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1 month ago
Myth: Humans have the inherent, natural right to create and own property.
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In which it is explained that rights derive from agreements made between...
Beingism • 440 views
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8 months ago
Myth: Tax cuts stimulate the economy; government spending does the opposite.
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In which a man with an exceptionally creepy mustache explains why both t...
Beingism • 1,278 views
guidedmarkets
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@l3GaliZEFREEdome38 "Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right." —Thomas Jefferson
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11 months ago
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9 months ago
Myth: Freedom is simply lack of coercion. Libertarianism requires human interaction to be voluntary.
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In which it is explained that real freedom means having choices, not jus...
Beingism • 819 views
guidedmarkets
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@eeks78 Heh. I hadn't noticed that those events coincided.... :)
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9 months ago
Myth: Under Libertarianism, People Can More Effectively Take Control of Their Lives
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Note: This video is part of a series of debunked myths of laissez-faire ...
Beingism • 1,557 views
guidedmarkets
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"It was at this point that I realised that you are entirely dishonest..."
@newperve It was at this point in reading your comment that I started to think you might be more interested in impugning our integrity with absolutist assumptions than learning anything. Wow. "Entirely dishonest"? Yes, tha...
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10 months ago
Why the Will Is Not Free (Part 1 of 2)
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Human beings have a powerful sense of free will, and in at least one imp...
Beingism • 742 views
guidedmarkets
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@ProfessorDarkly I think you mean *Occam's* razor. :)
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10 months ago
Myth: The government that governs best governs least.
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Note: This video is part of a series which debunks myths pertinent to la...
Beingism • 248 views
guidedmarkets
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@MirageScience Please stop posting here. Your histrionics don't clarify your point of view or give me an interest in helping correct your misunderstandings of ours.
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10 months ago
Willpower: Self-control, decision fatigue, and energy
One of the world's most esteemed psychologists, Roy F Baumeister visits the RSA to explain why willpower and self-control is one of the most import...
theRSAorg • 302 views
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10 months ago
Myth: Welfare programs and the like necessarily foster dependence and increase poverty.
Bradley, D., Huber, E., Moller, S., Nielson, F. & Stephens, J. D. (2003). Determinants of relative poverty in advanced capitalist democracies. Amer...
Beingism • 1,151 views
guidedmarkets
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@D503z I think you give the topic a few moments of sincere thought, you'll be able to answer your own question. I understand and even appreciate healthy skepticism on this topic, but if you can't even understand how it might be helpful in some situations, I question your sincere interest in under...
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@ryan84160 I see your point, and it appears we share the same overall goal, though I also think it's valid to have multiple rhetorical strategies for coming at the problem. I think equality of autonomy is another useful concept here.