The Effects of Ecstasy on the Brain

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I remember having that feeling with ecstasy especially because it really doesn't mess with your judgment as you were saying. You could talk to your parents at that point and they wouldn't notice anything different or or wrong about you except that you were happier. And I was like wow that really is a powerful drug but what what's intriguing to me is that Tamler and from what's absent it seems as if it's giving you a propositional belief. Well, it doesn't it doesn't work that way for most people. It works that there are those who usually not by virtue of ecstasy but by virtue of some other contemplative practice like meditation can have something like a permanent transition to more normative states

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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