Memory Network: Paul Bloom on 'The Problem With Stories'

[@mvs9122]

He is such a good speaker.

[@DasUbermonk]

Fascinating talk. Thanks for uploading it!

[@rubenngnitewemassaa837]

This guy is fabulous

[@동동동-x9b]

54:20 what a superb question.

[@seanwebb605]

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[@markkaplan6142]

Paul, stand still damnit

[@samjay4765]

he always does that

[@justgivemethetruth]

Stories ... we think we are getting something from stories. First there is experience. There there are stories. Then there is fiction and entertainment. And somewhere in all of it are lies.

[@camuscat123]

Dexter is a good example

[@camuscat123]

I love the talk...but who the fuck would put a cat in a dumpster?!!!!!!

[@PowderMonkey4Life]

In this case a woman. Cat in dumpster, meh. How about 80-90% of parents still abuse(spank) their children, that's even more facked up.

[@tobidashitai]

The last line (48:00) shows his cards. It seems that for all the talk about stories and their fundamental importance to human moral imagination, Bloom thinks we'd be better off leaving them out of important decisions that need 'rational' solutions. But you could also draw other conclusions, such as the ways these faculties could work together, or how so-called rational thought (i.e. those philosophers and scientists who rationalize genocides) needs stories (and is itself produced by stories). Seems a lot of cherry-picking of studies and general appeals to intuition to make his provocative point. Perhaps the book is more subtle. He's a good storyteller (but couldn't watch the swaying)

[@NoWay1969]

At 1:02 he goes into a description of Israel-Palestine that could have come from last week and this was nine years ago. The cynic in me suspects nine years from now it will also apply.

[@PerFeldvoss]

Zizek?

[@baby0babbling0bla]

So the reason Game of Thrones is so popular is because it's about sex, violence and rich people.