The Moral Implications of Disavowing Libertarian Free Will

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I think we should be clear about libertarian free will and what we're all disavowing. it's appropriate regardless of whether it benefits the world or benefits that person to blame them. When you disavow libertarian free will you are admitting that no one pick their parents no one pick their genes no one pick the environment that sculpted the their central nervous system, 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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