6133 THE ORIGINS OF THE UNIVERSE! ‘X’ LISTENER QUESTION!
Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux
Stefan Molyneux
4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 October 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Stefan Molyneux examines the philosophical principle of non-contradiction and the idea of an uncaused cause through Aristotelian and Augustinian lenses. It questions whether the universe can exist without a starting point, introducing the "unmoved mover" concept. The discussion transitions to scientific theories like the Big Bang, while contrasting humanity's finite view with the eternal nature of matter. He critiques the welfare state from a Christian ethical perspective, emphasizing that true morality stems from voluntary choice. Ultimately, the lecture advocates for a philosophical approach to ethics, suggesting it may better serve societal well-being than traditional religious frameworks.
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| 0:00.0 | All right. |
| 0:01.1 | Question from a fine listener on X. |
| 0:05.9 | If we accept the principle of non-contradiction as the foundation of logic, |
| 0:12.1 | how do you resolve the apparent contradiction of an uncaused cause? |
| 0:18.8 | That is a fine question, and I appreciate it, and I will... |
| 0:24.0 | He said rather redundantly, as he's answering the question, do my best to answer it. |
| 0:28.2 | All right. So, here we go. So, non-contradiction, the uncourced cause. So this is an Aristotelian |
| 0:37.3 | argument, it's an Augustine argument, |
| 0:40.4 | and the argument is everything that happens has a prior cause. Since everything that happens |
| 0:50.6 | has a prior cause, right, there is no baby without pregnancy. There is no pregnancy |
| 0:54.7 | without insemination. There is no insemination without sex. There is no, right, you get this. |
| 1:00.1 | So everything that is has a prior course. Domino's going all the way back to, back to, back to, back to, right? |
| 1:05.9 | This is sort of the question. It's back to what? Back to where, back to how. Now, is it possible to have an infinity of prior causes? |
| 1:17.5 | It's kind of hard to imagine how that could be the case, but let us endeavor as best we can. Let us endeavor. |
| 1:25.6 | So, when it comes to prior causes all the way back, |
| 1:29.9 | can there be an infinity of prior causes, |
| 1:32.1 | or must there be something that sets things in motion? |
| 1:36.8 | So think of, I mean, let's talk about literal dominoes, right? |
| 1:39.8 | If you've ever had kids, you set up these dominoes, right? |
| 1:42.8 | So you set up these dominoes, and? So you set up these dominoes, |
| 1:44.4 | and then you flick the first domino, and they go down. Can we imagine an infinity of dominoes |
| 1:51.6 | going back with no first course? If everything that moves has something that moves it, |
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