Introducing Objectivism & debating God w/ new chatters; Adam Smith, Will Durant etc. w/ Holden; & more!

23 December 2025, Livestream #72 The original title of this livestream was "Down with Jesus Christ! Up with Ayn Rand! Reason & egoism are the way, not faith & self-sacrifice." (I typically update the titles of my livestreams afterwards, after I know the topics that came up.) 0:00 Intro Yaron Brook Show Delay I'm in the top 0.7% of viewer watch time for Yaron's show this year 13:25 My Christmas-related interview with @DrBachHo 16:03 "Introducing Objectivism" by Ayn Rand https://courses.aynrand.org/works/introducing-objectivism/ "I'm an atheist, but I'm not against all religious people." Perk for my first 1,000 subscribers who are publicly subscribed (25 spots left!) 40:13 Photo of me with Leonard Peikoff What is an "Objectivist?" The meaning of "self-interest" Garrett Mayer update (he was interested in Objectivism and converted to Christianity) Emotivism 1:17:46 Comment on my video re: physicalism Is consciousness fundamental or emergent? The how, whether, and why questions 1:37:09 "What are your opinions on free will?" Consciousness and reality [From this point forward some topics may be missing or out of order. I might edit it later, and add more timestamps, if I have time.] Kant's universalizing principle Religion/altruism as a tool of exploitation Motivation by love vs. motivation by fear Is the concept of "God" contradictory? (engaging with a chatter) 4:55:14 Call w/Holden Did I work when I was in college? Adam Smith Will and Ariel Durant's The Story of Civilization My undergraduate experience, applying to PhD programs Holden's interview of Michael Liebowitz Holden's aims for the future My show Outro _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate