Episode #52 - When is Torture Acceptable?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang breaks into... religion! (again).Is the US government becoming a theocracy? Where was our culture a decade ago and what has happened to it over the last few years?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets back into ethics! Will science study ethics? Is there a biological basis for morality?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets violent. When is violence acceptable, or necessary for a society or an individual to survive?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang explores... TORTURE. When is torture ethically/morally acceptable? What is the difference between direct and indirect violence?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into... Hubris! What is it, and how do we encounter it on an individual and societal level?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils the gang gets into... intelligence! Is intelligence crucial or important for engaging with reality? What exactly is intelligence?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into Obsolescence! Is there value in old things? From where do we derive value?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils the gang gets into welfare states! What is the future of work, of our civilization, and of the future of mankind?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into *indoctrination*. What exactly does it mean to be indoctrinated? What lies underneath the intent? Can someone give you true facts, and yet it is still indoctrination?

On this episode of We Mortal Coils, the gang gets into education! What is the purpose of receiving an education in our present school system, why be educated and to where does it lead you?