Social Psychology

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I'm happy to view this as pushing for pendulums, wing back. It's not goigto be a categorical argument which has reasons. All that matters, but i think we've gone too far in other directions. The people who think reasonar is irrelevant, are, you kno? Reasons incredibly important. I think these experiments are good ones. I think it makes a difference tat nit's worth knowing. And i give a million examples of this. So i'm happy to views this as a corrective.

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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