2849 Moving The Human Race Forward - Sunday Call In Show November 23rd, 2014

Why should somebody be moral? If there isn’t a God then is the universe simply just random happenstance with no deeper intent? Do you think that in order to start a family you need to have a high paying career and income? When I feel a desire to help people - how do I know that I’m acting out of genuine care, and not trying to fill my own emotional needs inappropriately by parenting others? Includes: welfare state of human progress, ripping science out of the womb of superstition, moving the human race forward, modern education as Chinese foot binding, the biological basis of empathy, imposing conclusions on children, commandments under the threat of death, turning off the fog machine, hunting for eggs and confessions of a social climber.