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Episode 31: Sam Harris
What duty do we have to protect others against their will? Does religion threaten our ability to make rational decisions about morality? We examine the ideas of Sam Harris, an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast Waking Up.
Refrences:
Sam Harris TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8llkjvURyg
Sam Harris on Bill Maher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60
David Hume: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/
Sean Carroll & Sam Harris debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVZp4nWMphE
Trolley problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem#:~:text=The%20trolley%20problem%20is%20a,to%20save%20a%20larger%20number.&text=If%20you%20pull%20this%20lever,person%20on%20the%20side%20track.
Terrence McKenna: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna
Ram Dass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass
Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
Alan Watts: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-10-alan-watts-this-is-it
Dzogchen meditation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen
Douglas Harding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Harding
Rick and Morty 9/11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQtC8Itb18
Sam Harris Yasmine Mohammed interview: https://samharris.org/podcasts/175-leaving-faith/
Correction: Eric describes the following scene from Genesis 19 as being from Ezekiel 8: https://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0119.htm#32
Maajid Nawaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maajid_Nawaz
IDW Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/26-the-idw-part-1
Outro Music - Moss by Eric Mulhern: https://soundcloud.com/faero/
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What duty do we have to protect others against their will? Does religion threaten our ability to make rational decisions about morality? We examine the ideas of Sam Harris, an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast Waking Up.
Refrences:
Sam Harris TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8llkjvURyg
Sam Harris on Bill Maher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60
David Hume: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/
Sean Carroll & Sam Harris debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVZp4nWMphE
Trolley problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem#:~:text=The%20trolley%20problem%20is%20a,to%20save%20a%20larger%20number.&text=If%20you%20pull%20this%20lever,person%20on%20the%20side%20track.
Terrence McKenna: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna
Ram Dass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass
Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan
Alan Watts: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-10-alan-watts-this-is-it
Dzogchen meditation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen
Douglas Harding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Harding
Rick and Morty 9/11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQtC8Itb18
Sam Harris Yasmine Mohammed interview: https://samharris.org/podcasts/175-leaving-faith/
Correction: Eric describes the following scene from Genesis 19 as being from Ezekiel 8: https://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0119.htm#32
Maajid Nawaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maajid_Nawaz
IDW Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/26-the-idw-part-1
Outro Music - Moss by Eric Mulhern: https://soundcloud.com/faero/