698: Sam Harris | Rationally Confronting the Irrational
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Sam Harris (@samharrisorg) is a neuroscientist, author, and philosopher; he’s also a staunch critic of religion (while being an advocate of mindfulness) who joins the show to discuss some views that — fair warning — many may find controversial. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!]
What We Discuss with Sam Harris:- When does stubbornness stop being a virtue and become a confession of intellectual dishonesty?
- In what ways does Sam consider himself a bit of an Anti-Trump?
- Why do so many people subscribe to the package beliefs of their political parties or religions even when clearly proven scientific facts prove contradictory to these beliefs?
- If Sam Harris considers himself primarily a philosopher, how did he wind up with a PhD in neuroscience?
- Why do we lie — even when we know how destructive it can be?
- And much more...
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| 1:32.0 | Today, one from the vault we're talking with Sam Harris once again, conversation that we recorded several years back on a different show. |
| 1:39.0 | His episodes here on this show have always been super popular, so I'm glad to be doing it again. |
| 1:44.0 | He's a staunch critic of religion, an advocate of mindfulness without religion, an author, a neuroscientist, a researcher and an ethicist. |
| 1:51.0 | Among other things, of course, he's also a podcaster. |
| 1:54.0 | He's an all-around amazingly sharp and fascinating thinker and also very controversial. |
| 1:58.0 | So, warm up those angry, emailing fingers now and enjoy this episode from the vault with Sam Harris. |
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