The Moral of Punishment

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Punishment data suggests its moral. A perfectly reasonable theory is that the output of the more of the system is an emotion of sort of a approval or disapproval. It's that that's driving it. And my feeling is that it's not fully that we did some studies, kaile hamlin did some studies where she filmed the faces of the babies look at emotional responses ya,. You get some of that, but it's not that strong. The judgment seems to be stronger than on. In fact, there are web sites dedicated to watching people gettin fights and enjoying itand not an ate creatures shoudstiswat we have to end on, doesn't eat of you have anything

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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