Jesus Christ.

Edit: The full debate is here. I highly recommend listening to it.

Yaron Brook is the chair of the Ayn Rand Institute - he's very well spoken, has very good debate skills, and is highly intelligent. I can easily see how he would run circles around most people. But this is where Sam Seder's brilliance shines through. He is also well spoken, has good debate skills, and is intelligent. He was able to counter each point Brook made and further the conversation till the natural end.

The debate was civil and w/o any insults while still being challenging and intellectually stimulating. So completely unlike the usual online debate-bros. One of the things I tried to do while listening was pause it and try to form a counter to Brook on my own w/o listening to what Seder said. I needed to take far more time than Sam did and my answers were nowhere near as precise or well-articulated or counterattacking.

  • NewAccountWhoDis [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    "If I walk into the street without looking, should the driver be limited?" My immediate thought was Uh yeah, of course? You're expected to stop/slow down to avoid any collision regardless of whose "fault" it would be if it is within your power to reasonably avoid. If you see a pedestrian walk out and you aren't paying attention to the road properly and failed to stop at what would be considered a reasonable distance to have noticed and completely stop that without any issues then yes that is your fault.

    • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      nope when someone j walks I take my chance to mow down a law breaker