Are People Becoming Less Moral? - Alex O'Connor - #729
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Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster.
Grappling with difficult moral questions is a part of human life, but in the age of Wikipedia and ChatGPT, are we now outsourcing our morality? Are people becoming less moral over time?
Expect to learn why Peter Hitchens really does not like Alex, whether ChatGPT can be convinced of the existence of God, what the non-identity problem is, if Nihilism will make a comeback, the impact of the debate around free will, how much we can trust the historical accuracy of the bible and much more...
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Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster.
Grappling with difficult moral questions is a part of human life, but in the age of Wikipedia and ChatGPT, are we now outsourcing our morality? Are people becoming less moral over time?
Expect to learn why Peter Hitchens really does not like Alex, whether ChatGPT can be convinced of the existence of God, what the non-identity problem is, if Nihilism will make a comeback, the impact of the debate around free will, how much we can trust the historical accuracy of the bible and much more...
Sponsors:
Join Gymshark66 at gym.sh/modernwisdom66
Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150)
Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:18) The Peter Hitchens Incident
(08:11) Alex’s Experience Debating Ben Shapiro
(17:00) Has Philosophy Revealed Anything Impactful Recently?
(29:40) What Everyone Needs to Know About Ethics
(38:07) Making Nihilism Great Again
(47:38) Why People Hate Talking About Free Will
(54:34) The Sexy Paradox
(1:07:49) The Fine-Tuned Universe Argument
(1:12:36) Was Jesus’ Resurrection Historically Accurate?
(1:20:07) Why Philosophers Go Mad
(1:26:50) Is Society Experiencing Mass Cope?
(1:38:01) What’s Next for Alex?
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
Get In Touch:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast
Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact
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