Does sin come from God, culture, or conscience? Armand DiMele and Lisa Arnone, LCSW, survey how Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each define wrongdoing, weigh intention, and offer paths to forgiveness. Callers share personal takes on adultery, faith, and moral accountability.
Where do our moral instincts actually come from? Armand DiMele traces the origins of right and wrong through Freudian id-ego-superego theory, transactional analysis, and new neuroscience showing that damage to the prefrontal cortex shifts people toward utilitarian choices, raising hard questions about guilt, empathy, and who gets to judge.
What makes people care about right and wrong, and where does that impulse come from? Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti open with a striking story of a heavily medicated psychiatric patient who offered comfort to his own doctor, then trace morality from biology and genetics through religion, sexuality, taxes, and the tension between inner conviction and externally imposed rules.
