Thu, 28 August 2008 Is RTR crackpottery? Judge for yourself: http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR Brutalization of the child "off limits" domains of morality Ethics: the relative and the objective Questioning the one-way street of authoritarian morality The psychological payoffs for evasion and obedience Catastrophizing http://psychcentral.com/lib/2007/what-is-catastrophizing/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_distortion Practicing RTR http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/stolenconcept.html Listening to feelings Questioning one's premises--can we look to peer-reviewed psych/phil journals for answers? Focusing on the psychological/philosophical essentials Being aware of the argument from morality The Argument From Morality by Stefan Molyneux http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/molyneux7.html The payoffs for love of domination--and for enabling it Experiments in liberty--questioning liberty is questioning oneself Having compassion for other people's feelings, and challenging "authority" http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/rationalization.html Illogical philosophical catch phrases--Ayn Rand astutely noted that evil philosophies are systems of rationalizations Defining self-esteem--self-confidence and self-respect Staving off the feeling of being unfit to exist with defense mechanisms and pseudo self-esteem The brutalizing process of relativistic ethics and eating invisible apples (blue pill city) There are no conflicts among people's self-interest and self-esteem The error of "getting" a child to eat dinner...developing a context for normalization An anarchist’s declaration by Mike Gogulski http://www.nostate.com/an-anarchists-declaration/ Expressing anger in trying to understand the optimal context of childrearing Getting rid of parasitic memes John Gottman's (http://www.gottman.com) research: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse--Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling 'The Four Horsemen': Why Marriages Fail by Alix Spiegel http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4823861 http://www.gottman.com/press/releases/detail.php?id=13 Living an authentic life in relation to one's own mind, based on objective reality The Anatomy of Slavespeak by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml The Nature of Government by Frederick Mann http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07b.shtml The most important thing to show kids, besides your happiness: authentic and principled expression of values and virtues The truth shall set us free! Peer-reviewers' fest of altruism Developing self-trust in one's own understanding of objective morality--and living it! Just For Fans of Stefan Molyneux (when seemingly nice people turn nasty) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY30C6Grv3o The Art of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden (examining subconscious premises) http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38 The Art of Living Consciously by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=28 Taking Responsibility by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=36 Personal evolution also means the evolution of our culture bumper music "See You on the Other Side" by Ozzy Osbourne http://www.ozzy.com/music/ozzmosis Direct download: Episode_31_-_Authoritarianism_and_family_getting_personal_with_the_ethics_of_complete_liberty_battles_of_the_wills_vs_authenticity_and_self-esteem.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:16 PM Comments[6] |
Thu, 21 August 2008 Early experiences with bad adult behavior Fear of authority and feeling a lack of authoritativeness It all starts with agreeing to the "invisible apple" A Transcript of Freedomain Radio Podcast 70: “The Parable of the Apple – or, How to control a human soul...” by Stefan Molyneux http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/how_to_control_a_human_soul.mp3 also in the book Real-Time Relationships: The Logic of Love by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR Psychology of Education http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyeducation.html Between Parent and Child - The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication by Haim Ginott http://tinyurl.com/598j76 The "normal" talk that drives kids crazy "Sanity depends on trusting one's inner reality," noted Ginott Honoring the volitional capacity of the child Parents' and teachers' love of dominion (as noted by Herbert Spencer) Misbehavior doesn't usually emanate naturally from the child "The child has a teacher within," noted Maria Montessori The Secret of Childhood by Maria Montessori http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=8977399 Respecting the will of the child, allowing the psychic energy to flow Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience http://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi/dp/0060920432 Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Isabella Selega Csikszentmihalyi http://books.google.com/books?id=lNt6bdfoyxQC&dq=flow&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) The Secret of Childhood: Normalization and Deviations-lecture given by Dr. Rita Shaefer Zener http://www.michaelolaf.net/lecture_secret.html There can't be familial harmony when there's love of dominion going on The early deviations fostered by adults Four characteristics of personality that signal normalization: love of work; concentration; self-discipline; sociability Statecraft 101 by Brad Spangler How do I start my own country? http://www.bradspangler.com/blog/archives/1021 Human beings bullying others both politically and parentally Bringing war upon individuals, courtesy of those in government The Thin Blue Lie by Wendy McElroy http://www.wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend.1698 The police are the enemies of freedom; they enforce unjust laws, are paid through extortion (taxes), and work for a coercive monopoly Why you should never talk to cops without a lawyer (video of lawyer and cop making this point) http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/342.html San Diego Plays 'Sophie's Choice' for Fascists by Lawrence M. Ludlow http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/ludlow/ludlow1.html "Law" as an opinion backed by a gun Law must be based on human well-being and happiness--to be objective and valid, it must adhere to the principles of individual rights, self-ownership, and property Cooking Stimulated Big Leap In Human Cognition http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/12/2036254 bumper music "Love Will Set You Free" by Starchaser http://www.myspace.com/starchaserofficial Direct download: Episode_30_-_The_self-directed_will_of_the_child_volitional_hindrances_flow_love_of_dominion_scaled-up_bullying_by_statists.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:08 AM Comments[0] |
Wed, 13 August 2008 The Dangerous Question by Marcel Votlucka http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/votlucka/votlucka2.html Why?...Do most individuals need/want Mommy/Daddy Government? Unquestioning adults as much less mature than children Kids are naturally predisposed to active-mindedness Ayn Rand's take on "Open Mind" and "Closed Mind" http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/openmindandclosedmind.html Listening to what your mind is telling you... Deism and Freedom by Robert L. Johnson http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/johnson/johnson1.html America is based on fear...What is fear? Punished for disobedience--the ties between Parents and Governments If we lived with our governmental oppressors... Which is worse: tyrannical parents or tyrannical employees of government? All political punishment is local Attila and the Witch Doctor...softening the bones and brain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_New_Intellectual by Ayn Rand For the New Intellectual by Ayn Rand http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_nonfiction_for_the_new_intellectual Review by Edward Tanguay http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~tanguay/70.htm The meme of government has jailed our minds (and thus limited our choices) a long time ago A prison for your mind http://tinyurl.com/yp4hdv Valid definition of God is impossible because it has no referents in reality Feelings about God aren't irreducible primaries The triad of supernatural consciousness: omnipotence, omniscience, and infallibility Will a post-technological singularity consciousness be Godlike? "God" as the Universe makes the notion superfluous Former atheist Antony Flew's and Peter Murphy's Deistic thinking... http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/atheist_philosopher_041210.html http://www.deism.com/dogmaticatheism.htm Scientist Stuart Kauffman's thoughts on catalytic closure of molecular species http://www.logicallearning.net/libevolution.html Kauffman's At Home in the Universe http://books.google.com/books?id=o-Owb5IDkSQC&dq=stuart+Kauffman+catalytic+closure&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 The secret of life is auto-catalysis review by Gert Korthof http://home.planet.nl/~gkorthof/kortho32.htm Beyond Reductionism: Reinventing The Sacred by Stuart A. Kauffman http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/kauffman06/kauffman06_index.html Consciousness is inextricably tied to material reality http://www.logicallearning.net/libanissueofmort.html To postulate supernatural consciousness is the ultimate metaphysical question-begging The laws of identity, causality, and non-contradiction must determine our beliefs http://www.logicallearning.net/libidentitycausa.html How belief in a "Creater" relates to fear... The mental sacrifice of taking the leap of faith http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/faith.html Faith and Force as corollaries... Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World by Any Rand http://freedomkeys.com/faithandforce.htm Faith and Force: The Destroyers of the Modern World by Any Rand (audio of Rand herself, speech and q&a) http://www.atlasshrugged.com/ayn-rand-works/ar-faith-and-force.html from Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand http://www.aynrandbookstore2.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AR07B Scientists Close to Reconstructing First Living Cell Researchers get genetic material to copy itself in a recreation of a simple protocell that could have existed eons ago by Nikhil Swaminathan http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=scientists-close-to-recon Replicating clay particles and origin of life... Various hypotheses: http://scienceweek.com/2005/sw050429-1.htm http://originoflife.net/cairns_smith/quotes/ Cell as metaphor of complete liberty Reality is knowable and science is how we find out more about it Using logic to function optimally with our consciousness in objective reality Asking "Why?" as way to truth, honesty, and virtue (or uncovering pretense, evasion, and lies) Nathaniel Branden's quotation about the uniqueness of human consciousness and self-awareness http://www.logicallearning.net/libevolution.html The Psychology of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=54 bumper music "True Faith" by New Order http://www.neworderonline.com/ Direct download: Episode_29_-_Curiosity_of_children_faith_and_force_of_adults_logical_metaphysics_origin_of_life_.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:59 PM Comments[0] |
Wed, 6 August 2008 Getting to the root of the problem Is depression increasing in society? Depressingly Easy by Kelly Lambert http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=depressingly-easy&sc=MND_20080731 Challenging one's silent assumptions Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns http://www.feelinggood.com/books.htm#book_fg http://www.feelinggood.com/ The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=35 Stop "Depressing" Checking one's conscious and subconscious premises Real-Time Relationships by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#RTR False self vs True self The Art of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=38 Living in accordance with rational self-interest and your own happiness WebWise Business: Where Confidence Grows, Cashflow Goes Chris Curtis of Web Business Ownership talks with Kirk Nugent on the VoiceAmerica Business Radio Network http://www.webwiseshow.com/shows/show4.htm Dealers of Deceit by Kirk Nugent (from: I Just Want To Testify "Pursue Your Passion Edition") http://www.kirknugent.com/ excerpt from Practical Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#PA excerpts from Everyday Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux http://freedomainradio.com/free/#EA The psychological need for questioning social axioms Rejecting the emotional trap of social metaphysics Social Metaphysics by Nathaniel Branden in The Psychology of Self-Esteem http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=54 We are lonely for ourselves Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Transformation by Nathaniel Branden http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_23&products_id=43 Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Soviet gulag, dies http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/03/1718171-solzhenitsyn-chronicler-of-soviet-gulag-dies Solzhenitsyn's nationalism, Stockholm syndrome, and regimes of fear Pursue Your Passion by Kirk Nugent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4wDVrfLIq0 The Ultimate Answer by Kirk Nugent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4e0xCLf28s I Need You To Remember by Kirk Nugent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DH35qC1D34 bumper music "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones http://www.jesusjones.com/ Direct download: Episode_28_-_The_psychological_side_of_complete_liberty_.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:10 PM Comments[0] |
Sat, 2 August 2008 A Foundation for Panarchy by Michael S. Rozeff http://www.lewrockwell.com/rozeff/rozeff210.html Are there primary and secondary rights? Run for your life whenever you hear a governmental "official" talk about your safety and happiness... Does the Jeffersonian rhetoric hold water? Government's "securing rights" is a non sequitur Because ideas are bulletproof, it's important to understand their origin and influence, particularly authoritarian ones How does one provide one's "consent" to the government, while maintaining one's rights? Certainly not by birth and physical proximity Individual rights defined Implications for so-called intellectual "property" Gated communities and HOA's versus governments Interacting on entirely private property based on the rules of the owner(s) SamIam's Obscured Truth Network http://www.youtube.com/ObscuredTruth The State has no standing and no actual legitimacy Elections make a mockery of choice ("suggestion box for slaves") http://www.panarchy.org/ Government versus governance; panarchism versus anarchism The essence of the Red Pill Tibor Machan's defense of government http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html "Private property" is a redundancy, as is "individual rights" "Public property" is a contradiction in terms Voting is a joke; your choices are not honored "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard." H.L. Mencken http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quotes_by/h.+l.+mencken Invalid forms of governance If you like tyranny, then ~you~ can leave; in a just society, bullies are banned The Jeffersonian Matrix Robert Nozick's defense of government http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html Coercive monopolies of retaliatory force will always lead to injustice Acceptance of false moral premises; the psychology of statism Holding people accountable for their levels of immorality 927 Ron Paul and Politics versus Personal Liberty by Stefan Molyneux (the two magic words: would you be in favor of using force "against me"?) http://youtube.com/watch?v=0z-fhCFkISM http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_927_Ron_Paul_Politics_and_Personal_Freedom.mp3 http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/47/ Helping people look past their fears Microfiltering Sepsis by Jennifer Chu http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/20816/?a=f Innovation in free market medicine versus FDA hindrances bumper music "Revolutionary" Etude by Frederic Chopin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Étude_Op._10,_No._12_(Chopin) Direct download: Episode_27_-_Rights_choice_governance_and_the_psychology_of_statism_.mp3 Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:16 AM Comments[0] |
