10 New VYou Shorts: Ethics, Politics, Religion
19This is the fifth video composed of 10 short (2 minute or under) clips which I recorded as a user of the now defunct VYou -- an innovative social network which allowed users to record short video responses to questions and comments. All of these particular clips have to do with the subject of Ethics, but also with issues that are matters of politics, religion, or culture -- some of them quite specific. All of the clips are responses recorded in various places and at different times, where I address another VYouser's questions or comments.
The video quality is not particularly good on some of these clips -- they were recorded using older webcam technology.
0:51 Question 1: How would you define justice?
3:02 Question 2: Isn't Thrasymachus right? The rich and powerful do make the rules.
5:08 Question 3: Why should we everyday people allow authorities to decide for us what's right and wrong, good and bad?
7:15 Question 4: Did we go to war with Afghanistan in terms of oil?
8:28 Question 5: Is America's and other countries quest to democratize other countries unreasonable? And will religion in other countries allow for this?
10:37 Question 6: Do you believe it's necessary to send people charged with heinous crimes overseas to fight instead of our troops?
11:30 Question 7: What are your thoughts on France's "burka ban"?
13:40 Question 8: In France people need to show their faces to identify themselves. Making an exception for religion would be a high step backwards for society.
15:44 Question 9: Do you think it would be a wise decision to release a photo of Osama bin Laden to prove his death? Or would this just cause more problems?
17:52 Question 10: Should certain books be banned from libraries? Should there be a rating system? Some Florida libraries have banned 50 Shades of Grey.
[thanks to Devo oveD for charting out these time points]
You can see other "10 Shorts" in this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4gvlOxpKKIi7iTK4jkqk7SzSvBhfylRn
I'm now soliciting new questions and comments from viewers and subscribers, to which I'll be responding in these higher-quality, 2 minute shorts (organized into groups of 10) -- you can leave those questions and comments on this invitation video: http://youtu.be/98rTac5WJHs