The Moral Landscape and the Value of Hatred

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I disagree with both of you apparently about the the value of hatred or or vengeful feelings in certain kinds of situations so I'm not as Dave seems to be willing to concede even those stronger emotions. If it's an empirical claim then I think it's just obviously false and there's a whole history of counter examples to that if it's a moral claim that's fine then make the claim but but this opens onto a wider discussion about what morality is, he says.

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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