Huffman: My goodness should extend to both of them roughly. Even your fake kid. Huffman: I'm sort of more at peace knowing that I don't have to hover around my daughter to make sure that her life will be happy. "I kind of have a happier life with her knowing that she's going to be as smart as she is," he says.
As parents we like to think we have an impact on our children - their future, their happiness, the kinds of people they turn out to be. But are we deluded? Dave and Tamler are joined by empathy's kryponite, the great Paul Bloom, to talk about Judith Rich Harris's view that parents matter a lot less than you might think (while genes and peer groups matter a lot more than you might think) .
Plus, what the connection between art and morality? Should we support "cancel culture"? Is it wrong to play Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (spell it out) on the radio? What about the Jackson 5? And what about art that is itself immoral? You're not gonna believe this but Louis CK gets mentioned.
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Special Guest: Paul Bloom.
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