Massimo Pigliucci

And so I think that's exactly the stoic attitude.

I think it's problematic.

I mean, it's understandable from the point of view of the parent.

One of the most important things as a parent is to make sure your kids are safe.

But, you know, life is what it is, and it's important.

Sometimes you cannot make everybody safe.

And also, it's important to develop your kids from a moral perspective, from a character perspective.

And activism, being involved, being aware of what's happening in the world,

thinking critically, questioning authority when it needs to be questioned.

I mean, that phrase is a little too easy these days.

Oh, I don't, I question authority.

Well, sometimes authority is correct.

You know, when I go to my doctor, most of the times I accept her authority because she's the doctor, not I, right?

Now, so occasionally I question even her authority because say, well, can you explain this more?

Because it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

But sometimes it's okay to go with authority.

But when we're talking about especially political authority and governments that go in directions that might not be good for society, then of course you need to question them.

So I think that, in a sense, almost always we live in times of turmoil.

Yeah, the 60s and 70s certainly.

I would argue that current times, as we speak, are times of turmoil in many places in the world, including the United States.