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The twenty-third installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I examine the basis of Secular Morality, which I've defined in two parts: Primal Morality and Refined Morality. This episode concludes the Secular vs. Biblical Morality miniseries, which began with Episode 20.
On a personal note, I apologize for my long absence. I've been extremely busy this year and I had to take some time off from youtube. However, even when I do manage to get some free time it's difficult to devote the many long hours it takes to researching, organizing, and producing new videos. At close to 40 minutes this episode has been by far the most labor intensive to produce. In fact, this script has been in the works since last year, so I feel a great sense of accomplishment in finally getting it out there. I hope everyone enjoys the episode. Thank you very much for supporting the series and for all your patience. :)
Please comment and rate. If you enjoy the video feel free to share it with others or mirror it on your own channel. Thanks!
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INDEX
0:10 - Introduction
3:20 - Primal vs. Refined Morality
Refined Morality:
5:06 Various examples of Refined Morality
9:41 Parallels b/w physiological and societal health
14:00 Refined Morality at work - Alcohol consumption
Primal Morality:
16:12 The basis of Primal Morality
19:21 An alternative evolution of morality
Lifestyle: Secular vs. Biblical Morality
23:27 The morality of lifestyle choices
Criticisms and Clarifications:
27:49 Loopholes in Biblical Morality (Biblical atrocities)
31:53 The objectivity of Secular Morality (a scenario of human extinction)
34:00 The subjectivity of Biblical Morality
Conclusion:
35:34 Conclusion of Secular Morality
36:42 Morality and the social dynamics of early man
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BIBLE CITATIONS:
Genocide (The Flood) - Genesis 7:21-23
Genocide (various nations) - Deuteronomy 20:16-17
Rape (Jerusalem) - Zechariah 14:2
Rape AND Infanticide (Babylon) - Isaiah 13:16
Infanticide (Passover) - Exodus 12:29-30
Infanticide (Midianites) - Numbers 31:17&18
Infanticide (Babylon) - Isaiah 14:21
Infanticide (Babylon) - Psalm 137:9
Infanticide (Israel's Punishment) - Hosea 9:16
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VIDEO CITED:
Robocop
American Psycho
Equilibrium
Let's Go To Prison
Year One
Planet Of The Apemen - Homo Erectus
BBC - Planet Earth - Mountains; Great Plains; Ice Worlds
BBC - Walking With Cavemen - Savage Family; The Survivors
Tribal Treehouse
youtube.com/watch?v=vhF7wYpBBqE
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MUSIC CITED:
Phillip Glass (The Hours) - Dead Things
Phillip Glass (Kudun) - Distraught
Tutors (soundtrack) - Whispers & Confessions
James Asher (Dance of the Light) - Peace to All Beings
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TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1434
PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
The twenty-third installment of my original series, "Discovering Religion". In this episode I examine the basis of Secular Morality, which I've defined in two parts: Primal Morality and Refined Morality. This episode concludes the Secular vs. Biblical Morality miniseries, which began with Episode 20.
On a personal note, I apologize for my long absence. I've been extremely busy this year and I had to take some time off from youtube. However, even when I do manage to get some free time it's difficult to devote the many long hours it takes to researching, organizing, and producing new videos. At close to 40 minutes this episode has been by far the most labor intensive to produce. In fact, this script has been in the works since last year, so I feel a great sense of accomplishment in finally getting it out there. I hope everyone enjoys the episode. Thank you very much for supporting the series and for all your patience. :)
Please comment and rate. If you enjoy the video feel free to share it with others or mirror it on your own channel. Thanks!
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INDEX
0:10 - Introduction
3:20 - Primal vs. Refined Morality
Refined Morality:
5:06 Various examples of Refined Morality
9:41 Parallels b/w physiological and societal health
14:00 Refined Morality at work - Alcohol consumption
Primal Morality:
16:12 The basis of Primal Morality
19:21 An alternative evolution of morality
Lifestyle: Secular vs. Biblical Morality
23:27 The morality of lifestyle choices
Criticisms and Clarifications:
27:49 Loopholes in Biblical Morality (Biblical atrocities)
31:53 The objectivity of Secular Morality (a scenario of human extinction)
34:00 The subjectivity of Biblical Morality
Conclusion:
35:34 Conclusion of Secular Morality
36:42 Morality and the social dynamics of early man
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BIBLE CITATIONS:
Genocide (The Flood) - Genesis 7:21-23
Genocide (various nations) - Deuteronomy 20:16-17
Rape (Jerusalem) - Zechariah 14:2
Rape AND Infanticide (Babylon) - Isaiah 13:16
Infanticide (Passover) - Exodus 12:29-30
Infanticide (Midianites) - Numbers 31:17&18
Infanticide (Babylon) - Isaiah 14:21
Infanticide (Babylon) - Psalm 137:9
Infanticide (Israel's Punishment) - Hosea 9:16
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VIDEO CITED:
Robocop
American Psycho
Equilibrium
Let's Go To Prison
Year One
Planet Of The Apemen - Homo Erectus
BBC - Planet Earth - Mountains; Great Plains; Ice Worlds
BBC - Walking With Cavemen - Savage Family; The Survivors
Tribal Treehouse
youtube.com/watch?v=vhF7wYpBBqE
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MUSIC CITED:
Phillip Glass (The Hours) - Dead Things
Phillip Glass (Kudun) - Distraught
Tutors (soundtrack) - Whispers & Confessions
James Asher (Dance of the Light) - Peace to All Beings
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TRANSCRIPT:
discoveringreligion.net/?p=1434
PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/view_play_list?p=70E757541E8576D7
WEBSITE:
discoveringreligion.net
FACEBOOK:
facebook.com/pages/Discovering-Religion/143122652390020?ref=ts
