The Moral Animal: Why We Are The Way We Are

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This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book. Support the show

This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book. Support the show

This episode covers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt. What is "moral" may vary from person to person. This can lead to some pretty nasty judgements. Why do people behave this way towards others? Why don't people see eye to eye on politics? Jonathan attempts to uncover mysteries around morality in this book. Support the show

Does an all-loving, all-powerful God exist? If so, what do we make of the evil in the world? J. L. Mackie addresses this in his essay Evil and Omnipotence and we dissect some of his ideas to further understand this seeming conundrum. Support the show

You may be familiar with The Ten Commandments. Lex Bayer and John Figdor team up to create Ten Non-Commandment for the Twenty-first Century in Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandment for the Twenty-first Century. Support the show

Too much time has passed since our last episode. Spend some time clumsily catching up. Support the show

In 1994, Robert Wright wrote what The New York Times Book Review labeled one of the best books of that year called The Moral Animal: Why We Are The Way We Are. In this book, Wright attempts to answer questions about our biology that research is shedding more light on; questions like, "What is the best reproductive strategy for humans?" "Where does self-esteem come from?" and "Why do parents have a favorite child?" Answering these questions, and more, offer tremendous insights as to why humans are the way we are and what we can do to live the best versions of our lives. Support the show

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness that describes how we can live a happier, healthier, and more meaningful life. Support the show

The most important aspect to health and happiness is the quality of our relationships. The longest study ever conducted on happiness has demonstrated this. Robert Waldinger, MD, and Marc Schulz, PhD are the current director and associate director of the 85-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development. This study, as well as a plethora of additional research, is discussed in the book they co-authored called The Good Life: Lessons From The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness: that describes how we can live a happier, healthier, and more meaningful life. Support the show