Abortion, individuals & rights; egoism & principles; MAID; Islamism; defining concepts; & more

The Dan Norton Show, 12 May 2026, Livestream #99

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0:06 Intro

6:59 Comments on @ObjectiveEthics 's stream with an anti-natalist

MAID (Medical Assistance In Death)

13:19 How long did you PhD take?

18:40 Reading update: Second Book of Samuel

Screening a call

26:27 Call with Austin on abortion, etc.

When does life begin?

When does a human begin?

The adjective and noun sense of "human"

Does it become a human when the umbilical cord is cut?

Viability

The age of majority

A coma patient

The meaning of "metaphysical" and "physical"

Aristotle's categories

1:23:05 MAID (Medical Assistance In Death)

What is an entity?

Conjoined twins

The purpose of rights

@ObjectiveEthics 's Super Chats

1:46:28 Why doesn't the government want to allow MAID?

1:46:53 Lost Austin's sound for about 1.5 minutes

What countries/states allow MAID

Simpler(?) cases of zygotes/blastocysts

Touch

Conjoined twins

Does potentially being conscious suffice for rights? Rock spray example

The world five billion years ago

Potential corpse

Smashing the rock

3:05:14 Egoism

3:17:30 "Sacrifice"

Package deals

Serving in the military

3:31:50 Jumping on a grenade

Does an egoist lie, cheat, steal?

3:40:34 Lying on applications

Living by principles

Atheism, materialism

Concepts

4:11:35 The concept "chair"

Austin's background with Ayn Rand

Engaging with chat

White lies: Does this dress make me look fat?

Contextual absolutes: Newton's laws, viruses, bloodtype example

4:35:36 End of call

4:42:15 "How should the West deal with its Islamism problem? How should the state protect individual rights against this ideology?" (Super Chat from romanviking)

Is Islam a religion of peace? Muhammed

Christian altruism; love your enemy

Rights and egoism, America's founders

5:02:19 Break until 5:12:58

Should there be a maximum age of consent?

Reading various chats

5:38:25 Ayn Rand and Social Security, Ida May Fuller

Screening out a troll

6:05:27 Call with Mellow Mau