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The Junk Science of Lysander Spooner's Natural Law

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Today we go to work analyzing one of Lysander Spooner's works called Natural Law or The Science of Justice. Does it meet it's burden of proof? Is this a science or just another pleasant story to listen to about what rights are and who gets them? Join us as we find out.

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00:00 - Intro
01:58 - Expectations and Methodology
20:45 - Definitions
25:51 - Moral vs Legal Duties
31:06 - Evidently desirable
39:43 - Its Simple and Easy
55:44 - Its Incredulity All the Way Down
01:13:29 - Therefore's Upon Sand
01:17:29 - What if Reality Just Sucks?
01:29:17 - Assertions are Insufficient
01:36:16 - Oh F**k Youre Gonna Make Me Incredulous
01:43:01 - So Why Does It Not Function?
01:49:14 - Patricks Epiphany
01:52:30 - Spooner is so cool!
01:59:26 - Christians Conclusions
02:00:57 - Patricks Conclusions

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