Episode 145, The Mystery of Morality: Live in London (Part I - The Debate)
The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast
Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane
4.8 • 604 Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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'“Hello – it’s Olly here!
For Episode 145, we have another very special show for you: the recording from our live event – The Mystery of Morality – held on 12 June 2025 at London’s Royal Institution Theatre.
The event was a conversation between four of our previous guests: Richard Swinburne, Jessica Frazier, Alex O’Connor and Peter Singer. The question at the heart of the discussion: where does morality come from, and who (or what) counts morally?
It’s a brilliant discussion filled with humorous moments, but also some very serious moments and topics, such as same-sex relationships and animal rights. I think it’s one of our best shows yet. Thank you to everyone who came along to make it such a special evening. The first part of this podcast is their free-flowing conversation; the second is a Q&A with the audience. Without further ado, I’ll pass you over to Jack, live from The Royal Institution Theatre – we hope you enjoy the show.”
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Ollie here. For episode 145, we have another very special show for you, |
| 0:14.0 | the recording from our live event, The Mystery of Morality, held on the 12th of June 2025 at London's Royal Institution Theatre. |
| 0:22.6 | The event was a conversation between four of our previous guests, Richard Swinburne, |
| 0:27.6 | Jessica Frazier, Alex O'Connor and Peter Singer. The question at the heart of the discussion, |
| 0:33.6 | where does morality come from, and who or what counts morally. It's a brilliant |
| 0:40.1 | discussion filled with humorous moments, but also some very serious moments and topics, such |
| 0:44.8 | as same-sex relationships and animal rights. I think it's one of our best shows yet. Thank |
| 0:49.9 | you to everyone who came along to make it such a special evening. The first part of this podcast is their free-flowing discussion. |
| 0:57.0 | The second is a Q&A with the audience. |
| 1:00.4 | Without further ado, I'll pass you over to Jack, live from the Royal Institution Theatre. |
| 1:05.3 | We hope you enjoy the show. |
| 1:13.6 | What is morality? And where does it come from? |
| 1:15.6 | Is it woven into the fabric of the universe |
| 1:19.6 | or something we invent to make our instincts and emotions make sense? |
| 1:24.6 | As we decide how to treat other animals and artificial intelligence, |
| 1:32.3 | we need to understand the roots and the reach of moral thought. From ancient religion to |
| 1:42.3 | modern ethics, tonight we ask, are we any close to understanding |
| 1:48.0 | what it means to be good? |
| 1:51.0 | Ladies and gentlemen of the Royal Institution Theatre, please put your hands together for your host, BBC New Generation Thicker of 2024, Dr. Jack Symes. |
| 2:11.0 | Nailed it. Beautiful. Beautiful. |
| 2:15.3 | Hello and welcome to the mystery of morality here at the beautiful Royal Institution Theatre, |
| 2:22.6 | brought to you by our good friends at Premier Christian Radio's Unbelievable. |
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