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Is it ok to laugh at The Cosby Show? To rock to “Rock With You”? To eat with the knife that was used to murder your family? Does bad luck make you a bad person?
It may seem reasonable to separate the art from the artist and the instrument from the act, but Paul says that’s not how our brains work. He thinks human morality is driven by inconsistent irrational emotions and he thinks that’s a good thing.
In our second Thought Lab, we talk about bad celebrities, haunted knives and moral luck.
Paul Sagar "Tainted by Association" in Aeon.

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