Soulvox L*i*v*e!

Welcome to the Ethics Issue. Don't worry - it's not boring. In our SoulVox roundtable with HiC Luttmers and Mildred Lynn McDonald, I posed the question, "Is morality obsolete?" We explore whether an externally imposed and/or validated moral code is still useful in 2016, and if not, what is likely to replace it in our lives. I also share an impromptu reflection on the "Ethics" of The Hanged Man. Waxing philosophical about the nature of desire and its impact of moral choice on desire (and vice-versa), I realized a few things. My attention was drawn to The Hanged Man - a kind of cycling back to The Fool and The Magician, but with depth of experience and maturity. Pretty cool. In our semi-regular Spiritual Transhumanist segment with Lincoln Cannon, we talk about Ethics and in particular how Ethics emerges from Desire. A responsible ethics can indeed be very fulfilling and not punitive. Finally, I share a reflection on Original Sin. Yup. I know - you probably think it's not relevant. But check it out. I think