Is It a Good Thing to Increase Self Control?

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Troll: A world in which everybody acted on their impulse would be a world much like the animal world. I just wanted to talk to paul about his views on empathy that we touched on at the end of last segment. Troll: If there were a person who could actually feel for all of those numbers, wouldn't that be a better moral agent? Tttttt see Ouse. Ind rapu headdedmargatroy doittet ah h iittet a oettetett oiinaa hetotettdt iooe eteett iin anthe os ottetetto oee detete oooan oetetenttot a

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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