1. Do you tend to think of morality in religious terms, cultural terms, family norms, political affiliations, or shaped by other influences?

2. Who are the moral philosophers or teachers that you most respect? Are there people defining morality that you take issue with?

3. How necessary is morality to society, family, and health?

4. Have you ever deconstructed your moral worldview? Have you ever changed moral frameworks?

5. Have you ever influenced the morality of other people (as a parent, a group leader, a religious influencer, an opinion leader or via other roles)?

6. Did you read the short excerpt linked, or the entire book below this summer? What are your thoughts on what you read? Did you know "moral psychology" or "evolutionary psychology" were academic disciplines before reading this?

7. ​Are you aware of the Alberta UCP government's new opt-in only rules around sexual education in all schools or their removal of all books with any mention of sexuality from school libraries? Why do conservatives frequently restrict access to information as means of exerting moral control? Does this approach achieve their goals or work against them? Why is there a left-right split on many moral principles? Why are moral principles commonly emphasized on the left, like anti-racism, anti-sexism, consent, equity, and tolerance not accepted as morally important on the right?

8. Do you have any thoughts on the "Moral Monday" article linked below?

9. Are the moral principles exposed in the Isaiah scripture below ones you associate with Judeo-Christian religion, based on the messaging and behaviour of the adherents you encounter personally or via various media formats?

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