I'm Not Apologies, but Avowing It, Cause I Can See Your Diagnosis, Paul.

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i'm not sure i am. This is the part where i'm undecided about i mean, i'm with you, paul. I'm just sort of diagnosing where it is, cause iles you might be right, ian. The way that you've defined reason throughout is really this deliberative part. And and, sr, certainly there are things that that we're responsible for. But people aren't naive conscients. They don't say that just because you were so affected by that that african child commercial, gave all your money to them, that you don't deserve blame. You can buy past reason.

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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