Stefan Molyneux digs into the philosophical roots of how morals and culture get passed down, looking at how societies build up over time through shared knowledge. He points out the risks when governments take over education, swapping out long-held values for ideas that suit their own agendas and wearing away at cultural foundations. Molyneux breaks down what happens when authority moves from families to the state, saying it opens the door to brainwashing and breaks the links between older and younger folks. He picks apart the flaws in everyday ways of justifying right and wrong, pushing instead for a moral setup that's consistent across the board and rooted in logic. In the end, he urges building a system of ethics based on solid reasoning and facts, while cautioning about the downsides of seeing morals as relative or letting politics push too far.
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