- -: Are Genes To Blame for Bad Behavior? - Kristene Doyle
March 19, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/09/Hardwired_for_Life Cognitive behavioral therapist Kristene Doyle argues that while genes may predispose us to anxiety or alcoholism, we still have final control over our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. "Regardless of one's genetic predispositions, t...
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- -: P.J. O'Rourke on Gay Marriage, Marijuana Laws
October 26, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/09/30/PJ_ORourke_Why_Voting_Just_Encourages_Politicians Political humorist P.J. O'Rourke draws on his background as both a political libertarian and a devout Catholic to give his takes on the hot-button cultural issues of marijuana legalization and gay marr...
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- -: Sam Harris: The Moral Failings of Religion
December 22, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Sam Harris: The Moral Failings of Religion Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Sam Harris, author of The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, discusses the shortcomings of organized religion as a guide for human morality...
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- -: 'We Find Genocides Boring': Sam Harris on Moral Illusions
January 10, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Author Sam Harris explains that despite humanity's general desire to be good, we frequently fall prey to "moral illusions." As an example, he points to the developed world's neglect of strife in regions li...
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- -: Evolutionary Ethics: Reconciling Reason and Intuition
June 2, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/02/09/Does_Understanding_Evolution_Help_Us_Understand_Ethics Princeton ethicist Peter Singer addresses what he regards as the evolutionary urge to make ethical decisions intuitively, rather than rationally. "The fact that we have one of these intuitions sho...
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- -: Did China 'Change' Google?
June 4, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/04/19/Steven_Levy_Inside_Google Author Stephen Levy discusses the internal struggle that ensued from Google's decision to provide censored search results in China. He explains that in order to justify their decision, they developed a "moral spreadsheet" to ...
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- -: Should Religious Values Influence Policy?
July 28, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/conference/chq_2011_video_sampler "God has not ordained capitalism or socialism. God has not ordained food stamp programs or supply side economics. These are human inventions," argues Rabbi David Saperstein, who believes that religious values must compete in the...
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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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