Seven Deadly Sins & a Rational Morality | Yaron Brook Show

00:00 Intro
00:57 3 days to OCON
04:10 Seven Deadly Sins
07:25 Greed
19:18 Lust
27:28 Envy
34:29 Gluttony
40:16 Wrath
46:50 Sloth
50:53 Pride

Live Questions:
1:00:18 I try to pick topics that may strike a chord with non Objectivists and that are a good intro to Rand's Philosophy, and how it vastly differs from modern morality. To those watching/listening, please share the link!
1:01:12 Yaron I have to agree with you in saying the the right is a bigger threat to Western Civilization then the left because of the Christian irrationality they use intellectually in order to fight the left, but how can we use Ayn Rands ideas in order to fight wokeness?
1:09:34 Are the sins an example of a frozen abstractions? People holding them without taking into account context, intent, means, etc.?
1:12:10 Bernie Maddoff might ultimately be self-destructive. But he thought he was getting over. He thought he was winning. His intention was to promote his well being. Is it right to label both Bernie Maddoff and Mother Theresa as “self-destructive”?
1:14:52 What sin are you guilty of the most? Wanting to view people as better than they actually are? That's been my go to sin I'm working on. It comes from a positive place of wanting to form connections with rational good people.
1:17:17 Rand also opposes original sin (sins without volition). "To hold man’s nature as his sin is a mockery of nature. To punish him for a crime he committed before he was born is a mockery of justice"
1:20:31 The Operative from Serenity incorporated the Seven Deadly Sins into his justification for all of the horrible things he did in the name of The Alliance.
1:22:47 Honest question: why are we wasting time on this Christian nonsense and giving it any credit whatsoever? What’s next episode, personalized astrology readings for members?
1:26:28 I have come to observe that most moral concepts have at least two meanings, depending on the morality one holds to be true.Egoism+Altruism views of justice, love equality, and “the good” all come to mind.
1:27:32 Do you think the Christian vices are integrated or disintegrated or mixed? It seems that some of the virus’s could be rationally contextualized to be real vices.
1:29:50 How does the Christian view of sin create the sense that fun is had in being bad?
1:33:14 Is making money for the sake of making money wrong?
1:35:20 Movie recommendation to indulge in gluttony: Delicious (2021), a story based on the founding of the first restaurants.
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1:39:14 What do you look forward to most about OCONs?
1:39:18 Just finished reading Atlas Shrugged yesterday. What a true masterpiece! Next up I'm off to Miami for my first OCON and in the meantime watching YBS livestream to adapt to the US time zone. Good times!
1:39:51 What day is your show at OCON?
1:40:05 I think the seven deadly sins were originally for the sin for the sake of the sin.
1:40:18 Do you think the Christian view of pride informs Matt Walsh’s view that self esteem is fake?
1:41:11 Why is Wrath so prevalent in our society? From the left with Trans protesters. With the right on Jan.6. Drivers doing road rage. Criminals on subway.
1:42:10 Rand is criticized by some who claim Dagny was lustful, and by others who claim she was subordinated to men. In fact Dagny was sexually healthy in a way the Christians and feminists can’t comprehend.
1:43:46 The movie Chocolate where people were glutinous about eating chocolate and the town’s response to the baker
1:44:28 The 1954 movie Executive Suite is an excellent illustration of many of the points made here. William Holden's character is very admirable, especially in regard to pride.

1:45:25 Outro

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