Biochemical Puppets - The Problem With Puppetry

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i don't disagree with sam, honest i think his phrase, by o chemical puppets is an awful one. So tamler, summers over twitter, roduced a phrase, which i hope catches on. Go ahead, tammer, it was biochemical rumbes. You know, a that you have to write an article with that title. This might be what you're known foraao, e ido thats that's better than being completely unknown. Not what i am right? Nows, it was sort of a joke. But then i also bu was sort of not, because i think your problem with puppets is the right problem with the metaphor of puppets.

Can a fully determined creature deliberate? How big a role does conscious reasoning play in moral judgment and everyday life? Are we responsible for our thoughts and actions? Paul Bloom rejoins us against his better judgment to discuss his book "Just Babies" and his recent article in The Atlantic that set the internet on the fire and riled up the likes of Sam Harris and Jerry Coyne. Plus, what's the difference (if any) between getting into a Star Trek transporter and getting an axe to the head, and why does David know so much about boy bands?

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