The Moral Landscape, Is It the Whole Landscape of All Humanity?

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"There are right and wrong answers to the question of how various states of consciousness can be reached," he says. "What gives any individual the rational to really care about the well being of others? Why not be radically selfish?" 'The cor of for experience, then, is absolutely marching, goose stepping experience'

Sam Harris gets back in the VBW ring for another round on moral responsibility, ethical theories, and the grounds for our obligations to other people. Are we at a genuine stalemate when it comes to blame and desert? Is Tamler a closet consequentialist? Is Sam a closet pluralist? Why is Dave such a big Wagner fan? Plus, Twitter shaming: what is it good for? Settle in, get comfortable, pour yourself a drink, you’re in for the long haul on this one.

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