The Rational Apprentice

If your society chooses and relies on politically planned solutions to any problem that may arise, those planned “solutions” will eventually, because they must, lead directly to slavery. There are no exceptions. Join us in this episode of The Rational Apprentice Podcast to find out why. Subscribe to the Substack: https://therationalapprentice.substack.com/ Subscribe to the Podcast at: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xnQnqR5ByiDcvyfB1gqK5 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rational-apprentice-podcast/id1621499352 and Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Take a look at the Website: https://therationalapprentice.com Or follow The Rational Apprentice at: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1597436 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@CodePanic:0 BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/therationalapprentice/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therationalapprentice Minds: https://www.minds.com/therationalapprentice/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therationalapprentice/ or Gab: https://gab.com/therationalapprentice

If we confront tyranny, we will attain freedom. Isn't that the way we've always understood it to work? But does it work or is there always another tyrant ready to take the place of the last? But what will work? What will bring about Freedom? You don't want to miss this one because we're going to find out. Subscribe to the Substack: https://therationalapprentice.substack.com/ Subscribe to the Podcast at: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xnQnqR5ByiDcvyfB1gqK5 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rational-apprentice-podcast/id1621499352 and Anchor: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Take a look at the Website: https://therationalapprentice.com Or follow The Rational Apprentice at: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1597436 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@CodePanic:0 BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/therationalapprentice/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therationalapprentice Minds: https://www.minds.com/therationalapprentice/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therationalapprentice/ or Gab: https://gab.com/therationalapprentice

It is thought that past human civilizations became unstable and failed for different reasons, too little money, too much expansion, internal corruption, etc. But, at the very core of every past civ were two primary flaws, common to them all, that made instability and failure not only possible, but inevitable. Is our civilization on the same path? Let’s find out. Subscribe to the Podcast at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts: » https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Subscribe to the Substack: » https://therationalapprentice.substack.com/ Take a look at the Website: » https://therationalapprentice.com Or follow The Rational Apprentice at Rumble, Odysee, BitChute, YouTube, Minds, and Gab.

So, your society has determined that one of its morally acting citizens is doing something unacceptable. But what can you do about it? You have two options: leave the moral actor alone or… Subscribe to the Podcast at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts: » https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Subscribe to the Substack: » https://therationalapprentice.substack.com/ Take a look at the Website: » https://therationalapprentice.com Or follow The Rational Apprentice at Rumble, Odysee, BitChute, Minds, and Gab.

Is it possible to obsolete theft and slavery? What law of nature would have to be broken for each and every person to retain control over the derivatives of their lives? Well, none. And what would it look like if you had complete control over yourself and everything derived from your life? It would look exactly like freedom. Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

Throughout history, the producers of property have been burdened with “common sense” counter-arguments like “but what about the guy who’s old, unable, or unwilling? You can’t just let him starve!” But what is the origin of such common sense? Could the origin be the same source that told us that killing witches would rid us of the plague, Earth was the center of the universe, and uranium was good for your teeth? Could there actually be a moral solution to the dilemma of how to care for those who can’t and won’t, a solution that doesn’t involve force or theft? Subscribe to the Podcast at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts: » https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Subscribe to the Substack: » https://therationalapprentice.substack.com/ Take a look at the Website: » https://therationalapprentice.com Or follow The Rational Apprentice at YouTube, Rumble, Odysee, BitChute, Minds, or Gab.

This is the story of two men, one Robinson and the other Crusoe, who find themselves shipwrecked on an island, way out in the middle of the North Atlantic. It’s a story about survival, innovation, and responsibility—but the ending to this story is left up to you to figure out. What happens and what are the ramifications when it does? Find out this week and next. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

What is the common usage for the word impossible? When most people say that something is impossible what they really mean is that they don’t know how to do it, they can’t figure it out, and neither can they imagine that anyone else can figure it out either. Flying a heavier than air machine, watching the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in New York from a box in California in real time, with synchronized sound sent around the world at 186,000 miles per second, flying and landing on the Moon—all were impossible, until they weren’t. Are Liberty and Freedom impossible goals too? Let’s find out. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

Has the Scientific Method failed or is it doing precisely what it is best at doing: proving and pointing out that what is being done now, especially in the medical arts, is precisely NOT science. But the success of the Scientific Method is precisely why we have the medical tyranny, hence why we have the inability to question the results, hence why we have “The Science”. How did we get here and can we resolve this? Let's talk about it. The referenced paper: https://tinyurl.com/yke7xtmf The referenced article : https://archive.ph/aT2i8 Substack: https://therationalapprentice.substack.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice

It is not possible to determine that one man’s moral actions are more or less moral than another man’s moral actions. Actions are either moral or they are not. Morality is a black or white concept; there are no degrees of morality. A moral action is any action, preferred by at least one person which does not interfere with the property of another—period. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://anchor.fm/the-rational-apprentice Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

What do you think happens when you attempt to build a civilization or community based on a social structure that penalizes individuals when they act according to their true nature? Think that social structure will be stable? Durable? Do you think it possible to own no property yet still be happy when happiness is directly and inextricably linked to the creation, utilization, and exchange of property? Links from today’s episode: Joseph Nieto: https://lizzybordentruemurderer.weebly.com/references.html Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/lizzie-borden-a-woman-accused/umc.cmc.33zjbhf4zka2lqrmwh3uwvxpx The Trial of Lizzie Borden: Selected Maps & Diagrams: https://famous-trials.com/lizzieborden/1445-maps Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

If it can be proven that it is at all times beneficial to pursue moral action over immoral action, the individual will always choose moral action. Why? Because the individual lives in the pursuit of his own happiness and it is profitable to do so. Convincing every person of this will require no force, coercion, or trickery—all, by definition, immoral acts. And neither will it require 7, 8, 9 billion people to attend lectures on morality. But how do we know this is true? And how is something this daunting achievable? It just takes a few interested people. And in Mind Over Murder this week: The Lizzy Borden saga begins. Subscribe to The Rational Apprentice Newsletter for the case timeline and exclusive bonus materials for this intriguing case. Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

In order to structure a moral society and do it properly without force or violence in its construction or process, we must make it a scientific endeavor and base our structure on observable and corroborable reality. We’ll need to base our science on postulates, and, according to Ockham’s Razor, we should base it on as few postulates as is absolutely necessary. But what are these postulates? And what tools can we use to make absolutely sure these postulates are true? To discover the true nature of man, we make observations by taking random samplings of as many diverse groups of individuals as possible. We can then make generalizations or hypotheses about these smaller groups to see if they apply to all individuals. This discovery need not be ground-breaking, but there are two things which it must be: it must be true with a 100% record of 0 failures and it must apply to all individuals without exception. Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

Galileo had a choice between two prevailing theories that described the structure of our solar system. It was possible to make accurate predictions about the movement of the planets and other celestial bodies, with acceptable precision, using both the Ptolemaic structure and the Copernican structure. What tool did Galileo use in his determination that the Copernican structure was the correct one and why was he so persuaded as to go against the reigning dogma, under penalty of death? And why is it important to us? Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute:https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble:https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee:https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds:https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk

This week's topic is of particular importance to those of us who have kids, specifically of school age and younger. But don’t let that cause you to tune out or skip this episode. Even if you don’t have kids or your kids are grown and out of the house, you may know someone with kids to whom this may be helpful. Frankly, it could even be helpful to you. Two papers on the effects of video on the mind's cognitive filters: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4844646/ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1711548115 Where to find The Rational Apprentice: Website: https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack: https://therationalapprentice.substack.com BitChute: https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee: https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8

Morality does not imply universal goodness and neither does it imply rightness. Just because your actions are moral, that does not automatically make them rational. So, what does it take? What is the test for the most grand goal that is simultaneously Moral and Rational? To put it more succinctly, how can you know that you are absolutely right? Website: https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack: https://tinyurl.com/2f392upw BitChute: https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee: https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds: https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk Gab: https://tinyurl.com/5yfdwmxc

Knowing the concept of absolute good gives us an unprecedented advantage in that we are able to determine, with precision, whether a process, action, event, or condition is a relative good or an absolute good. Find out how to use the simplest, the most black or white test for absolute good called the Universal Can Opener. Website: https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Substack: https://tinyurl.com/2f392upw BitChute: https://tinyurl.com/2p84knp2 Rumble: https://tinyurl.com/48ys6mc7 Odysee: https://tinyurl.com/4p8peak8 Minds: https://tinyurl.com/4w48sfrk Gab: https://tinyurl.com/5yfdwmxc

In physics, you can’t build anything based on false premises or invalid logic, so it should be of little surprise then that you can’t do it in volition either. Our 6000 year, unbroken historical record of mass murder, torture of innocents, seizure and destruction of property, embezzlement, arson, vandalism, and fraud proves that beyond doubt. But if truth and validity together have worked so well as a standard of rightness in physics, does that mean that it will work and work well when it comes to human action? AH! There’s the elephant in the room. This podcast episode is also available in your favorite podcast app or at Odysee, Rumble, or BitChute. It also means that the transcript of the podcast (along with other goodies,) is available to paid Substack subscribers.

I’m not here to disparage Aristotle—I can only hope to achieve 1/100th of what Aristotle achieved, and I have all of the modern conveniences. So, how is it that a brilliant mind such as Aristotle’s could have made such a blunder; how is that possible? The answer is simple. Substack:https://therationalapprentice.substack.com Website:https://www.therationalapprentice.com/

This is the story of how the term “settled science,” is not only oxymoronic but a demonstration of the complete misunderstanding of the workings of the scientific method. The story started long ago, but it continues today with something that has been in the news recently: the connections between depression and Serotonin. Regardless of your interest level, this is a perfect example of how well the scientific method actually does work, when it is properly applied. Paper: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220720080145.htm Summary: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/jul/no-evidence-depression-caused-low-serotonin-levels-finds-comprehensive-review

In order to apply a successful standard of rightness to human action, we must first know what the standard is and how it works, in detail. In physics, something is determined to be right when it fulfills two thresholds simultaneously: It must be TRUE and it must be VALID. We know that something is true when it is observable, repeatable, and verifiable if necessary, with the use of a non-volitional receiver. So that brings us to the second element of determining rightness: validity. What is validity? And what is meant by the word valid? Substack: https://tinyurl.com/2f392upw Website: https://www.therationalapprentice.com/ Academic Agent Logic Course: https://tinyurl.com/3cuhmr8s

Is there any agreement as to how to determine truth between the religions or even within the religious sects? No, there isn’t. Do our philosophers agree as to how to determine truth? Do our economists agree as to how to determine truth? Do our educators, our law makers, or our doctors agree as to how to determine truth? No, they do not. And, we can see that, because they do not agree as to how to determine truth, we have not solved any of the social problems—ever. But our physicists do agree on what is true. So, what is true in physics? Subscribe to the podcast and the newsletter at https://therationalapprentice.substack.com.

Do you ever wake up in a cold sweat worrying about what Genghis Khan is going to do to you? No? But Genghis Khan is infamous for being the most successful, most brutal conqueror, destroyer, and plunderer in history. So why not? In Episode 11 of The Rational Apprentice Podcast, I discuss the meaning of the word “importance” and apply it to the thinkers, the builders, and the destroyers throughout our history—all in the pursuit of the first test for Absolute Rightness. Subscribe to the podcast and the newsletter at https://therationalapprentice.substack.com.

In order for humanity to progress, we must discover and adopt a more sophisticated and reliable standard of rightness than the relative standard we’ve always relied on in our daily lives. That reliable standard of rightness has a long history of success in the physical sciences, it is a standard of rightness that we call simply the “Absolute Standard Of Rightness.”

Time is the great decider when it comes to who or what is right and wrong. Can you imagine what progress Humanity could have made were the denounced scholars in our history been allowed to continue their work? How much further along would we be now had there been some method of determining “rightness” sooner—or immediately upon their scientific disclosure? Is that possible? Well, that’s what we are talking about in No.9 of The Rational Apprentice Podcast: “How Do You Know You Are Right?”