Abortion, individuals & rights; egoism & principles; MAID; Islamism; defining concepts; & more

The Dan Norton Show, 12 May 2026, Livestream #99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0:06 Intro 6:59 Comments on @ObjectiveEthics 's stream with an anti-natalist MAID (Medical Assistance In Death) 13:19 How long did you PhD take? 18:40 Reading update: Second Book of Samuel Screening a call 26:27 Call with Austin on abortion, etc. When does life begin? When does a human begin? The adjective and noun sense of "human" Does it become a human when the umbilical cord is cut? Viability The age of majority A coma patient The meaning of "metaphysical" and "physical" Aristotle's categories 1:23:05 MAID (Medical Assistance In Death) What is an entity? Conjoined twins The purpose of rights @ObjectiveEthics 's Super Chats 1:46:28 Why doesn't the government want to allow MAID? 1:46:53 Lost Austin's sound for about 1.5 minutes What countries/states allow MAID Simpler(?) cases of zygotes/blastocysts Touch Conjoined twins Does potentially being conscious suffice for rights? Rock spray example The world five billion years ago Potential corpse Smashing the rock 3:05:14 Egoism 3:17:30 "Sacrifice" Package deals Serving in the military 3:31:50 Jumping on a grenade Does an egoist lie, cheat, steal? 3:40:34 Lying on applications Living by principles Atheism, materialism Concepts 4:11:35 The concept "chair" Austin's background with Ayn Rand Engaging with chat White lies: Does this dress make me look fat? Contextual absolutes: Newton's laws, viruses, bloodtype example 4:35:36 End of call 4:42:15 "How should the West deal with its Islamism problem? How should the state protect individual rights against this ideology?" (Super Chat from romanviking) Is Islam a religion of peace? Muhammed Christian altruism; love your enemy Rights and egoism, America's founders 5:02:19 Break until 5:12:58 Should there be a maximum age of consent? Reading various chats 5:38:25 Ayn Rand and Social Security, Ida May Fuller Screening out a troll 6:05:27 Call with Mellow Mau Troll screening "Consciousness spray" (6:20:05 lost about 1.5 minutes of Mau's audio) 6:21:51 When hypotheticals are or aren't useful/valid Ayn Rand and a rational spider Definitions, Wittgenstein and "family resemblance" Kierkegaard "Water is H2O", Kripke (7:13:06 My audio, but not the caller's, is lost until 7:19:05) 7:20:42 End of call Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Call 657-233-0878 (the number on my thumbnail/background) to be on the show. Or, to call the show by Zoom, click: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87307170962. Or dial 669-444-9171; then, when prompted, enter the Zoom meeting ID: 873 0717 0962#; press # again to continue. Zoom calls can be made via the Zoom app or an Internet browser. Country code for international callers: 1 (United States). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ways to support the channel: --Watch/listen, like, subscribe, comment, chat, share Ways to financially support the channel: --Become a channel member by clicking the "Join" button --Super Chats, Super Stickers, Super Thanks (comments with money attached) --https://www.patreon.com/DanNorton --https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate #left #altruism #faith #capitalism #libertarian #atheism #egoism #call