#484 - Cosmic Skeptic - 8 Impossible Thought Experiments

<p>Alex O'Connor is a philosopher, podcaster & a YouTuber.</p> <p>Philosophy is hard. Ethics are hard. Working out what is moral is hard. Today we get to put our mental muscles to the test with some of the most challenging thought experiments in moral philosophy.</p> <p>Expect to learn why brain tumours might be a good way to learn what is actually moral, whether ethics is just an expression of emotion, whether we can kill someone to stop them nuking a city, why it might be best to just not have any more children, whether an expensive education is cheating, what it means to say that someone is morally responsible for their actions, why Alex wore a suit to a boat party and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/</a></p> <p class="p1">Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at <a href="https://bit.ly/diarywisdom"><span class= "s1">https://bit.ly/diarywisdom</span></a> (use code MW15) (USA - search Amazon and use 15MINUTES)</p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at <a href="https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 30% discount on your at-home testosterone test at <a href="https://trylgc.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://trylgc.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (use code: MODERN30)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Watch Alex on YouTube - <a href= "https://youtu.be/gcVR2OVxPYw">https://youtu.be/gcVR2OVxPYw</a></p> <p>Subscribe to Alex on Patreon - <a href= "https: