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The Power of Human Reason | The Yaron Brook Series | Episode 2 (WiM164)
The Power of Human Reason | The Yaron Brook Series | Episode 2 (WiM164)
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62 minutes
Released:
Apr 3, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Yaron Brook joins me for a discussion on Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism where we discover how Reason has created progress, freedom, and the pursuit of a good life. This series will loosely follow Ayn Rand's written work "The Virtue of Selfishness."Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUESTYaron’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/yaronbrookYaron’s Show: https://yaronbrookshow.com/The Virtue of Selfishness: http://ikesharpless.pbworks.com/f/AynRand-TheVirtueofSelfishness.pdf PODCASTPodcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro00:00:08 Morality is Objectively True, Reality Snaps Back at You00:03:11 The Guide to Human Success is Constant Knowledge Acquisition and Refinement00:09:52 Discovering Reason Brings Us Out of a Mindless, Dull “Paradise”00:15:20 Reason Creates Morality With the Choice of Good and Evil00:18:50 Evil Takes Many Forms: Banishing Access to Truth00:23:47 How Governments Have Dehumanized Groups of People00:29:33 NYDIG00:30:41 For the State to Grow it Must Appeal to Anti-Reason, Fear, and Emotion00:35:53 Yaron's Concept: Separate State From Economics, Education, Healthcare, and Ideas00:40:19 Achieving The Hypothetical Concept with Better Ideas00:47:07 Is the Problem With The State or With People That Don’t Reason?00:52:11 Pursue Self-Interest Without Overstepping: “Someone’s Success is Not My Loss”00:56:53 Rand Linked Mathematics With the Formation of Concepts01:00:00 “What is Money?” OutroSOCIALBreedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=enAll My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22 WRITTEN WORKMedium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEBitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedloveDollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSESWorldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/Buy Your Dream Home without Selling Your Bitcoin with Ledn: https://ledn.io/en/?utm_source=breedlove&utm_medium=email+&utm_campaign=substack
Released:
Apr 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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