The Nature of Morality or Ethics

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I think a somewhat split on this question of what is the nature of morality or ethics. There's a rich philosophical tradition arguing both for it against that position. For me the intuition in that case is much stronger. It's like, well no, like most people are lying, that seems to be working well. So you should lie in this case as well because this is just another example of where lying raises people's well-being. And so throughout your experience you've learned that basically you just want to lie almost always unless there's some like compelling reason to do otherwise.

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Rob Wiblin is the Head of Research at 80,000 Hours where he investigates how people can do more good in the course of their career and produces a long-form interview show called the 80,000 Hours Podcast. He studied genetics and economics in Australia before moving to the UK to help develop the emerging field of effective altruism. You can learn more about Rob at robwiblin.com, learn more about his research work at 80000hours.org, and follow him on social media at @robertwiblin.

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