Mensa Statists and the Aneurysm of Truth!

A Freedomain Radio listener describes his experience talking about rational political philosophy with high IQ Mensa folks. Freedomain Radio is the largest and most popular philosophy show on the web - http://www.freedomainradio.com

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[deziistheone]

@deziistheone "attempted to have"

[deziistheone]

@666or999 I just think what the guy described was very inconsiderate. Was he even invited? He showed up to derail their discussions to suit his own agenda. I also find the parallels with Stefan’s own behavior staggering. On the occasions when people have attempted to attempt a sincere, polite and comprehensive dissertation of Stefan’s writings and philosophy on their forum, it has ended with hostility towards them and eventual expulsion.

[666or999]

@deziistheone Why do you want to think so badly of this guy?

[oneblueorange]

Randist bollocks!!

[deziistheone]

I'm picturing this guy crashing the Mensa group, with a massive intellectual inferiority complex, interrupting every attempt they make at discussion so he can divert the topic to some tedious philosophical exercise in definitions, all because he knows about the ‘truth’ of Libertarianism . This, of course, makes anyone who doesn’t brainless (despite what some IQ test says) and any discussion they might want to have, pointless. What a selfish ass this guy sounds like.

[eirefrance]

"Intellectualism is a defense against inflicted falsehoods as a child"

Sounds like someone is rationalizing as a defense against not having to challenge his beliefs.

[KevZen2000]

@Tethloach1. Society, in the long run,will become a better, more enlightened state, where the progress will not be recognized by us today. Anarchy, is the end result of political evolution, and people still have a fetish with the mythology of socialism, so most likely, but unfortunately, we will go through stages of a mixed economic state of 'socialism w/state capitalism,' similar to a water down version of Marxism, with a technocratic and environmental spin.

[chisleu]

@chisleu so many many great points... I can't wait to catch up on your videos. I find this to be more thoughtful and intelligent than some of the other political thinking channels I frequent.

[chisleu]

Amazing way to think about the outsourcing of violence to the police.

[Tethloach1]

@junnu79m We can only thank socail evolution, the old ideas fade away as the young embrace new ones. scientist in the future will be far smarter than scientist today if we are to achieve a great future, also are technological capabilities will be unbelievable, here is a hint: we will be able to build organs on demand, alter our DNA's, free food as in backyard farming, window farming, vertical farming, most the stuff I listed already exist or are in progress.