28 December 2025, Livestream #73 0:00 Intro 6:32 The Age of Exploration: Portuguese and Spanish discoveries in the 1400s 29:34 Call w/ Charlie Painter re: jazz, the death penalty, etc. God, the arbitrary, multiple religions Do all religions believe in God or take things on faith? Myths and stories Looking at chat Charlie's background 1:03:02 Ayn Rand's pro-Christianity(?) letter to Reverend Dudley Left vs. right on Ayn Rand Charlie's background (continued), discovering Ayn Rand, covid lockdowns Jazz music 2:21:13 The death penalty 2:40:39 End of call 2:43:50 Break until 2:51:54 Another thought on the death penalty and war 2:56:03 Call w/ a libertarian ("Oh_noes117" = "Brinkwill" in chat): Cartesian skepticism Innocents in war and libertarianism Eye (or two eyes?) for an eye; a libertarian view of retribution; "homesteading" If someone doesn't want his killer punished, should his wish be honored? The U.S. in WW2 Mugging example Drumming, Whiplash 4:09:36 End of call Does one need to prove a negative? Ideas for growing my channel Trying a new title for my livestream Break 6:53:14 Call w/ "Objective Ethics": Self-interest, free will, God, the universe, etc. Outro More topics and timestamps may be added to the description later. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ www.patreon.com/DanNorton www.paypal.me/DanNorton11 #aynrand #objectivism #philosophy #debate