Forget the Golden Rule, Says Philosopher A.C. Grayling
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/A_C_Grayling_The_Good_Book Philosopher A. C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, discusses why the biblical Golden Rule isn't necessarily the best model for morality. "Doing unto others" isn't always the best policy, he explains, because people's desires vary and only in accepting th... Read more
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- -: Forget the Golden Rule, Says Philosopher A.C. Grayling
September 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/A_C_Grayling_The_Good_Book Philosopher A. C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, discusses why the biblical Golden Rule isn't necessarily the best model for morality. "Doing unto others" isn't always the best policy, he explains, beca...
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- -: A. C. Grayling: In Defense of 'The Good Book'
September 23, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/05/22/A_C_Grayling_The_Good_Book Professor A. C. Grayling discusses how he responds to criticism of his latest work, The Good Book: A Humanist Bible. He explains that in addition to vitriolic criticism from the religious community, he has had to deal with a...
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- -: Rabbi David Wolpe: Why the World Is Better with Religion
November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/15/Debate_The_World_Would_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Rabbi David Wolpe argues why the world is better off with religion. "If you want to measure altruism and empathy, the best measure is not age, gender, income, education," says Wolpe. "It's whether ...
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- -: A.C. Grayling: Why the World Would Be Better Off Without Religion
November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/15/Debate_The_World_Would_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion A.C. Grayling, author of The Good Book: A Humanist Bible, argues that morality is possible without religion, and implies that those who "cherry-pick" religious beliefs are hypocrites. ----- In th...
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- -: Dinesh D'Souza: Why the World Is Better Off with Religion
November 22, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/15/Debate_The_World_Would_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion New York Times bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza argues that religious people aren't hypocrites simply because they aspire for higher morals and ideals. "Holding up to a standard and falling short ...
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