5877 The Darkest Subject...

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

"Disclaimer: I'm not at all suicidal, and if any discourse herein convinces you suicide's a good option for you, you probably went wrong somewhere.

"Community challenge!

"Sorry if this reads like a paralysis question; it's relevant to how I might live out the faith to which I'm in the process of converting: Would suicide violate UPB so long as anyone in creation loved or depended upon the person committing it? I should think that would definitely constitute forcing a win/lose situation. What if we're given that, and also, literally no other party would be immediately affected? The suicide would, I guess, "only" be depriving the world of some potential utility they could provide. There are people like this today (from a secular perspective). Is it just then kind of a lame and ugly thing to do (i.e, not aesthetically preferable) and far from being really wrong?"

"How can a smart writer write dumb characters? Can a professional gifted painter paint something similar to what a 5-year-old would paint or similar to an inexperienced adult's painting? Can Freddy sing badly? Can Gilmour play guitar like he never held one in his hands before?"

"Funding your enemies:

"I pay for a YouTube Premium subscription. The main benefit is no ads, which saves time. And YT also has the widest range of video content on a range of subjects.

"However - I also view YT as a corrupt organization that has censored and defamed good people including the one and only Stefan Molyneux

"Am I not supporting my enemy?

"I could cancel my premium subscription, but then end up paying with my time by watching ads (and driving CPM ad revenue for YT at the same time).

"More broadly, how should I think about 'funding my enemies'? When (if ever) is this moral or just?

"Thanks Stef 🙏"

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0:00.0	Yes, yes, good morning, everybody.
0:02.2	Stefan Marlanyu from Freedom Main.
0:06.3	And it's a tough subject this morning,
0:09.0	but I aim to bring philosophy to every nook and cranny known a man,
0:13.7	beast, God and devil, and this is from a listener.
0:16.3	Discllaimer, he writes,
0:17.5	I'm not at all suicidal, and if my discourse herein convinces you, suicide is a good
0:24.3	option for you, you probably went wrong somewhere, community challenge. Sorry if this reads like a
0:28.6	paralysis question, it's relevant to how I might live out the faith to which I'm in the process
0:34.7	of converting. Would suicide violate UPB,
0:39.3	so long as anyone in creation loved
0:41.3	or depended upon the person committing it?
0:43.6	I should think that it would definitely constitute
0:45.8	forcing a win-lose situation.
0:49.8	What if we're given that,
0:51.8	and also literally no other party
0:54.0	would be immediately affected?
0:57.0	The suicide would, I guess, quote, only, end quote, be depriving the world of some potential
1:02.8	utility they could provide.
1:04.9	There are people like this today, from a secular perspective, is it just then kind of a lame and ugly thing to do,
1:12.6	i.e. not aesthetically preferable and far from being really wrong. So as far as suicide goes,
1:20.3	it is obviously a highly emotional topic for people, which I completely sympathize with
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