Are You Like Me, Are You Not Like Me?

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In a normal context, sometimes people just rely on anecdotal evidence. In this situation, I think that it's better to rely on the science. There are at least three problems that I focus on in this kind of, in this situation,. The first problem involves assessing the meaning of an average value result. The second problem is how do you make a diachronic decision and the relationship of the testimony which applies to after-the-fact assessment? And the third problem is called ACT state independence.

Philosopher and author L.A. Paul talks about her book Transformative Experience with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Paul explores the uncertainties that surround the transformative experiences that we choose and that happen to us without choosing. How should we think about the morality and personal impact of these kinds of experiences, especially when some decisions are very hard or impossible to reverse? Examples include becoming a vampire, having children, religion, and other life experiences and choices.