Consequentialism
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Sep 16, 2026
Yasir QadhiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, he's one of the proponents of virtue theory.
Yasir QadhiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Practically speaking, the majority of your generation has veered to what is called consequentialism.
Yasir QadhiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Consequentialism, also called utilitarianism, opines that there is no external code of virtue.
Yasir QadhiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rather, that overall happiness and overall satisfaction is what defines virtue, i.e. the morality of an action is not derived from an external source, it's not derived from weighing the pros and cons, it is derived by its utilitarian outcome.
Yasir QadhiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If it brings about good for you, it becomes good.
Ryan SmithHOST
If anything, the Havamal is what could be described as a bit existentialist in the sense of we create meaning through our actions and also really consequentialist, which in contrast to virtue-based ethics argues the rightness of an action is based on its impact and consequences as opposed to its adherence to specific abstract rules and norms.
Ryan SmithHOST
Now, this is not to say, as some might unfairly argue, that the Havamal specifically or consequentialist ethics generally argue for some kind of ends justify the means approach to ethics in life.
Ryan SmithHOST
I think what would be more accurate is under a consequentialist framework, the ends are inseparable from the means because the ends are a consequence of the means you use to make whatever the decision is and move through the particular situation.
Ryan SmithHOST
The Havamal, pretty much from the first word, is quite clearly operating within this kind of approach to ethics and philosophy.
Gad SaadGUEST
So for example, if I say it is never okay to lie, that would be a deontological statement.
Gad SaadGUEST
Consequentialism would say it's okay to lie if you're trying to spare someone's feelings.
Gad SaadGUEST
Well, When it comes to killing our political opponents, that should be a deontological no-no.
Gad SaadGUEST
Under no circumstances should it be okay for me to look to kill my opponent.
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Consequentialism.
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It might kill everyone but it might also make us immortal, so who is to say if it is good or not? I see the gamble as plus EV.
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Zvi MowshowitzHOST
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Consequentialism.
Zvi MowshowitzHOST
It might kill everyone, but it might also make us immortal.
Zvi MowshowitzHOST
So who is to say if it is good or not? I see the gamble as plus EV.
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Consequentialism.
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It might kill everyone but it might also make us immortal, so who is to say if it is good or not? I see the gamble as plus EV.
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