Free Book - How (not) to Achieve Freedom

[vspqbd]

Stef, how do we achieve freedom?

[alique087]

What is the name of this song?

[willyswear]

Good message, terrible music!!!

[garvess]

I just think the relationship between " freedom" and "power" is a very interesting one. Are the words actually interchangeable? Would "Powerdomain Radio" have such a following, or would the word be too taboo? I wish I had time to read the book but I am unfortunatly enslaved by academia. lol. No hard feelings.

[good4usoul]

I like your philosophy videos. I just don't understand why you're criticizing the people who try to do something for good? I mean, seriously, which do you value more... Freedom or Goodness?

[stefbot]

Thank you for your kind words, can you tell me if you have read the book? I am sure that you are not criticizing a book that you have not read, that would be most odd...

[good4usoul]

I have not read it. But if your faith is true, keep it and do not stray into despair.

Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

Your aim is the same as Jesus. To make people free (from the sins done against them and the sins within them). I shouldn't rebuke you, but encourage you. Realize to most people it is an impossible dream.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

[snipa4lyfe]

I think you should explore atheism.  It's quite liberating.

[good4usoul]

I did not realize that not only is your book free, it is also read to me while I relax. Thank you very much. Do not be critical of Jesus, though, for the sake of Christians who are disobeying him. The disobedient Christians have not yet been able to hide his teachings, and they are in line with your own. Jesus gave his strongest rebukes to the hypocrites who loved money and caused fear. But I will give a listen to your other book how you can prove what is good by logic and reason.

[good4usoul]

Yes, I enjoyed your book. Even though it was mostly criticism, it was good criticism. I have one question, though. Is giving away your truth for free then accepting donations that are freely given more representative of the free-market, or is that not grace?

[garvess]

"the grumbling oppressed, the rebellious slave classes, who strive for power they call it 'Freedom.'"

Friedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

[qtronman]

Man the Pope looks evil.

[DaveFerreira]

Academics in what sense? How could the study of mathematical probabilities and theories take away our freedom.

[overmind25]

The true way to set yourself free is to be a Christian that believes in the state of America and studies at state paid universities to learn the best way for government to be structured.

[kulza23]

"Economics is all about empirical measurement and rational theorizing primarily, it is about the empirical measurement of price, as

reflected in voluntary transactions. " p. 13

What are you smoking Stef? Economics is a priori.

[qtronman]

"Economics is a priori."

So Kant and Plato were economists?

[kulza23]

Clearly a fallacy of undistributed middle.

So, I take it you haven't read EPE or HA?

[qtronman]

How can you possibly do anything in economics without referring to empirical data?

[Rorshak1313]

Well, that would take a lot more explaining than a youtube comment would allow.

I recommend looking at this reading list, almost anyone of the works should give you a basic idea of what kulza's talking about.

praxeology(dot)net(slash)praxe­o(dot)htm

[qtronman]

So far as I've read, Praxeology is BS. There is no such thing as 'a priori'--it's a false Kantian construct.

[Rorshak1313]

Check out the article "Praxeology: Who Needs It?" then. It answers that very criticism along with Rand's other objections to it.

[D4Shawn]

Go to the mises website and listen to the audio file "Praxeology: The Austrian Method" by Hans-Hermann Hoppe. It's a discussion of that very issue (the epistemology of economics). The answer is actually quite simple (how we can logically deduce economic laws logically without reference to empirical testing).

[erdal0]

should i first read the previous books or can i begin with this one too

[stefbot]

You can start with this one, no problem... :)

[5y89sdfih]

What song is that?

[lukeev]

One of the most powerful and important books ever written on the topic of social/political theory and personal freedom. Just finished reading it today and I feel as if it's really set the standard for things to come. A milestone.

[btbking]

I understand.

Completely.

[D4Shawn]

Pope Santa Clause is one creepy sonuvabitch.

Thanks for the book Stef!

[D4Shawn]

Sin is a thing that writes itself across a mans face. It cannot be concealed If a wretched man has vice, it shows itself in the lines of his mouth, the droop of his eyelids, the moulding of his hands even

-Oscar Wilde

[juanCarlosvp7]

The concept, of that. I was in a catholic school. They always told me believing in santa clause was stupid because it was a dangerous fantasy.

[D4Shawn]

Irony much?

[juanCarlosvp7]

yeah! now I'm here looking for answers.

[juanCarlosvp7]

well more than answers opinions, this is a cool channel.

[marjan15]

and the Truth will set you free

[Anon1696]

AMEN /b/RUTHA

[juanCarlosvp7]

another irony. it ^^ was said by jesus but, science has proven to be more realistic and truth than religion.