The Importance of Love

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The reason that you love your daughter is just the same exact reason that you do anything else absolutely not no no no because it's the preference for being with my daughter. If I think of what I have to do to hate somebody is ignore how they became who they are I hate them further. You're sort of reifying your claim right I get what you mean but it is not the case unless all you're saying is Sam Harris descriptively your hate is eroded when you think about causes.

Bestselling author and friend of the podcast Sam Harris joins Tamler and Dave for a marathon podcast. (Seriously, pack two pairs of astronaut diapers for this one). We talk about the costs and benefits of religion, dropping acid in India, and the illusory nature of (a certain kind of) free will. Then we go at it on blame, moral responsibility, hatred, guilt, retribution, and vengeance. Sam thinks these are antiquated responses based on a belief in spooky metaphysics, Tamler thinks they are important components of human morality, and Dave just wants everyone to get along and be reasonable (like that nice Kant fellow).

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0:00-47:00 Intro and costs and benefits of religion

47:00-77:30 Drugs, the self, free will

77:30-- Blame, guilt, vengeance, moral responsibility, desert.

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