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  1. 2d ago

    Show 714: Naturalistic Support

    Moral Certainity II Listen to show #110 below!

  2. Oct 28

    Show 713: Naturalistic Support

    Moral Certainity Listen to show #109 below!

  3. Oct 21

    Show 712: Naturalistic Support

    Moral Ourage It is a common mistake to assume that resisting moral outrage is motivated by a desire to not be overly harsh on people who harm others, but that’s not the reason. By treating someone as a moral monster, by failing to recognize that we are dealing with a human being, albeit one whose … Continue reading "Show 712: Naturalistic Support"

  4. Oct 14

    Show 711: Naturalistic Support

    Restorative Justice; Pt 2 Everyone wants to feel safe. But with a recidivism rate of over 66%, our criminal justice system completely fails. “If incarceration actually produced safety, we would have the safest country in human history, but that is simply not what we have. The core drivers of violence are shame, isolation, an inability … Continue reading "Show 711: Naturalistic Support"

  5. Sep 23

    Show 709: Naturalistic Support

    Relieving Traumatic Memories Memory editing techniques can help relieve the effects of memories that are traumatic and/or damaging. But our increasing knowledge about the mechanics of human memory however, raise numerous ethical considerations. Eye witness testimonies are notoriously unreliable. Memories could be manipulated by individuals seeking to influence the outcome in favor of either acquittal … Continue reading "Show 709: Naturalistic Support"

  6. Sep 16

    Show 708: Naturalistic Support

    Memory III There are now legitimate therapies which can dampen memories that are traumatic or debilitating; but not all therapies are equal. There are some that are completely ineffective, others that are effective, and some which produce effective results, but not for the reasons its practitioners claim. And, aside from the question of efficaciousness, the … Continue reading "Show 708: Naturalistic Support"

  7. Sep 9

    Show 707: Naturalistic Support

    Metawareness, Proanthropy, and History Metawareness, a key idea in Naturalistic Humanism, is a reason-based understanding of ourselves and others derived from recognizing that behavior is completely the result of everything leading up to that behavior. The same is true for entire societies. Proanthropy supports the understanding that cooperative, caring, and contributive behavior is the healthy … Continue reading "Show 707: Naturalistic Support"

  8. Sep 2

    Show 706: Naturalistic Support

    Memory II What psychologists and neuroscientists have learned about memory in recent decades is truly astonishing. Our memories are not fixed recordings of our experiences.  Every time we recall an event we knit together fragments of our memory in a manner that affirms whatever story we believe to be true.  And some research even tells us that … Continue reading "Show 706: Naturalistic Support"

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