Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion | Yaron Brook Show
Channel: Yaron Brook
Date: 07/10/2023

00:00 Intro
04:16 Reminder - public speaking seminar
04:50 Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion
13:03 Constantine
24:20 Political Power
27:05 Flexible
31:13 Elites
35:50 Common Folk
37:40 Movements of People 
38:44 Charlemagne
41:25 Crusades
44:37 Summary

Live Questions:
50:43 After WW2 intellectuals began to speak a lot about "human rights". Unfortunately many use the phrase for welfare, but is there something positive about people identifying that there is a certain level of dignity that comes with being a human being which requires rights?
59:46 You mentioned that in our society only rappers can get away with having gold dollar signs $ and chains, while signing about only caring about making money. But those characters strike me more as ignorant thugs than proud achievers with self-esteem.
1:03:48 Appreciate the topic; thanks much for the intellectual exchange of value -- hopefully a secondary consequence is the movement towards protecting individual rights/freedom, etc.!
1:05:18 When I lived in Germany, I didn't get the sense that most of the population could turn into genocidal mystics, but it did seem like a very second handed society that follows rules even if they make no sense.
1:07:17 How much for a session of personal financial advice? Is 1/2 an hour sufficient to get general guidance on where I should be putting my money? I just started a job and need to figure out a strategy for minimizing my taxes in nyc.
1:08:56 What if any aspects of Christianity’s history are relevant to spreading Objectivism?
1:12:29 Pls comment on the relative importance of Copernicus' ruling, as Canon of the Church, approving the separation of church and state in Lithuania; and the defeat of the military force of the church north of Italy at Grunwald?
1:16:40 Regarding your view of the Right as the greater future threat, does the growing nihilism on the Right lead you to question if it will be able to form the political cohesion needed to establish a religious-fascist government?
1:19:19 Awesome, thanks Yaron! I’m still interested in the public speaking course too, when will you be back stateside? I know your schedule will be hectic for a while with traveling
1:21:00 It’s remarkable how much the Nazis’ religious fervor is whitewashed — Hitler calling himself the savior of Christian civilization and so on. I suspect that this is because of the US’s religiosity and the religiousness of historians?
1:22:40 Has Christianity been the greatest force for repressing emotions in history?
1:23:08 What is the difference between rich and wealthy?
1:23:29 Get yaron over the hurdle guys. Value for value — we’re gaining a ton so buy YB an americano
1:23:42 Who were the positivists? Are they Kantian?
1:24:19 What are you going to do with the life you have left?
1:25:33 If you had to live in Europe, where would it be?
1:26:52 A smart man learns from his mistakes. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
1:27:25 If statism is the cause of war and expansionism, how come heavily statist Scandinavian countries are peaceful and have small militaries?
1:28:56 What is your current primary intellectual goal/value(s)?
1:32:04 Would you say Reagan was our first anti-intellectual president?
1:32:35 Do you think James Cameron is a better director than Steven Spielberg?
1:33:29 Has Venezuela dialed back the socialism?
1:34:02 How many people's lives do you think you've saved?
1:34:20 Of all the liars in the world, the worst are our own fears.
1:34:32 Missing a huge section of the Christian story which is the Orthodox Christian Church represented by Constantinople. Everyone loves to demonize Christians by focusing on RCs while ignoring the OC.
1:36:19 I agree with you that Objectivism has little to learn from Christianity, though I wonder about art. Was the vast amount of art produced with Christian themes an essential cause of Christianity’s spread or an effect of it?
1:40:49 Did the book mention the Cathars (heretics)?
1:40:59 Do you know who Arthur Jones was the inventor of Nautilus exercise machines and MedX? Opinion of him?
1:41:38 See pinned comment for timestamps of additional questions

1:46:37 Outro

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