The Importance of Understanding Causes

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Dave: I hope that what we can maintain is a distinction here between a particular moral attitude of blame versus all of the horrible things that we might be able to do to somebody that who who hate. All right fair enough Dave do you want to know last word on this? No I think I just want to reiterate that that understanding causes ought to lead us to to things like less hatred. We'll get at it again if you're willing to undergo this.

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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