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Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 115 minutes
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Summary
This Space explores philosophical questions about human nature, government, and societal structures. Stefan invites callers to engage in discussions about the implications of selfishness in humanity, examining whether such traits are innate or influenced by societal conditions. The conversation contrasts the stagnation of government control with the potential dynamism of a stateless society, addressing how moral actions are shaped by societal incentives. Callers raise questions around survival instincts and moral attribution, leading to a deeper inquiry into individual autonomy versus government influence. Stefan invokes Malthusianism to illustrate historical responses to resource scarcity, ultimately advocating for a future grounded in ethical principles, individual liberty, and voluntary societal interactions. The episode combines social critique with hopeful speculation about creating a more decentralized and prosperous society.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, good evening. |
| 0:03.5 | Welcome to your Wednesday night live 7.02 p.m. 27th, August 2025. |
| 0:09.3 | Hope you're having a lovely, magnificent, wonderful, |
| 0:12.4 | toasty, delicious, and delightful day. |
| 0:14.9 | And I'm here to listen. |
| 0:16.9 | I'm here to chat, here to do whatever it takes to push philosophy forward through the planet. |
| 0:23.7 | Yay, like a torpedo through the hull of an M-class carrier. |
| 0:27.5 | All right, let's go straight to callers. |
| 0:30.1 | Whatever you want to talk about, I'm all ears. |
| 0:32.2 | We've got Renard, also known as the cunning fox. |
| 0:37.3 | Raynard, what is on your mind? |
| 0:39.6 | Fill me. |
| 0:40.9 | Feed me, Seymour. |
| 0:44.1 | Go on once, going twice. |
| 0:45.5 | I can't hear you. |
| 0:46.4 | You might need to unmute. |
| 0:51.4 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:54.4 | Excellent. It's always great to start with a no-show. |
| 0:58.8 | Why is it so tough for people to do basic technical stuff? |
| 1:02.5 | Are you there? Go and one's going twice. |
| 1:07.6 | All right. Okay, so... |
| 1:09.9 | Can you hear me? Yeah, yeah, go ahead. |
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