Everyday Ethics
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Everyday Ethics holds Provocative weekly debate on moral, religious and ethical issues from the BBC Radio Ulster.
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Is science closer to unlocking lost memories? Professor Tomás Ryan explores this question ..read more
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The ethics of war. From Ukraine to Gaza. Has the world lost its moral compass ..read more
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Are you one of the many thousands tuning into the Netflix series The Chosen? The multi-season series tells the life and ministry of Jesus and the people he encountered throughout his life. Set in the times of Roman oppression in Palestine, we learn about Mary Magdalene, Thaddeus, Little James, the fishermen, Simon, Andrew, Big James and John; who they were and who they became when they followed the Messiah. Season 4 is out now to widespread acclaim and that led us to think, what impact, if any, do great Biblical dramas have beyond their entertainment value or are they a priceless way to propag ..read more
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It's a day many of us hold out for, when we can step away from the rat race, enjoy life at a slower pace and officially retire. But is that day stretching later and later into our older age? The state pension age of 66 will rise to 67 between May 2026 and March 2028 and from the mid-2040s , it's expected to rise to 68. But, because, we are all, thankfully, living longer, and there's not as many babies being born- the books don't seem to be balancing so who will pay for our pensions once we hit the state pension age? A research report out this week by the International Longevity Centre, said th ..read more
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'I lied to my family, I stole £1.3 million from my company', a gambler's road to ruin ..read more
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What ethical challenges and dilemmas arise by prolonging humanity's time on earth ..read more
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Primary and post-primary schools need to be more diverse - and it's up to the Churches, which run them, to do it. That's according to one of the leading authorities on shared education, Tony Gallagher, Emeritus Professor at Queen's University, who has just published a paper on religion and diversity in schools and how, if at all, it has changed since the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Presenter Audrey Carville in conversation with Professor Gallagher, retired principal of St Joseph's Secondary School in North Belfast Michelle Marken, Karen Jardine, convenor of the Presbyterian Church's state e ..read more