In order to apply a successful standard of rightness to human action, we must first know what the standard is and how it works, in detail. In physics, something is determined to be right when it fulfills two thresholds simultaneously: It must be TRUE and

Is there any agreement as to how to determine truth between the religions or even within the religious sects? No, there isn’t. Do our philosophers agree as to how to determine truth? Do our economists agree as to how to determine truth? Do our educators,

Do you ever wake up in a cold sweat worrying about what Genghis Khan is going to do to you? No? But Genghis Khan is infamous for being the most successful, most brutal conqueror, destroyer, and plunderer in history. So why not? In Episode 11 of The Ration

In order for humanity to progress, we must discover and adopt a more sophisticated and reliable standard of rightness than the relative standard we’ve always relied on in our daily lives. That reliable standard of rightness has a long history of success i

Time is the great decider when it comes to who or what is right and wrong. Can you imagine what progress Humanity could have made were the denounced scholars in our history been allowed to continue their work? How much further along would we be now had th

It’s not difficult to call “A” a thief when he is stealing a hypothetical car from “C” but when “A” and “C” become real people in real situations, will it be more difficult for us to maintain our convictions. If you are currently of the opinion that theft

Our new company is “Subjugation, Inc.” and our mission is simple and unary: To enslave as many people as possible. Now just how do we go about doing that? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-rational-apprentice/mess

Can you come up with an example from the past when an innovation that made true positive change for mankind first required the destruction of what came before it in order to be built or marketed? And can you come up with an example from the past when we h

When we discuss topics such as theft or slavery, most of us would probably agree that there is some universal, some objective view as to what constitutes theft and slavery and some universal, some objective view as to whether they are good or bad. But thi

Which statement would you most agree with: In today's society there is entirely too much theft going on, In today's society, we don't have enough theft going on, or, In today's society, we have just the right amount of theft going on. Could some stea