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#48 — What Is Moral Progress?

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Importance of Consequences in Moral Realism

Roxanne Jones: I think we largely agree here. If the rule had bad consequences, it would never suggest itself as a reliable basis for ethics. She says Kant's categorical imperative reliably produced needless human misery that was otherwise avoidable. Jones: Part of the problem with people who are not consequentialist is they want to stick to their rules no matter what.

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