The Secular Source and Selfish Nature of Objective Morality

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to be “a good person”? Is morality an arbitrary social convention, a decree from on high, or a recognition of and respect for man’s nature? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Subscribe in</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosophy-for-flourishing/id1516846670"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2ygYLi3sTed0DkRWzUb95C"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Spotify</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, or wherever you’re listening right now.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/objectivestandard</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter:</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://twitter.com/ObjStdInstitute</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn:</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandardinstitute/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/objectivestandardinstitute/</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email Jon at</span> <a href= "mailto:jon@objectivestandard.org"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">jon@objectivestandard.org</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with questions, comments, or topic suggestions.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Also check out:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Virtue of Selfishness</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Ayn Rand:</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3k5B4V5"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://amzn.to/3k5B4V5</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Philosophy: Who Needs It</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Ayn Rand:</span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3hfEPWa"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https