Yaron Brook Takes on Myth Busting the Ideas of Ayn Rand, An Interview with Nigel Howitt

In this episode Yaron Brook chats with NigelHorwitt, host of the podcast Living Outside the Matrix. Nigel presents myths around Ayn Rand's ideas, and Yaron busts the mainstream media ill conceived interpretations.<br />Timings are approximate<br /><br />01:00 – About Yaron Brook<br />02:35 – Introducing Ayn Rand<br />05:15 – Ayn Rand’s ideas in a nutshell<br />07:10 – The Matrix metaphor explained<br />09:00 – Finding truth and busting myths<br />10:30 – The myth that socialism is a solution<br />14:10 – The individual<br />14:50 - The failure of socialism.<br />17:00 – Control and exploitation through indoctrinating towards living for others.<br />19:05 – The myth of Statism<br />20:45 – The non-discrimination of the welfare state<br />24:35 – The failure of Venezuela<br />28:30 – Definition of Capitalism as a system of freedom<br />31:00 - the benefits of Capitalism<br />33:20 - The myth of capitalism persists due to Altruism<br />34:15 - The myth of Altruism<br />36:15 - The link between the myths of Altruism and Capitalism<br />37:10 - Rational self-interest is the only self-interest<br />38:20 - The myth that we create our own reality - subjectivism<br />39:30 - Absorbing Philosophical convictions by cultural osmosis<br />40:00 - The power and necessity of reason <br />42:00 - Philosophy off the agenda of modern 'education'<br />42:10 - Religion as a poor man's philosophy<br />43:15 - The importance of thinking<br />44:20 - The nature of emotions<br />47:20 - Hunches and intuition<br />49:05 - The myth that mysticism is a valid means to knowledge<br />50:50 - The myth of One-ness (spiritual collectivism)<br />52:30 - A look to the future<br /><br />Recorded by Nigel Howitt on March 30, 2018 as a virtual interview. For more podcasts with Nigel Howitt see the Lawful Rebel podcast station at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhNffwvqIMj-_r7g0pA1Vg" rel="noopener">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhNffwvqIMj-_r7g0pA1Vg</a> or go to the Lawful Rebel Website at <a href="http://www.lawfulrebel.com" re