Knowing Right From Wrong: Ethics and Morals after leaving a Cult

As a member of totalistic group or cult, morals and ethics are to a large degree determined by the Group. Upon leaving, making decisions about right and wrong can be difficult as we grapple with putting together our own moral code.

Celine and Stephen also discuss the famous trolly problem and explore the question of consequentialism vs deontology as well as the psychological research around how people make moral choices.

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Paper used on the discussion today is currently available through Wiley Online Library - PDF available

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1756-8765.2010.01096.x