Where Does Morality Come From? | Reaching Consensus & Passing Them On

Are morals just statements or do they have a deeper meaning behind them? In Episode #437 of 'Musings', Juan & I discuss: why ethics/philosophy is kind of lousy for understanding about morality, whether Spartans would approve of my stance on non-violence, Juan's dislike of them because they aren't actionable, the ambiguity of Aesop's fables and a list of books that helped me to understand this topic. Huge thanks to McIntosh for the boostagrams. Your support means the world to us! Timeline: (0:00) - Intro (1:07) - Morals from 'A Room With A View' (1:38) - Definitions (4:45) - Nietzsche's herd mentality (7:43) - Are there objective morals? (13:16) - How do we reach consensus? (24:03) - Boostagram Lounge (28:41) - Drawing a line in the sand (34:05) - The morals of stepping on lizards (40:19) - Are there superior morals? (45:32) - Religion & actions (49:56) - Meme of the week (50:22) - Cultural evolution & game theory (59:15) - Our morals: violence/coercion/Raskjuanikov (1:02:17) - Summary (1:11:07) - V4V: Wake up at 4 am Value 4 Value Support: Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast Support the show