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Can we engineer a perfect world? | Tyler VanderWeele & Steven Pinker

The Veritas Forum

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The Spiritual Aspect of Human Well-Being and the Importance of Communities

The author believes that objective well-being includes a spiritual aspect. They also emphasize the importance of subjective well-being and believe that flourishing involves all aspects of a person's life, including their environment and community. They argue for a communal approach to happiness, rather than solely focusing on individual desires. The author then discusses the role of reason and science in societal progress and questions whether we rely too heavily on them.

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