Ampathy Is a Poor Guide to Drone Attacks

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I don't think empathytat. That's more my weird inovirtue, ethic flirtation. You think ano me not only pe drone is oat all honerable. Drones can do it. I just think when you're killing somebody,. that it requires war, requires some element of sk on both sides. And when you lose that, you lose something seriously morally important. But anyway, you're right that i don't like dronti guess i think ampathy is a useful guide for local interactions, but it's a very poor guide for big interactions. If you were liein your ampathy to guide you in this, it does nothing. It i

Can a fully determined creature deliberate? How big a role does conscious reasoning play in moral judgment and everyday life? Are we responsible for our thoughts and actions? Paul Bloom rejoins us against his better judgment to discuss his book "Just Babies" and his recent article in The Atlantic that set the internet on the fire and riled up the likes of Sam Harris and Jerry Coyne. Plus, what's the difference (if any) between getting into a Star Trek transporter and getting an axe to the head, and why does David know so much about boy bands?

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