Ask Me Anything #15

If you had to rewrite The Moral Landscape, would you change or expand on anything?

If you designed a school for kids, what would be in the curriculum?

Do you think white men really have too much power?

What is your relationship to money? How important is it to your happiness?

Political scientist Robert Pape claims that the root cause of suicidal terrorism is military occupation, do you contest his theory?

What did you think of the debate between David Frum and Steve Bannon on populism?

Which news sources do you trust and why?

The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is far scarier than AI, will talk about this on your podcast?

Have you ever struggled with procrastination? Can mindfulness help with it?

Is it possible to understand that the ego is an illusion without experiencing it as such?

How does an intensely voluntary action feel once the illusion of the self has vanished?

Can you explain the connection between religiosity and the denial of climate change?

In the last few minutes of your conversation with Brian Greene, it seemed that one of your core beliefs about free will was shaken. Can you discuss this?

Isn't your framework of the "moral landscape" just another form of moral relativism?

When we focus our attention on consciousness, who is it that is paying attention?

If you needed to join Alcoholics Anonymous, how would you rationalize a belief in "a higher power"?

In your podcast with Rebecca Traister, you spoke about #MeToo exclusively in terms of its effects on the lives of rich and powerful men. But it has much greater implications for ordinary people. Please discuss this.

Please elaborate on what you mean when you say "look of the one who is looking" or "look for your head" in your guided meditations.

Is morality limited to human beings? For instance, can chimps behave immorally?

What are your thoughts about lucid dreaming? Does it make sense to acquire this skill?

A Dutch man wants to legally change his age from 69 to 49. Please discuss this in relation to transgenderism.