Understanding Religion and Rights
My latest episode of Under Standing is on religion and rights: what’s the connection?
Aug 29, 2024
Craig Biddle
Craig is cofounder and director of education at Objective Standard Institute, cofounder and editor in chief of The Objective Standard, and executive director of Prometheus Foundation. He is the author of Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don’t Want You to Know. He is currently working on his fourth book, “Thinking in Principles.” For updates on his work, join his mailing list at CraigBiddle.com.
Is Morality Objective? Responding to YOUR Questions
In my latest episode of Under Standing, I address several good questions (plus a priceless one!) about my LevelUp debate with Alex O’Connor.
Is Morality Objective or Subjective?
Here’s my debate with Alex O’Connor on whether morality is objective or subjective. I hope you enjoy it—and I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Understanding Rights
Here’s an episode of Under Standing about the source and nature of rights. Enjoy!
The Power and Community of LevelUp
What’s so special about these events? They’re about taking your life and happiness seriously. And the attendees are people who take these values seriously.
Ely Lassman’s Video Series on Rational, Practical Philosophy
Ely Lassman has launched a video series on YouTube, discussing philosophic issues from an Objectivist perspective. I encourage you to check it out and subscribe to his channel.
Kiyah Willis on YouTube: A Voice of Reason for Gen Z
Join Kiyah as she explores issues of the day applying the principles of reason, individualism, and capitalism—and debunks false alternatives such as wokeism vs. religion, feelings vs. faith, and socialism vs. conservatism.
Is There a God-Shaped Hole—or a Self-Shaped Hole?
Join Craig Biddle at LevelUp 2024 to hear him talk about the “God-shaped hole”—the idea that if you don’t believe in God and accept him into your life, you’ll be deprived of spiritual values such as meaning and purpose—and it's alternative idea: the self-shaped hole.
Sam Harris and Alex O’Connor Debate Morality
I was delighted to see that Alex O’Connor recently debated Sam Harris about whether ethics is objective and, if so, on what grounds.