There's a key difference between a visual illusion and my intuition that I deserve blame and punishment in that case the visual illusion you can independently measure. The ruler is your consistency across these cases right? You have to be able to give reasons for distinguishing down or stopping the slide from a condition of clear moral responsibility as you find in the drunk driving case down to a clear case of of no responsibility.
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).
Time markers (roughly)
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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Special Guest: Sam Harris.
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