#316 — Self-Defense: Reality and Fantasy

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

Samharris, Currentevents, Politics, Ethics, Religion, Neuroscience, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.6 • 29.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Sam Harris speaks with Matt Thornton about his new book, “The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World.” They discuss his background in martial arts, the reasons to train in combat sports, the UFC and the evolution of mixed martial arts, the fundamental principles of effective martial arts, the "street" vs "sport" fallacy, grappling vs striking, the persistence of fake martial arts, Bruce Lee’s legacy, male violence and emotional maturity, the male fear of humiliation, violence against women, the validity of instinct, the behavior of predators, weapons, avoiding violence, and other topics.

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0:42.2	Well, I just did Megan Kelly's podcast yesterday.
0:52.4	And I like Megan.
0:54.9	She has always treated me extremely fairly, even though she has a very different audience
1:01.1	that would incentivize her to treat me unfairly.
1:04.8	That strikes me as a bit of a high-wire act.
1:07.6	So I was happy to talk to her, and you can see the results over on her channel.
1:13.4	In any case, Megan asked me about the recent incident with the Dalai Lama, which I suppose
1:19.6	I should comment on here.
1:21.6	You can hear what I said to her, but I'll just more or less repeat that here.
1:26.4	I hadn't really thought to react to this, but it's understandable that people would be
1:30.3	curious to know what I think.
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