Jonathan Haidt

Exactly. That's right. Treating it like just a piece of meat is defiling it. So if you're in a religious context, it makes perfect sense. And if you're an atheist or secular, it doesn't. And I asked Cass, I was able to talk to him afterwards alone. I said, so do you believe in God? And he said, well, it depends what you mean. You know, as many Jewish intellectuals, I'm Jewish. It's like, well.

Exactly. That's right. Treating it like just a piece of meat is defiling it. So if you're in a religious context, it makes perfect sense. And if you're an atheist or secular, it doesn't. And I asked Cass, I was able to talk to him afterwards alone. I said, so do you believe in God? And he said, well, it depends what you mean. You know, as many Jewish intellectuals, I'm Jewish. It's like, well.

Rabbinical response. That's right. And once I made it clear, do you believe that there's an intelligence, an essence, or something that created us? And he said, oh, no, not in that sense, no. Yeah. Right. So he got to that position from really what I think is a humanitarian view, which I'm kind of coming to in this age of internet degradation.

Rabbinical response. That's right. And once I made it clear, do you believe that there's an intelligence, an essence, or something that created us? And he said, oh, no, not in that sense, no. Yeah. Right. So he got to that position from really what I think is a humanitarian view, which I'm kind of coming to in this age of internet degradation.

Rabbinical response. That's right. And once I made it clear, do you believe that there's an intelligence, an essence, or something that created us? And he said, oh, no, not in that sense, no. Yeah. Right. So he got to that position from really what I think is a humanitarian view, which I'm kind of coming to in this age of internet degradation.

Actually, I hope we'll talk about that, the degradation of our digital lives. Yeah. But it's such an interesting area where ethics is meeting up with... the craziness of what's happening to our lives now that it's all going online.

Actually, I hope we'll talk about that, the degradation of our digital lives. Yeah. But it's such an interesting area where ethics is meeting up with... the craziness of what's happening to our lives now that it's all going online.

Actually, I hope we'll talk about that, the degradation of our digital lives. Yeah. But it's such an interesting area where ethics is meeting up with... the craziness of what's happening to our lives now that it's all going online.

And as they say, there's two kinds of people. Those who think there's two kinds of people and those who don't. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I would say that in general, as a heuristic in life, what you're saying is good and right. But sometimes there are true binaries and sometimes one side is completely right.

And as they say, there's two kinds of people. Those who think there's two kinds of people and those who don't. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I would say that in general, as a heuristic in life, what you're saying is good and right. But sometimes there are true binaries and sometimes one side is completely right.

And as they say, there's two kinds of people. Those who think there's two kinds of people and those who don't. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I would say that in general, as a heuristic in life, what you're saying is good and right. But sometimes there are true binaries and sometimes one side is completely right.

So just to give you an example, with my new book, The Anxious Generation, I'm engaged in a debate with people about what caused the gigantic increase in mental illness that began with young people around 2012. It's very sudden and it happens in many, many countries.

So just to give you an example, with my new book, The Anxious Generation, I'm engaged in a debate with people about what caused the gigantic increase in mental illness that began with young people around 2012. It's very sudden and it happens in many, many countries.

So just to give you an example, with my new book, The Anxious Generation, I'm engaged in a debate with people about what caused the gigantic increase in mental illness that began with young people around 2012. It's very sudden and it happens in many, many countries.

And in general, as a social scientist, I favor the view that, well, you know, it's multi-causal and there's all these different factors coming in and, oh, we never want to point to one thing. Sometimes there is one thing. I mean, like leaded gas did some terrible stuff to developing brains. Sometimes there are childhood diseases and sometimes there is one thing that causes a lot.

And in general, as a social scientist, I favor the view that, well, you know, it's multi-causal and there's all these different factors coming in and, oh, we never want to point to one thing. Sometimes there is one thing. I mean, like leaded gas did some terrible stuff to developing brains. Sometimes there are childhood diseases and sometimes there is one thing that causes a lot.

And in general, as a social scientist, I favor the view that, well, you know, it's multi-causal and there's all these different factors coming in and, oh, we never want to point to one thing. Sometimes there is one thing. I mean, like leaded gas did some terrible stuff to developing brains. Sometimes there are childhood diseases and sometimes there is one thing that causes a lot.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.

Yeah, that's right.