The Importance of Faith in Combating Religion

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Taylor: To be Christian is to believe in Christ. The whole point of becoming Christian or submission to Islam is to take on this propositional belief. And the minute you abandon that, you are all of a sudden out of favor with most everybody else who claims that religion. Taylor: Judaism really is unique. It's an exception. I'm speaking only as Jews.

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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