How Do You Know if Your Moral Conviction Is Going in the Right Direction?

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Benjamin lay was the paratime of a moral artpunerr some one who thought deeply about morality, took it very seriously and acted in accordance with his convictions. For that reason, we should aspire to be weirdos like him - but you're not going to be hitler or benjami lay. How do you know your moral conviction and your eccentricity is headed in the right direction? I mean, huge questions and like this stuff ist extremely tough.

Philosopher William MacAskill of the University of Oxford and a founder of the effective altruism movement talks about his book What We Owe the Future with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. MacAskill advocates "longtermism," giving great attention to the billions of people who will live on into the future long after we are gone. Topics discussed include the importance of moral entrepreneurs, why it's moral to have children, and the importance of trying to steer the future for better outcomes.