Is Intelligence Overrated? What Really Makes Humans Valuable | Justin Hawkins & Danny Oppenheimer

Justin Hawkins (Columbia) and Danny Oppenheimer (CMU) explore intelligence, virtue, and what it means to live a life worth living. | Carnegie Mellon University, 9/19/2025 | Explore more at https://www.veritas.org. Speakers: Justin Hawkins - McDonald Agape Post-Doctoral Fellow in Medical Ethics at the Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics Danny Openheimer - Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University Moderator: Ryan McDermott - Founder and Faculty Director of Beatrice Institute; Associate Professor of Medieval Literature and Culture at the University of Pittsburgh Want Veritas updates in your inbox? Subscribe to our twice-monthly newsletter here: https://www.veritas.org/newsletter-yt INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/veritasforum FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/veritasforum PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-veritas-forum/id1210782509 SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=VeritasForum Over the past two decades, The Veritas Forum has been hosting vibrant discussions on life's hardest questions and engaging the world's leading colleges and universities with Christian perspectives and the relevance of Jesus. Learn more at http://www.veritas.org, with upcoming events and over 600 pieces of media on topics including science, philosophy, music, business, medicine, and more!