Very Bad Wizards

Episode 10: Religion, Meaning, and Morality

Dec 11, 2012
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INSIGHT

Religion and Morality Origins

  • Three possibilities explain religion's link to morality: religion gives morality, morality drives religion, or both share common roots.
  • These include psychological intuitions about justice and conceptions of supernatural agency.
INSIGHT

Community Drives Religious Benefits

  • Religion's communal aspect fosters morality and well-being more than specific beliefs.
  • Weekly meetings and rituals build bonds atheism often lacks, impacting health and happiness.
ANECDOTE

Doubt's Challenge to Belief

  • David Pizarro finds existential crises about life's meaning unfamiliar and hard to relate to.
  • He describes his religious upbringing and distress when doubting those beliefs.
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