Understanding Power, Corruption, Politics, AI, Religion, Tribalism & Free Speech | Sam Harris PT 1

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🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Join me for a conversation that is going to push some buttons and shine light on the realities of society, social media and the current human condition. From his viral TED Talk to his controversial takes on religion, Sam Harris is renowned for his work in philosophy, neuroscience, and atheism, making you rethink everything you thought you knew. Together, we dive into the heart of our current sociopolitical climate, power, corruption, religion and free speech. We raise piercing questions about media influence, echo chambers, and the rising tide of conspiracy theories. Can we stop the rising wave of irrationality and evil? And what role does consensus play in our understanding of major events? This two part episode invites you to consider the role of information overload and social media dynamics in shaping our worldviews. Become part of the discussion as we unpack the complex layers of today's society. We uncover the breakdown of sensemaking and the urgent need for consensus is imperative in understanding and responding aptly to major events. It's an eye-opening examination you won't want to miss. Are you ready to step out of your echo chamber and confront reality head-on? In part one of this episode we specifically unpack why: *Twitter is the wrong place for useful conversation. *The truth is no longer the truth and our trust in experts has been shattered. *Freedom of Speech Under Fire: Is Our Right to Speak Up Facing Extinction? *Unmasking the 2024 Election Deepfake Dilemma is a High Priority *The Epic Clash and Cryptic Quest for Unmasking Reality. Follow Sam Harris: Website: https://www.samharris.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakingSenseHQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samharrisorg SPONSORS: elizabeth@advertisepurple.com ***Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact?*** If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. * New episodes delivered ad-free * Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more * Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list * You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: *Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement *Money Mindset: Business & Finance *Relationship Theory: Relationships *Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health *Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes *****Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz***** Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's guest is none other than Sam Harris, an author and public intellectual who introduced
0:05.2	millions to mindfulness and meditation and quite honestly helped shape an entire generation of thinkers
0:11.1	as a part of the fabled intellectual dark web and representative of the new atheist movement.
0:16.9	But he also sparked a ton of outrage with his recent controversial take on how information regarding a major political candidate should be knowingly positioned to influence a democratic election towards a desire outcome.
0:29.8	Coming into this episode, I was not sure how to reconcile those two versions of Sam Harris.
0:34.6	He is one of the clearest thinkers I've ever had the pleasure of sitting down
0:38.5	with, but in a world where it's hard to reach a consensus on what truth actually is, I'm very
0:44.1	skeptical of anyone who wants anything other than as unvarnished an information stream as they can
0:50.3	get. I really believe that people should distrust themselves more and simply hunger
0:55.7	for as many people to get access to information as possible. Sitting down with Sam, though,
1:00.8	I was once again impressed by his openness and willing to discuss difficult topics head-on
1:06.3	without any hiding or shucking and jiving. While there are certainly things that we don't
1:10.4	see eye to eye on, I was grateful for my time with him and think you guys will be too. And if you guys hate anything that either of us have to say, fair enough, but at least you have access to our unvarnished thoughts and can make up your own mind. Since I know you won't want to miss out on part two, be sure to subscribe now on Apple Podcasts to get part two ad free when it
1:28.6	drops as well as access to hundreds of archived episodes and extras that you won't find
1:33.9	anywhere else. I'm Tom Bill you, and now I bring you Sam Harris. Culture is software. We know
1:40.5	it's continually failing us. We should not have a significant number of Americans alleging the election was stolen.
1:47.7	There was a pretty gnarly one-to punch between COVID and Trump that I really think caused a sense-making apparatus to fall apart in some way.
1:57.2	My question is, can we stop the rise of evil? or is that already a fallacy? And if we can,
2:04.2	then how? Well, I mean, I think your first point is that we didn't have anything like a consensus
2:10.0	around what was going on. I mean, people were siloed into various echo chambers and just not
2:16.3	converging on an assessment of just what the facts are
2:19.8	about anything. I don't consider myself the best judge of how this happened because there, you know,
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