From: The Foundation of Quality Relationships!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFyNFknDvLQ
10:25 ”So there is nothing moral about that and I think friendship if it doesn’t have a moral dimension then it´s not worthy of the name. To me a friend is somebody who reminds and encourages each other of the joy of life and the necessity of virtue.” - Stefan Molyneux
11:30 “I think that the morality is necessary. You know, as I´ve talked about love is our involuntary response to virtue, if we are virtues. And since friendship certainly falls under the umbrella term of “love” then friendship which doesn´t have any virtue baked into its definition wouldn´t respond, I know that is somewhat circular, but wouldn’t respond to that definition of love being our involuntary response to virtue if we are virtues.” - Stefan Molyneux
52:05 “No, no, no, we are not all equal in the human race. There are good people and there are bad people. You know there are these studies recently that I massively applaud. About how great religion is for people, about how it protects people from dysfunctional behavior. Absolutely beautiful! I behind that a 150 percent, you know why religion is so great for people? Religion is so great for people because religion reminds people of evil. That there is evil in the world. Now they super naturalize it and they say, >>well the people are the puppets and blaabla>>. No, they.. You cant have a functional life if you don’t believe in evil! You can’t fuc//Stefan interrupts himself//.. It´s like being a doctor who doesn´t believe that there is any difference between health and sickness. What´s your job? You got no job! If you are a doctor and you don’t believe in health, you don’t believe in sickness, you´re a fraud. You´ve got nothing to do! “I´m a mathematician, but all numbers are the same.” No, you are not a mathematician, you are a fraud! And if you don’t believe in evil what the hell are you gonna do with your life? Videogames and porn? TV-shows? Aaahh, sex? Money, buy stuff? Fuck, fuck. That´s like a tree growing into its own roots and calling itself procreative. You got nothing to do if there is no evil to fight. If there is no illness, there is no need for doctors. The whole profession is a fraud, and if there is no evil, there is no need for virtue. And that´s why evil people will try to tell you that there is no such thing as evil, to make you cast aside the necessity of virtue as the old saying goes: “The greatest truth the devil ever pulled was convincing people that he doesn’t exist”. And the reason why religion protects people is because religion reminds people that there is evil in the world. And that there job is to do good. And there job is to do right, to be righteous, to do moral things. Because morality is uncomfortable and religion says it´s worth it, for heaven. It´s worth it because god wants you to be virtuous, and the devil wants you to be bad. You get to go to heaven if you´re good.” - Stefan Molyneux
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