Episode 008 | Politely Up Yours - Religion Politely, Up Yours!

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso faith and religion, the impact of religion on societal norm,




Chapters:

0:52 - Book Club - Man, Economy, and State2:11 - Elasticity of demand3:17 - Outlay5:47 - Speculation and equilibrium12:13 - Digging into religion and personal experiences of faith and institutional religion19:21 - Science, observation, the scientific method, and faith20:49 - Progression of human knowledge; morality and ethics; the state as religion24:13 - Sources of wisdom, inspiration, and ideas of "right" behavior28:25 - Secular ethics: The Non-aggression principle and Stefan Molyneux's Universtally Preferable Behavior32:22 - Selfishness, virtue, and altruism42:01 - Guilt, Original Sin, and white privilege44:48 - Comparisons of church and state47:28 - Perceptions of "the one percent"49:49 - Sources of conflict and zealotry




Resources:

Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard
Arbitrage
Herbert Henry Dow and the German Chemical Cartel
Campus Crusade for Christ
Deism
Scientific method
Non-aggression principle
Stefan Molyneux - Freedomain Radio
Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics - Stefan Molyneux
The Virtue of Selfishness, Centennial Edition - Nathaniel Branden, Ayn Rand
Dave's Blog Post on Self-Sacrifice
Original Sin