I was not taught that there's no objective truth in school. It was just the opposite! This is where I disagree with this movie clip. I grew up as a christian in a republican household. When I became an adult I started to become more liberal and shed my beliefs. I was always more of a philosopher than a scientist by that time. Not because I reject objective truth, but because I feel that there're some parts of reality better understood by the intuitive mind. Scientists were too square to me.
@gukonni Yes. There are some things that reach beyond the point of objective assessment. This is why I can only claim to be an atheist by intutive faith - rather than by objective proof.
However, when solving problems, a hard objective assessment is very useful to have at your disposal.
The idea that nihilism is a good thing - that it removes the precursors to disagreements - I thought about it when i was young and dropped the idea, but not for any reason (I guess I simply forgot or stopped caring)
Nihilism still fascinates me but I cannot resolve the issue that the claim that there are no objective truths is in fact an objective truth
you randroids, although thinking in the right direction, are still like mental midgets, with relatively unborn minds, most with still born afterbirths of thoughts/ideals. so think a little harder. try to digest that with your puny brains
if randroids are so intelligent, they would start applying force to their ideals, the same way the parasites apply force to their non-ideals and non thinking. if a mosquito lands on your arm, u dont casually pet it and read it books and try to explain to it how it is wrong what the mosquito is doing, NO, you use great force and anger and swat it, and kill it.
what america needs is an emperor, or king, and then the republic restored, and then men like ron paul made the executive bosses and heads of govt with the military behind them, to make sure that the new way (old way) is put into practice. an ocean of books and theories and ideals is not worth one drip of actual practice. any1 with 2 brain cells to rub together, can plainly see that "democracy" fails all the time, every time
@AnubisEye009 Advanced brain scientists have objectively proven the benefits of far eastern teachings such as yoga, meditation, and other similar practices.
@vendurra Okay...I don't know what the point of your comment was, but I'll continue this conversation with a slight drizzle of comedy. I feel just as good when I take a nap. :3
Very shallow summary of nihilism. Nihilism was viewed by Nietzsche (the first philosopher to recognize and discuss it) as the worst of all evils and something that must be overcome. But he didn't recommend believing whatever others say, but instead creating your own standards of value - something Rand took up and narrowed down to only capitalist values, thus impinging on the freedom to choose other systems of values. Very good summary of "the mystic" though.
Jesus Christ, When I read his speech I always thought that a littlie hyperbole was used to help get Ayn Rand's points across. But seeing these examples, word for word in real life. Its crazy, especially the man saying how the best way to improve society is to not attempt to improve it. Mind blowing.
@poopster102 The reason society fails is because of the use of improper information. When you work in the realm of objective truth, society can not possible fail, since everything is accurately accounted for in a logical and rational matter thereby removing emotions from interferring with daily life. The Greeks & Romans had stoicism, and it is also seen in the Vulcan's on Star Trek.
That bit about the benevolent dictatorship and Catholic monarch...is that for real? Please, tell me that was a fake or a parody. People honestly think like that?
Fantastic piece and really well done.. my only minor criticism is the very ending perhaps. As it finishes rather abruptly on a somewhat flat note.. Partly due to the speech perhaps, which ended this particular segment for you..
However, not wishing to diminish a great piece of work, of which the juxtaposition of film and images against dialogue were simply stunning at times.. Well done!
@xelenty Thanks-- yeah it doesn't climax as an individual episode. It's the climax of the second of three parts of the speech. Eventually this will be the end of hour 3 of a 4.5 hour project so no worries. Thanks for your comment.
This is my favorite section of the speech. It really sums up the entire of essence of Rand's thesis. It's the one thing that I always found myself agreeing with because I made the same conclusion a long time before I even heard of Ayn Rand or read her novels.
I thought I had some profound stuff to share on youtube, this is by far the best stuff youtube has to offer if you want to understand the social world.
has any one really interalized this stuff and now see the world through this lense? i accept the logic but it hasnt made its way into my automatic world view yet. Is it even healthy to do so? what happens when you do this? I do value my sanity. or perhaps my insanity =p
@TheGodofAtheists I've internalized it to the point that I recognize it when I see it. And it's true-- it always seems to be there. Even in little details-- I have a friend that is very far left and one day we were talking about when we die. I want to be frozen, because I enjoy living. He wanted to be cremated and scattered, he said, because "I'll just want to to be over"
@ShadowPa1adin ah, but if preserve the brain and the information it contains, future technology may be able to patch me back together and get me back on the road again
Very nice job of blending modern liberalism with religion. Once it abruptly switched from nihilism to religion I thought this might be a two-parter (with the integration coming in a future installment), but after presenting them separately you gradually brought them together and it worked out very nicely.
@GaltSpeaking Thank you very much! Incredible video as always, I was just telling a friend about your channel yesterday and wondering if you were going to do any more videos.
The voice sounded particularly good in this video btw. I went and got the tapes/cds at the library and even the cds have the hiss, kudos for getting rid of it!
Excellent visuals and music choice as usual! Man, you sure got it right with putting Mother Teresa in frame when Rand talks about relishing in the suffering of others. What's the name of the guy speaking at the Heritage Foundation near the beginning?
I was not taught that there's no objective truth in school. It was just the opposite! This is where I disagree with this movie clip. I grew up as a christian in a republican household. When I became an adult I started to become more liberal and shed my beliefs. I was always more of a philosopher than a scientist by that time. Not because I reject objective truth, but because I feel that there're some parts of reality better understood by the intuitive mind. Scientists were too square to me.
gukonni 1 month ago
@gukonni Yes. There are some things that reach beyond the point of objective assessment. This is why I can only claim to be an atheist by intutive faith - rather than by objective proof.
However, when solving problems, a hard objective assessment is very useful to have at your disposal.
vendurra 1 week ago
The idea that nihilism is a good thing - that it removes the precursors to disagreements - I thought about it when i was young and dropped the idea, but not for any reason (I guess I simply forgot or stopped caring)
Nihilism still fascinates me but I cannot resolve the issue that the claim that there are no objective truths is in fact an objective truth
piecharthosen 1 month ago
Who is the dude at 5:25?
TheDreadfathersithis 1 month ago in playlist More videos from GaltSpeaking
@TheDreadfathersithis Evan Sayet
GaltSpeaking 1 month ago
LOL @11:21 jesus bitch slapped with a backhand. boo yaah bitch shut cho mouth hippy
iTROLL9000 2 months ago
you randroids, although thinking in the right direction, are still like mental midgets, with relatively unborn minds, most with still born afterbirths of thoughts/ideals. so think a little harder. try to digest that with your puny brains
iTROLL9000 2 months ago
if randroids are so intelligent, they would start applying force to their ideals, the same way the parasites apply force to their non-ideals and non thinking. if a mosquito lands on your arm, u dont casually pet it and read it books and try to explain to it how it is wrong what the mosquito is doing, NO, you use great force and anger and swat it, and kill it.
iTROLL9000 2 months ago
what america needs is an emperor, or king, and then the republic restored, and then men like ron paul made the executive bosses and heads of govt with the military behind them, to make sure that the new way (old way) is put into practice. an ocean of books and theories and ideals is not worth one drip of actual practice. any1 with 2 brain cells to rub together, can plainly see that "democracy" fails all the time, every time
iTROLL9000 2 months ago
lol why did you put chomsky, analytic marxism and popper as examples of nihilist philosophy?
YouAndWhoseTube 2 months ago
@YouAndWhoseTube Because they deserve it.
Success0527 1 month ago
I'm pretty sure he would have sold stuff by now judging by what I see in lack of advertising of such.
Just let him be.
AnubisEye009 2 months ago
Chaos rules all galaxies!!
browndemon386 2 months ago
@browndemon386 Does chaos rule yoga?
AnubisEye009 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
yes!! hail the event horizon!!
browndemon386 2 months ago
@browndemon386 lmao
AnubisEye009 2 months ago
@AnubisEye009 Advanced brain scientists have objectively proven the benefits of far eastern teachings such as yoga, meditation, and other similar practices.
vendurra 1 week ago
@vendurra Okay...I don't know what the point of your comment was, but I'll continue this conversation with a slight drizzle of comedy. I feel just as good when I take a nap. :3
AnubisEye009 1 week ago
Very shallow summary of nihilism. Nihilism was viewed by Nietzsche (the first philosopher to recognize and discuss it) as the worst of all evils and something that must be overcome. But he didn't recommend believing whatever others say, but instead creating your own standards of value - something Rand took up and narrowed down to only capitalist values, thus impinging on the freedom to choose other systems of values. Very good summary of "the mystic" though.
zenogais1 2 months ago
@zenogais1 good critique. i knew there was something amiss i wasn't realizing.
I will take this video as confirmation that i need no ruler and that all would-be rulers in my life need swift destruction.
piecharthosen 1 month ago
Jesus Christ, When I read his speech I always thought that a littlie hyperbole was used to help get Ayn Rand's points across. But seeing these examples, word for word in real life. Its crazy, especially the man saying how the best way to improve society is to not attempt to improve it. Mind blowing.
poopster102 4 months ago
@poopster102 The reason society fails is because of the use of improper information. When you work in the realm of objective truth, society can not possible fail, since everything is accurately accounted for in a logical and rational matter thereby removing emotions from interferring with daily life. The Greeks & Romans had stoicism, and it is also seen in the Vulcan's on Star Trek.
vendurra 1 week ago
That bit about the benevolent dictatorship and Catholic monarch...is that for real? Please, tell me that was a fake or a parody. People honestly think like that?
Eldritchfan 5 months ago
nihilism that denies objective reality is not true nihilism. but this is a good video
ih8pinkos 5 months ago
edit: is a part of?
jacobob321 7 months ago
What's the name of music that 5:35 to about 6:36?
jacobob321 7 months ago
what is the name music that plays at around 11:50 and elsewhere [through 12:00-and towards the end]
Worldslargestipod 7 months ago
@Worldslargestipod It's the main theme from John Williams' score for "Monsignor"
GaltSpeaking 7 months ago
WONDERFULL!!!
OGthegame 8 months ago
Fantastic piece and really well done.. my only minor criticism is the very ending perhaps. As it finishes rather abruptly on a somewhat flat note.. Partly due to the speech perhaps, which ended this particular segment for you..
However, not wishing to diminish a great piece of work, of which the juxtaposition of film and images against dialogue were simply stunning at times.. Well done!
xelenty 10 months ago
@xelenty Thanks-- yeah it doesn't climax as an individual episode. It's the climax of the second of three parts of the speech. Eventually this will be the end of hour 3 of a 4.5 hour project so no worries. Thanks for your comment.
GaltSpeaking 10 months ago
Brilliant video series! Amazing!
boarini2003 10 months ago
To say that man can be certain of nothing is to be certain of something.
nrkgalt 10 months ago
In the opening, why didn't you use a clip of the nihilists from The Big Lebowski? Too funny, perhaps?
hapspir 10 months ago
@hapspir had it but it didn't work
GaltSpeaking 10 months ago
What is the name of the song in the beginning?
TheNeoAristotelean 11 months ago
@TheNeoAristotelean "Pathologic Noise" by Necrophagia it's here on YouTube if you want the whole thing. Brutal death metal.
GaltSpeaking 11 months ago
Bravo, bravo, BRAVO! I will send you money.
hsfbunny 11 months ago
I really enjoy this series... I am afraid though, if you try to sell it, the copyright office might catch on.
maximalyst0292 11 months ago
@maximalyst0292 It's strictly a fan work.I accept donations on my blog for that work, but not for Galt
GaltSpeaking 11 months ago
Brilliant! This makes me remember every conversation with Christians and post-modernists and thanks to Ayn Rand I'm finally making the connection.
TheNeoAristotelean 11 months ago
keep up the good work.
2012mrdon 11 months ago
...and you slipped in some South Park!
tsapwned 11 months ago
A Dark Knight clip! Yes! Good shit Rick.
tsapwned 11 months ago
11:22 Ha!
Where do you find this stuff?
"Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere."
--Mr. Universe
hapspir 11 months ago
It's as if that narration was made for this series. His calm, slow, deliberative tone contrasts with frenzy and irrationality shown in the video.
This episode gets academia exactly right by the way. I can't wait to graduate...
ColemanMulkerin 11 months ago
This is not only brutal, but BRILLIANT.
MrGentlemanly 11 months ago
This is my favorite section of the speech. It really sums up the entire of essence of Rand's thesis. It's the one thing that I always found myself agreeing with because I made the same conclusion a long time before I even heard of Ayn Rand or read her novels.
ladyattis 11 months ago
impressive as always, when you are done i plan on taking a few hours and watching it all in one go
CaedusRising 11 months ago
One of the better segments. Nice work.
sbuttgereit 11 months ago
Any nihilism beyond moral nihilism is just self-hatred and hypocrisy.
DaveElectric 11 months ago
Perfect images. Wonderfully done, as usual.
tsummerlee 11 months ago
I thought I had some profound stuff to share on youtube, this is by far the best stuff youtube has to offer if you want to understand the social world.
TheGodofAtheists 11 months ago
has any one really interalized this stuff and now see the world through this lense? i accept the logic but it hasnt made its way into my automatic world view yet. Is it even healthy to do so? what happens when you do this? I do value my sanity. or perhaps my insanity =p
TheGodofAtheists 11 months ago
@TheGodofAtheists I've internalized it to the point that I recognize it when I see it. And it's true-- it always seems to be there. Even in little details-- I have a friend that is very far left and one day we were talking about when we die. I want to be frozen, because I enjoy living. He wanted to be cremated and scattered, he said, because "I'll just want to to be over"
GaltSpeaking 11 months ago 7
@GaltSpeaking
But what good will freezing be to you? You will be dead.
ShadowPa1adin 9 months ago
@ShadowPa1adin ah, but if preserve the brain and the information it contains, future technology may be able to patch me back together and get me back on the road again
GaltSpeaking 7 months ago
Fantastic!
WintersAscension 11 months ago
GREAT. Thank you, great job.
Cidriullo 11 months ago
Excellent! Your best yet. Its dark, but it absolutely needs to be. Its a graphic display of the end result of mysticism and coercion.
christerryatl 11 months ago
Are you going to make these into one big video? One that, perhaps, could be purchased in DVD format or something?
8daystillmonday 11 months ago 10
Bravo!
UCIBME 11 months ago
Very nice job of blending modern liberalism with religion. Once it abruptly switched from nihilism to religion I thought this might be a two-parter (with the integration coming in a future installment), but after presenting them separately you gradually brought them together and it worked out very nicely.
grantsinmypants2 11 months ago
what was that clip of the man talking about "the attempt to be right" from?
daPlumber702 11 months ago
@daPlumber702 plug in Evan Sayet and its the first hit on YouTube
GaltSpeaking 11 months ago
@GaltSpeaking Thank you very much! Incredible video as always, I was just telling a friend about your channel yesterday and wondering if you were going to do any more videos.
The voice sounded particularly good in this video btw. I went and got the tapes/cds at the library and even the cds have the hiss, kudos for getting rid of it!
daPlumber702 11 months ago
Excellent visuals and music choice as usual! Man, you sure got it right with putting Mother Teresa in frame when Rand talks about relishing in the suffering of others. What's the name of the guy speaking at the Heritage Foundation near the beginning?
zombiechaddy 11 months ago 2
@zombiechaddy Evan Sayet
GaltSpeaking 11 months ago