The Power of Intuitions

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I would not dispute the fact that there's a there are powerful intuitions on the side of what I ultimately consider a moral illusion and that certain of these these intuitions and conventions may be worth indulging for consequentialist reasons. So you know you're the guilt there may be it may be good for you and good for the world that you feel that level of guilt or certainly some level of guilt if nothing else is going to keep you from ever driving drunk again say so we could talk about what norms follow from fully admitting to ourselves that libertarian free will doesn't exist.

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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