I think.

0:20.3

And it was certainly stuff that I was resting with psychologically at the time.

0:24.3

But let me just put that in there.

0:25.9

You can get that alternate ending.

0:27.2

I actually found it.

0:28.2

That's looking, you know, you ever just look for things like, oh, I want to take my old

0:31.5

files.

0:32.5

And it's like, oh my gosh, I completely forgot about this, like the original ending

0:35.3

of Just Poor.

0:36.7

So yeah, it's a little bit one for the archives if you want it.

0:41.7

So let me just get to the questions.

0:43.9

And again, if you have anything you want to ask, I'm all ears.

0:48.2

Actually, I'm mostly all forehead, but for you today, I will be, I will be all ears.

0:55.3

And let me get to the questions here.

1:05.1

So yeah, if you're joining me over on locals, you all just be able to hear me.

1:09.5

That doesn't seem to be able to do system audio, which I thought it did, but that must

1:13.8

be in some other app.

1:15.7

All right.

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