Episode 41 - Morality from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 41 - Morality

1 hour 15 minutes Posted Apr 9, 2022 at 11:11 am.

The Ben, Jenna, and Norah with the (depressing?) morality warmup

Alan Turing, Oscar Wilde, ferries, and Staten Island

Morality threshold, scorecards, a literal “Hail Mary”, and moral friction

Morels, the Dead Milkmen, and Jenna is bringing the theory

The official start of the show, “only hot girls get IBS,” and Jenna’s college courses

The other side of coin, and looking at things from the marginalized viewpoint

People’s ignorance about feminism, and the shared human experience

Truth, emotions, and being open to different perspectives

Religion’s impact on morality, “grey areas,” and s’mores

A disagreement about chocolate, marshmallows, and crispy rice treats

Jenna does not like Abraham Lincoln in copper form, and Ben’s strip club story

The “nudie bucket,” and the morality of the sex / service industry

The difference between ethics and morals, and further discussion about sex work

Nel Noddings and the ethics of care, unconscious bias, and the Bechdel test

Ben’s oil scenario, and the “fluidity” of people’s morals

Jenna wants to play Dungeons and Dragons, and Ben explains some D&D nuances

Alignment and the “black and white” nature of morality mechanics in games

Jenna reflects on law, chaos, and being a member of the LBGTQ+ community

Ben’s Fallout 3 scenario, game narrative, choice, and Detroit: Become Human

Jenna is a s’mores advocate and has hope for the future

Ben closes the show with a Blue Thunder quote

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Philosophy student Jenna and Generation X-er Ben are talking about the word morality this week, but before they get started on this thought provoking topic… they have a “warmup chat” with Norah. After the official show introduction Ben and Jenna dive in to the discussion… and it goes to some unexpected places. Video games mentioned include the GTA franchise, Call of Duty, Dante’s Inferno, the Mass Effect franchise, Fallout 3, and Detroit: Become Human.

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