Sam Harris & Konstantin Kisin Debate: Corruption, Israel-Hamas, Tucker Carlson, DEI & Migrant Crisis PT 1

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🗓️ 28 May 2024

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Welcome to another intense episode of Impact Theory, I’m Tom Bilyeu! In today’s episode, I’m joined by Sam Harris and Konstantin Kisin to dive deep and debate the pressing issues surrounding misinformation, corruption, credibility, and the societal impact of distorted realities. Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, best-selling author, and podcast host whose work focuses on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Konstantin Kisin is a Russian-born comedian, author, and podcast host that explores complex topics with a blend of humor and serious inquiry, making acute observations about modern societal trends and challenges. Together, we dissect the challenges of navigating the modern information landscape, combatting cognitive biases, and championing the pursuit of truth in a world where truth itself seems increasingly elusive. We also discuss: - Importance of Pursuing Truth and Independent Thinking - Overcoming Bias in Perception - Influence of Social Media on Discourse and Truth - Necessity of Error Correction in Knowledge Growth - Challenges in Determining Truth and Reality - Media Influence on Public Opinion and Reality - Individual Rights in the West - Upholding Liberal Democracy This is just Part 1 of our conversation, so make sure you don’t miss Part 2 as the debate continues between Sam Harris and Konstantin Kisin! Follow Sam Harris: Website: https://www.samharris.org/ X: https://x.com/MakingSenseHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samharrisorg Follow Konstantin Kisin: Website: http://konstantinkisin.com/ X: https://x.com/KonstantinKisin Podcast: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/ Follow Me, Tom Bilyeu: Website: https://impacttheoryuniversity.com/ X: https://twitter.com/TomBilyeu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ If you want to dive deeper into my content, search through every episode, find specific topics I've covered, and ask me questions. Go to my Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/tombilyeu Themes: Mindset, Finance, World Affairs, Health & Productivity, Future & Tech, Simulation Theory & Physics, Dating & Relationships SPONSORS: Explore the Range Rover Sport at https://landroverusa.com Use this link and Hartford Gold will give you up to $15,000 dollars of FREE silver on your first qualifying: order.offers.americanhartfordgold.com/content-affiliate/?&leadsource=affiliate&utm_sfcampaign=701Rb000009EnmrIAC For comprehensive financial news and analysis, visit the incredible brand that so many great investors use, https://yahoofinance.com. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/ImpactTheory today to get 10% off your first month. Go to https://shopify.com/impact now to grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in Get $1,000 off Vanta when you go to https://vanta.com/THEORY Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://drinkag1.com/impact. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://aura.com/IMPACT to start your free two-week trial. Take control of your gut health by going to https://tryviome.com/impact and use code IMPACT to get 20% off your first 3 months and free shipping. FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here. If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you. LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What social media and just the democratization of everything has given us some insight
0:05.0	into how rotten our institutions were in the first place.
0:08.0	There's a kind of wokeification of the right that is happening.
0:12.0	It's like professional wrestling. Nobody cares that it's fake.
0:15.0	If I was caught doing that, I would lose 100% of my audience.
0:19.0	You have to hear what they have to say.
0:21.3	But that's a self-reinforcing error loop.
0:24.7	Let me just finish the point. The smell of bullshit is detectable far enough off that you just
0:30.5	don't have to spend time with it. You're not going to put new media back in the tube, right? That's
0:35.4	toothpaste is out. It's out there. People are going to have
0:38.7	those conversations, whether you like that or not. And we have, you know, Islamist stealth groups
0:43.5	in every Western society, certainly in America and the UK.
0:49.0	We are living in an age now of conspiracy. People believe that the people empower, the experts,
0:56.8	the institutions are lying to them. And I want to know, does this create problems that we
1:01.0	should be worried about? And if it does, why should people listen to the two of you? Why are you
1:06.0	guys trustworthy? Well, you want to start? No, you go first. Okay.
1:11.7	Well, I mean, it's something I'm quite worried about.
1:13.6	I think we're getting profoundly misinformed by the tools we have built.
1:20.4	And I mean, I think it's a multi-level problem.
1:25.9	On the one hand, many of us feel that what social media
1:30.6	and just the democratization of everything has given us is some insight into how rotten our
1:36.0	institutions were in the first place. Right. So like we just, it was just, there's much more
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