The Role of Emotions in Defeating Evil

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I believe that the moment we spell out your ability to know what exactly I'm thinking well just I just see that you're not. There are two ways in which you can say blame and vengeance and maybe even hatred or justified one is whether or not the agent deserves it as an agent the other was Tamler referred to as sort of flourishing. If we got into that conversation it would turn a lot on, he says. He believes there is a societal role for these emotions that has served a very useful purpose.

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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