On this crossover episode, Adam and economist Bob Murphy (of the great Bob Murphy Show!) take on the "free will v hard determinism" debate by analyzing the arguments made in a conversation between Neil deGrasse Tyson and Robert Sapolsky. The two men were mocked by Adam and Bob, but according to the victims, your hosts were powerless to do otherwise. 00:00 — Intro. Bob refuses to do his part to support a hilarious bit. 00:41 — Introducing Sapolsky and his book Determined. What is determinism?06:47 — Clip 1: Sapolsky's determinism/atheism "origin story". 12:16 — Clip 2: The "hungry judge effect" is presented -- and debunked.23:48 — Clip 3: Sapolsky makes a hard determinism claim and a moral claim.36:38 — Clip 4: Tyson asks Sapolsky if his theory is falsifiable. Is this science?49:09 — Clip 5: Ben Affleck says some stuff about LLMs and free will. But do his arguments prove too much?53:34 — Clip 6: How to think about crime and punishment in a deterministic world?1:01:43 — Clip 7: More strange motte & bailey inconsistencies from Sapolsky.1:11:39 — Bob contrasts Sapolsky's beliefs w/ his own religious beliefs. 1:14:43 — Outro and final thoughts. Thank you for watching Haman Nature!Sponsor link: https://scotthortonacademy.com/crossoverTyson/Sapolsky video mentioned:
More on the hungry judge effect: https://hamannature.substack.com/p/remember-that-hungry-judge-study
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