BANNED: Free Speech - The Cost of Silencing Ideas

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Is free speech under siege? Dr. Josh Axe pulls back the curtain on censorship and its chilling effect throughout history. We’ll reveal how stifling free expression has repeatedly led to disastrous consequences as pioneering thinkers had their ideas suppressed. By shining a light on censorship’s shadowy past, he empowers us to defend the enlightening power of controversial ideas. You’ll learn: Examples throughout history of pioneering thinkers who initially faced backlash Where we’re seeing censorship in the world today Why we should open our minds to different views The benefits of open inquiry and debate The risk of further divides and tension when censoring speech Join Dr. Axe as he reveals the truth about free speech and censorship today. Arm yourself with wisdom to defend expressive liberties and open discourse. Want more of The Growth Lab with Dr. Josh Axe? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Follow Leaders Instagram Twitter Facebook Email Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you think it's better for somebody to be able to share their thought openly on either side?
0:04.4	Or do you believe that that information one side should be cut off?
0:08.5	Should one or the other side be censored?
0:10.7	Your answer to that question is really important.
0:13.4	55% of people, more than 50% of people believe the government should be censoring.
0:18.9	Whoa.
0:19.5	What's labeled hate speech today is not hate speech. Sometimes it's love speech. Think about that. More than 50% of people think if somebody says something hateful, they should just automatically lose their job. And then if a speaker has a different opinion, they should be banned. People that have that opinion, they're fearful, lack wisdom, and they just don't know the history of the world.
0:39.7	And when there's less information you have access to, it's going to be harder to find and discern the truth.
0:49.1	Hey, everyone, welcome to the Growth Lab podcast. I am Dr. Josh Axe. I am the founder of ancient nutrition, Dr.ax.com, and Leaders.com, also graduate of John Hopkins
0:59.3	University.
1:00.3	And each and every week on the show, we cover the science behind how to grow yourself, your health, your wealth,
1:05.5	and take your career, your relationships, and your spiritual wellness to the next level.
1:10.7	Today I'm going to be talking about what you should believe about censorship and free speech.
1:16.3	This is actually a huge deal.
1:18.5	And I want to share with you how a business I had decreased by 20 times because of censorship violations
1:27.0	and how it can impact you, your business, your freedom in the future, all on today's show.
1:32.5	I'm going to be talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, and many others.
1:37.9	And what they have to say about free speech and censorship.
1:42.0	And you might even notice today when you search on Google,
1:45.7	some of the things that you might have found in the past, they don't come up. In fact, I was doing a
1:49.6	consultation with somebody this week, a medical consultation. They said, I've been trying to
1:54.2	look for natural ways to fight diseases like cancer and Lyme disease and a number of other things. And he said, I can't
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