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Making Sense with Sam Harris

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

Making Sense with Sam Harris

Waking Up with Sam Harris

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

4.629.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Questions:

What is your position on vaccine mandates, school closures, etc.?

Do you think painful memories remain painful because there is something left unresolved?

How can you forgive a consequential lie?

Can you clarify your plans to support effective altruism with NFTs?

What are your views on transgender women in sports?

How can we combat disinformation and misinformation coming from friends and family?

You’ve said that we shouldn’t demonize billionaires, but is it really possible to become that wealthy without perpetuating the evils of capitalism?

How do you guard yourself against cognitive bias?

Can mindfulness provide relief in the case of extreme suffering (e.g. after the death of a child)?

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast.

0:09.1

This is Sam Harris.

0:11.3

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0:46.5

Welcome to the Making Sense Podcast.

0:48.6

This is Sam Harris.

0:50.6

Okay, I'm jumping into an AMA here.

0:55.0

We got questions over Twitter and by email.

0:59.0

I have audio for, I believe, most of those questions.

1:04.3

Let's jump in.

1:05.5

First question.

1:06.5

Hi, Sam.

1:07.5

I'd rather remain anonymous.

1:09.6

My question for you pertains to being pro-vaccine and anti-restrictions, a position unmoored from

1:14.8

any political base in this interesting timeline.

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