Harris, Sam. "Science can answer moral questions - Sam Harris." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 16 Feb. 2013. Web. 5 Nov. 2014.
Morals Answered in Science
Science has always been under controversy; the idea of fact versus theory. Sam Harris demonstrates that some of these are what people go to for their answers. Everything that one believes is influenced in some way by science. But, what about moral and ethical obligations? He informs the audience that when someone listens to or reads about science it is always has a chance to influence their decisions. When a person reads an article about the latest studies in psychology about how a patient deals with a phobia, they may read that they get pushed to the brink, the point of facing their fear head on even if it means a panic attack, which is actually true. From this they will create a reaction to this in which they will pick a side, one that will answer some form of moral question. If there is no other way to cure the phobia, is it justified or not? That is one of the many moral questions that science has the possibilities of answering.
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