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Life as the Origin and Basis of Morality -- Part 2 of 2 -- Video
In the second half of this two-part video series, Mr. Stolyarov discusses the fundamental alternative of life versus death that every human being faces and the impossibility of consistently choosing death without dropping dead on the spot. Implicitly, every one of us chooses life, so every one of us needs a system of ethics that answers the question of how one ought to live. Mr. Stolyarov outlines a three-tiered system of basic morality which follows from embracing life. The first tier of morality is doing no harm to others. The second tier of morality is inflicting no harm upon oneself. The third tier of morality consists of civility and integrity. These views of morality can be embraced by anybody who values individual human life – irrespective of other religious beliefs or lack thereof.
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G. Stolyarov II is an actuary, science fiction novelist, independent philosophical essayist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer, contributor to Enter Stage Right, Le Quebecois Libre, Rebirth of Reason, and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, Senior Writer for The Liberal Institute, former weekly columnist for GrasstopsUSA.com, and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator, a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov also publishes his articles on Helium.com and Associated Content to assist the spread of rational ideas. He holds the highest Clout Level (10) possible on Associated Content and is one of Associated Content's Page View Millionaires. Mr. Stolyarov has also written a science fiction novel, Eden against the Colossus, a non-fiction treatise, A Rational Cosmology, and a play, Implied Consent. You can watch his YouTube Videos. Mr. Stolyarov can be contacted at gennadystolyarovii@yahoo.com.
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Learn about Mr. Stolyarov's novel, Eden against the Colossus, here.Read Mr. Stolyarov's comprehensive treatise, A Rational Cosmology, explicating such terms as the universe, matter, space, time, sound, light, life, consciousness, and volition, here.