First in a series on morality Link to Epley article: www.pnas.org Article by the CDC concerning the effects of negative attitudes about homosexuality: www.cdc.gov
qualiasoupAtheists often hear the question, "How can you be moral without God?" The real question is, "How can a moral person accept God?" If the scriptures are true, God sets a terrible example for Goodness.
thethinkingatheistBritain's Got Talent: 21-year-old dance teacher Michael watches Britain's Got Talent on YouTube in his home country of France and has always dreamed of having the opportunity of performing for the Royal Family. Making the long trip to Birmingham from the south of France - Michael has come, along ...
britainsgottalent09PART ONE: THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER If you had to choose between (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing even though you knew that five people would die right before your eyes if you did nothing—what would you do? What would be the right thing to do? Thats the...
harvardA hypo tries to save an impala from a crocodile. From National Geographic Amazing Moments.
www.ted.com Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can -- and should -- be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the...
UC Berkeley professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics George Lakoff explores how successful political debates are framed by using language targeted to people's values instead of their support for specific government programs in this public lecture sponsored by the Helen Edison Series at UC S...
On Oct. 7, 2010, the Center for Inquiry in New York City hosted Sam Harris for a public lecture about his new book, "The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values." The event was held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. This is the full video, including both the talk and qu...
centerforinquiryJust a little something I thought I'd try out. =) The Deluxe Wheel of Morality - a package big enough to rival anything they sell at Costco! Enjoy! PS Animaniacs Vol. 3 will be released on June 19, 2007!! Good Golly Miss Molly, the Warners are coming, the Warners are coming!
cocoacoconuts75www.ted.com Where does morality come from -- physically, in the brain? In this talk neuroeconomist Paul Zak shows why he believes oxytocin (he calls it "the moral molecule") is responsible for trust, empathy, and other feelings that help build a stable society.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of...
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wakkofrankieLink to Slovic article: journal.sjdm.org TheraminTrees' channel: www.youtube.com Link to 'Betting on Infinity': www.youtube.com
I explain how, through the study of Ethics, I came to believe that morality was something separate from God that He wanted us to discover using reason, evidence, and experience. All excerpts used in this video are either copyright-free or covered under "fair use" in Title 17 § 107 of the USC. A s...
This CF&P Foundation's Economics 101 video discusses the Moral Hazard, which occurs when bad choices are subsidized. This often happens when government intervention lets people take risks while having little or no skin in the game. Housing policies, for instance, subsidized mortgages, thus enabli...
www.ted.com Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways we can't grasp.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast ...
Complete video at: fora.tv Philosopher Colin McGinn and theologian Denys Turner discuss the question of whether atheism can coexist with a sense of morality. Both agree that morality exists independently of divinity. ----- Journalist Susan Jacoby, philosopher Colin McGinn, and theologian Denys Tu...
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Richard Dawkins speaks about the shifting moral zeitgeist. How do our ideas of what is moral (racism, sexism) change so drastically over relatively short amounts of time in history? It is clearly not from scripture or from a closer reading of religion. Indeed, it is despite of scripture that wome...
I have been attacked on this subject an awful lot and I find it so very fascinating that 'religious' people just do not understand that I can possess any kind of morality as I have no God to guide me. Absolute codshit! I live my life as a good person, because I want to, not because I fear God's w...
I find the concept of "subjective morality" to be one of the most obnoxious around. If moral values are not based on facts and observation but just on personal opinion, there is no reason to hold on to them.
zomgitscrisswww.ted.com Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity -- caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these moral traits all of us share.TEDTalks ...
tedtalksdirectorDr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on morality at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Conference in Burbank, California. Dr. Thomson uses Francis Collins' claim that morality is proof of God as a jumping-off point to discuss what we know about how morality works and where it came from. The confere...
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takeshi2034Dennis Prager, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host, makes the case that happiness is much more than a personal pursuit, it's a moral obligation. Help us build Prager University. Click on prageru.com
prageruniversityI don't think that arguing against objective morality, or arguing FOR it but towards a naturalistic source, are the only options. Take a look at what happens when we (even hypothetically) concede that it has a theistic basis! It certainly doesn't do Christianity any favors. SCRIPT IS AT www.nonst...
nonstampcollectorShould morality be a universal law and can honour killings be stopped by enforcing a collective moral agenda?
aljazeeraenglishIt's hard to believe that people think our laws are based on the bible. It is quite clear that the commandments, especially the revised ones (NONE of which are laws today), are the meaningless traditions of an ancient, superstitious people - not an objective moral code sent down by some mysteriou...
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