A few months ago someone requested this section of Yaron’s full London speech be made into an individual video. Well, wish come true.
It’s an excellent part of the talk.
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Christianity: Good or Bad for Mankind?
Pro tip : very, very bad.
Edit :
Some additional thoughts.
Mankind is based in reality. Religion is not. In fact most religion is anti-reality, anti-earth, anti-man. (And hence, they are all based on altruism).
Because religion is not grounded in reality, it stands to reason that all religions will have a net-negative effect on mankind. The various forms of Christianity are no exception. Anything else is probably wishful thinking.
You can even see Christians boo Ron Paul for citing the golden rule : something they also claim as their own.
The League of Extraordinarily Unemployable Bloggers
So I think I was recently the recipient of an award. I was kindly included on a list of unemployable bloggers. Truly a moment to remember in life, to receive such an honorable mention.
I’m only half kidding. This is actually a great article, and a great list of fellow bloggers.
The article does indeed hit close to home, especially the bit about not being able to handle corporate employment. Truth be told, I am unable to handle having a boss. Nearly every “job” I have ever held has ended in a serious disagreement between me, and someone who is a superior to me in said company or organization.
For example, I worked at the now bankrupt Circuit City back in highschool. I was very good at what I did, simple as the job was. I won sales awards, got raises, excelled in morning dodgeball competitions (seriously), etc. But as time went on, I realized this was because I was left alone.
You see, in the beginning,…
Recent Must Watch Videos
Just a quick post today with links to new “must watch” videos from around the web.
- Greg Swann full length 21 Convention talk
- James Marshall full length 21 Convention talk
- Richard Nikoley full length 21 Convention talk
- The End of America
- The End of Europe
- The Is-Altruism Dichotomy
- Nassim Taleb Reason TV Interview
- Biological Immortality via Skyler Tanner
- Black Swan Avoidance via Doug McGuff M.D.
I realize this is a lot to watch, but, these are worth the time investment to sit down, and watch (or even listen to via audio only).
Skyler’s full length 21 Convention talk will be out this Sunday as well at 12pm EST. It is really, really good. McGuff hyped this speech up in his own talk, and rightly so.
Skyler absolutely knocked it out of the park. Do your self justice and watch it this Sunday on the Youtube channel.
(The 21C version will be published Monday).
How to Protect Your Privacy
For those of you not living under a rock for the past six (+) years, you are well aware that “the police state” is cracking down, and many corporations are happy to comply and aid in this effort.
While this is a problem with widespread consequences that my generation will have to face, and defeat at some point, there are things you can do in the meantime, outside of fighting with your mind, speaking out, and sticking up for your right to exist.
The following four links are a great starting point for your own research (as far as I am aware, please feel free to contribute more links in the comments section).
- http://fixtracking.com/
- https://www.torproject.org/
- Virtual Private Network
- http://www.truecrypt.org/
Now, some of you may be wondering, why does this matter for me?
Assuming your hesitation is legitimate (I’m not so sure it is), there is a great answer to this question : staying ahead of the game will pay off immensely over time, as efforts increase…
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