Sam Harris: There are very few things that we can truly control about ourselves. And so i don't see why picking based on intelligence, or picking based on personality is better than picking based on appearance. In an arist talian fashion, structure your life so that you'll be attracted to ugly people seems just like weak sauce to me. I thought you were a compatiblist.
We think racism is wrong but what about “lookism” – a bias that favors attractive people over unattractive ones? If it’s wrong to judge people by the color of their skin, what about judging people for something that is only skin deep? We talk about two pieces today, a forthcoming philosophy article by William D’Allesandro “Is it Bad to Prefer Attractive Partners” and the Ted Chiang story “Liking What You See: A Documentary.”
Plus we select the topic finalists for our beloved Patreon listener-selected episode. Interesting list this time around!
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