The Importance of Rewarding and Treating With Respect

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I was not surprised at all by this. Like, there was something deeply just weird about him in general and especially about all the kids that would come to Neverland or wherever. I think for the most part, take John Cyril, who has pretty serious accusations against him. But his paper in a Chinese room is accessible, it's brilliant, it's important. And I wouldn't hesitate to present it. Well, that's actually, that's why I think the Cyril Chinese room paper, I think is a good contribution to what we know.

As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the kinds of people they turn out to be. But are we deluded? Dave and Tamler are joined by empathy's kryponite, the great Paul Bloom, to talk about Judith Rich Harris's view that parents matter a lot less than you might think (while genes and peer groups matter a lot more than you might think) .

Plus, what the connection between art and morality? Should we support "cancel culture"? Is it wrong to play Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (spell it out) on the radio? What about the Jackson 5? And what about art that is itself immoral? You're not gonna believe this but Louis CK gets mentioned.

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Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

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