S2 E17 Morality's False Idols

Episode discussion topics <ul><li>Morality is natural and ethics are human! Branding need not apply. We are ethical animals even without religion. </li> <li>Greed is not good when one is fully indulged, like many other addictive substances. It's a motivational thread that strings together the worse versions of many systems we've built. </li> <li>We gain so much more through building with cooperation on common ground: food, water, housing, electricity, and healthcare. All good ways to love thy neighbor. </li> <li>Naturally, our amygdala (our old, almond-sized brain) can perceive danger in the unfamiliar or undesirable. This makes sense because humans are the most dangerous animals on Earth; especially when they're in groups. This is true regardless of the game board you play on, leafy bush or concrete maze. </li> <li>Featuring the most bush you've ever heard in one episode! Plus a better relationship with meat. Thanks, RWJ! </li> </ul> <p>Your hosts: Michael V. Piscitelli and Raymond Wong Jr. </p> More info <ul><li>The President of the United States is not a religious position, is not ordained a prophet, and does not otherwise embody any of the gods.</li> <li>We are hardwired for certain innate sociological survival instincts and behaviors. They are literally bred into us over successive generations of humans surviving in a human-made world.</li> <li>Learn more about "<a href='https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/groupthink-in-action-individual-differences-disappear-in-50-person-groups-344492'>Groupthink in Action: Individual Differences Disappear in 50-Person Groups</a>," a Neuroscience News and Research article that makes a compelling case for how we each operate differently in predictable ways when operating in groups; right down to the size that makes the difference. Again there are both beneficial and malfeasant ways this knowledge can be used for us all.</li> <li>Regarding child behavior, the quote below is from a NIH scholarly article titled, "<a href='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.g