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In this episode of Further Thought, Angelo D’Amico speaks with Chester Delagneau about objective morality, human flourishing, faith, and the challenge of determining what makes a life genuinely good.

The conversation explores whether morality requires God, whether human flourishing can be understood apart from religion, and what role Christianity plays in grounding moral obligations and virtue. Along the way, the discussion examines collective morality, the limits of moral relativism, epistemic humility, historical evidence for religious belief, and the relationship between suffering and the good life.

The episode concludes with a provocative question: Was Jesus flourishing on the cross? That question opens a deeper exploration of sacrifice, virtue, suffering, and whether flourishing can exist even in the absence of happiness or pleasure.

EPISODE TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Objective morality and moral subjectivism
• Human flourishing and virtue ethics
• Whether morality requires God
• Christianity and moral obligation
• Collective morality and social contracts
• Epistemic humility and religious belief
• Historical evidence and the case for Christianity
• Suffering, sacrifice, and meaning
• Job, Ecclesiastes, and the problem of flourishing
• Whether Jesus flourished on the cross

Further Thought is a long-form conversation series exploring ideas that shape how we think and live, and what happens when those ideas are taken seriously.

GUEST LINKS
Chester Delagneau
YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@chesterdelagneau6111
Blog: https://allthingsflourishing.com/
Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=chester+de...

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LinkedIn: Angelo D'Amico

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