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Stef on the Michael Badnarik show... http://xml.wtprn.com/Badnarik/0809/20080903_Wed_Badnarik1.mp3 http://xml.wtprn.com/Badnarik/0809/20080903_Wed_Badnarik2.mp3 He's going to real radio next month, and asked me to come back and do a show on "Does God Exist?"
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Hi, nexalacer! I've read his question yesterday, too. I've come to this possible answer: UPB is based on logic and logic is based on the observable properties of reality. So in order for me to be dissuaded of UPB, I would first have to be dissuaded of logic. What this would mean in practice is...
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Well I think so, which is why I use empirical examples in the book...
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Hey Stef, I've noticed that in your earlier podcasts, in regards to lifeboat situations, you considered people who violate ethical rules due to severe conditions such as stealing an apple when your starving to death to still be immoral. However, in the "hanging on by a thread" podcast,...
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Has anyone seen any reviews of UPB from 'libertarian academia'? Where's Block, Hoppe, Long, etc, etc, etc?
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I'm about a third into UPB. I've heard UPB moderately compared to Hoppe's Argumentation Ethics theory both of which I have not fully grasped. I was curious if Roderick Long's critique of Hoppe applied to UPB... http://praxeology.net/unblog05-04.htm#10 Back to UPB!
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Thanks - good questions! Moyer: Lying and Fraud. UPB invalidates any theory that says "fraud/lying is good" so therefore fraud/lying must be wrong. But both of these things have elements of avoidability and are thus not categorized with forceful, unavoidable actions like murder/rape/theft....
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Your UPB book looks as if it will be a great read, plus, my school's debate team can use it as a value criterion for their L-D team. Unfortunatel, I don't have PayPal or e-Gold. I would offer to pay people I know to buy the book (proxy-buying) buyt most of them are neither secular nor rational...
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Objectivism is pretty much amazing, but I've had some bad experiences trying to get to know some randroids. Believe it or not, John Galt's speech was one of my favorite parts of the book! That's because it is really what the book is about - Atlas Shrugged is not just about the characters...
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I've noticed that some forms of universally preferable behavior are universally preferable because they are the only valid means to an end. For example logic and consistency are UPB because they are the only means to achieve valid knowledge. Using a common language between two people is universally...