The Role of Moral Reasons in the System

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Dan felt that this was a ridiculous way to look at someone's competency and the missed putt analogy I think is useful here because if you imagine someone like Tiger Woods or any other great golfer missing a very short putt. In some sense when Tiger Woods misses that one foot putt it is even more corroborating of the lack of free will in the system he can't explain it to himself. Dan: Most of us do hold people responsible for purely wrong headed views and so again we there are two levels of reality that we are talking about.

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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