Episode 59: Tumors All the Way Down (With Sam Harris) - a podcast by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro
from 2014-12-15T20:00
Bestselling author and friend of the podcastSam Harrisjoins Tamler and Dave for a marathon podcast. (Seriously, pack two pairs ofastronaut diapersfor 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).
Time markers (roughly)
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.
Links
- Sam Harris[samharris.org]
- Waking Up: A guide to spirituality without religionby Sam Harris [amazon.com affiliate link]
- Daniel Dennett reviews "Free Will" by Sam Harris [naturalism.org]
- Sam Harris responds to Dennett's Review of "Free Will" [samharris.org]
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