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Does religion restrict moral virtue?
44:04 - 51:20 (07:15)
In this podcast, the speaker discusses the idea of whether getting rid of religion would result in the loss of moral virtue, his experience with religious people studying theology and their personal benefits, and the concept of grounding morality without God.
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Theology faculties at Oxford and other universities in the UK now involve the study of both theology and religion as a concept, with a compulsory paper in the figure of Jesus through the centuries.
44:04 - 45:56 (01:51)
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Theology faculties at Oxford and other universities in the UK now involve the study of both theology and religion as a concept, with a compulsory paper in the figure of Jesus through the centuries.
ChapterDoes religion restrict moral virtue?
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
Atheists studying theology are more likely to approach it from an academic standpoint, while religious individuals may study for personal or religious reasons.
45:56 - 46:46 (00:50)
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Atheists studying theology are more likely to approach it from an academic standpoint, while religious individuals may study for personal or religious reasons. Studying theology as an atheist is not much different from studying it as a religious person or any other subject such as history.
ChapterDoes religion restrict moral virtue?
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
The idea that getting rid of religion results in getting rid of moral virtue might not be entirely accurate.
46:46 - 50:18 (03:31)
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The idea that getting rid of religion results in getting rid of moral virtue might not be entirely accurate. Philosophers like Aquinas or Augustine were simply people writing stuff, even though they were hailed as philosophical giants in theological history.
ChapterDoes religion restrict moral virtue?
Episode#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality
PodcastModern Wisdom
In this podcast, the subject of whether morality can exist without God is brought up with some people believing that atheism lacks the grounding for morality.
50:18 - 51:20 (01:02)
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In this podcast, the subject of whether morality can exist without God is brought up with some people believing that atheism lacks the grounding for morality. However, Christians argue that while atheists may be moral, they have no grounding for their morality without God.