Sam Harris - Take Back Control Of Your Mind (4K)
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- Sam Harris is a best selling author, philosopher, neuroscientist and a podcaster.
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The entire world seems to be at each other's throats and finding peace in the chaos is becoming increasingly difficult. But there are tools at our disposal to improve the quality of our lives. As Sam says on this episode, “Wisdom is a matter of making your mind your friend”.
Expect to learn what Sam’s life is like after Twitter, Sam’s reflections on his famous talk on death and the present moment, how to live a life full of meaning, how to take your mindfulness off the cushion and into the real world, Sam's thoughts on Tucker Carlson's Twitter move, his opinion on Andrew Tate, RFK Jr, Andrew Huberman and Jordan Peterson, whether have reached peak woke, Sam’s take on young Western men converting to Islam and much more...
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00:00 Intro
00:23 Life After Twitter
09:42 Is Tucker Carlson Leading the Media Revolution?
18:16 How to Live Well While Accepting Death
26:39 The Rise of Andrew Tate
33:19 Is the Bible As Wise as We Make it Out to Be?
37:12 Will Sam Rekindle His Relationship with Jordan Peterson?
45:37 What Sam Thinks When People Say He’s ‘Lost It’
49:38 Why Has RFK Jr Become So Popular?
58:50 Principles for Being More Present in Life
1:08:34 How Meditation Can Improve Your Mindset
1:13:31 How Our Consciousness is Influenced By What We Feel
1:22:39 Why Are Our Inner Voices So Critical?
1:25:55 Finding Balance Between Gratitude & Ambition
1:37:17 The Ability to Find Pleasure in Smaller Experiences
1:47:46 The Power of the Story You Tell Yourself
1:53:12 Does Sam Regret His Deconstruction of Religion?
2:02:46 Society’s ‘Keeping Up With the Joneses’ Mentality
2:08:21 What if Christopher Hitchens Was Alive Today?
2:14:37 Reacting to Western Men Converting to Islam
2:24:49 Will Our Civilisation Make it to the Next Century?
2:28:15 Are We Prepared if a Worse Pandemic Occurred?
2:43:23 Sam’s Advice to People Feeling Lost in Life
2:49:03 Sam's Opinion on Andrew Huberman
2:53:21 How Sam Avoids Audience Capture
3:07:49 Recording Sam’s Daily Meditations
3:11:26 Where to Find Sam
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Hello you legends. The cinema production took a lot of planning to make it look like this, I really hope you enjoy it!! Here's the timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Life After Twitter
09:42 Is Tucker Carlson Leading the Media Revolution?
18:16 How to Live Well While Accepting Death
26:39 The Rise of Andrew Tate
33:19 Is the Bible As Wise as We Make it Out to Be?
37:12 Will Sam Rekindle His Relationship with Jordan Peterson?
45:37 What Sam Thinks When People Say He’s ‘Lost It’
49:38 Why Has RFK Jr Become So Popular?
58:50 Principles for Being More Present in Life
1:08:34 How Meditation Can Improve Your Mindset
1:13:31 How Our Consciousness is Influenced By What We Feel
1:22:39 Why Are Our Inner Voices So Critical?
1:25:55 Finding Balance Between Gratitude & Ambition
1:37:17 The Ability to Find Pleasure in Smaller Experiences
1:47:46 The Power of the Story You Tell Yourself
1:53:12 Does Sam Regret His Deconstruction of Religion?
2:02:46 Society’s ‘Keeping Up With the Joneses’ Mentality
2:08:21 What if Christopher Hitchens Was Alive Today?
2:14:37 Reacting to Western Men Converting to Islam
2:24:49 Will Our Civilisation Make it to the Next Century?
2:28:15 Are We Prepared if a Worse Pandemic Occurred?
2:43:23 Sam’s Advice to People Feeling Lost in Life
2:49:03 Sam's Opinion on Andrew Huberman
2:53:21 How Sam Avoids Audience Capture
3:07:49 Recording Sam’s Daily Meditations
3:11:26 Where to Find Sam
58:56 Principles for Being More Present in Life
1:08:36 How Meditation Can Improve Your Mindset
1:13:33 How Our Consciousness is Influenced By What We Feel
1:22:39 Why Are Our Inner Voices So Critical?
1:25:57 Finding Balance Between Gratitude & Ambition
1:37:18 The Ability to Find Pleasure in Smaller Experiences
1:47:47 The Power of the Story You Tell Yourself
1:53:13 Does Sam Regret His Deconstruction of Religion?
2:02:47 Society’s ‘Keeping Up With the Joneses’ Mentality
2:08:21 What if Christopher Hitchens Was Alive Today?
2:14:37 Reacting to Western Men Converting to Islam
2:24:49 Will Our Civilisation Make it to the Next Century?
2:28:15 Are We Prepared if a Worse Pandemic Occurred?
2:43:23 Sam’s Advice to People Feeling Lost in Life
2:49:03 Sam's Opinion on Andrew Huberman
2:53:21 How Sam Avoids Audience Capture
3:07:49 Recording Sam’s Daily Meditations
3:11:26 Where to Find Sam
Thanks Chris, listening it from Brazil.
Are there corpses of children featured? I literally do not care otherwise
Why mute yourself laughing? Those would be great too haha
@@alibabaschultz352 Ah sweetie, Sam is not going to carnally consort with you
I'd love to see a discussion between Sam and Jason Reza Jorjani
Great conversation and thank you for the kind mention!
Thanks mate, big love
You're welcome huberman!
“Oh, the irony!”
Andrew Huberman!!!! You are loved
Love you ❤ saint 😢
Astonishing lower back endurance from Sam. This man really sat unsupported for 3 hours.
Must be the effect of long meditation sessions.
I mean did you check out his guns? The man has been strength training.
He put on a damn posture clinic.
He does BJJ.
one of the pros of yoga and meditation :)
Chris I know this is your podcast but 2 things Sam Harris said in this conversation crystalized 2 thoughts for me. One is I've been trying to come up with a daily affirmation that is not corny and that is really me and when he uttered the phrase "Greek level tragedy" I knew that was it. So the affirmation I came up with around that was "Michael, You Are Loved and Forgiven Despite Your Greek Level Tragedies." But more importantly I have been searching my entire 56 years for a personal mission statement if you will, and the metaphor of trying to maintain straight path despite crosswinds spoke to my aviation heart. And so thanks to you and obviously Sam Harris, but you because if I hadn't found your podcast I wouldn't have found this conversation I have come up with this as my personal life statement:
The True Heading I am attempting to track despite heaving social Crosswinds and sudden internal Downdrafts is to live an unashamed, authentic life before mankind and an inner life of tranquil contentment.
Thank you for your podcast and thank you Sam Harris for two pieces of earth shattering inspiration in one talk. Astounding.
Best wishes on your journey. We're on a similar path.
Each time i listen to Sam, it encourages me to learn and think more deeply.
For about 12-13 years now Sam has been my intellectual hero. Not because I agree with him on all things, but because on the things I DONT agree with him on, he makes me understand the other side… and on the things I DO agree with him on, I listen in extreme gratitude and desperate appreciation that someone can summarize my similar thoughts where and when I cannot.
He's the one man I listen to and think, "god I feel the same way."
He loved covid fear and the jabs for years, he was found out In my uneducated opinion.
I feel the same, but the way you put it into words is both accurate and beautiful!
(& to be expected of someone who can truly appreciate Sam 😊) 🙏🙌
he tends to have cartoonish representations of the things he dislikes or disagrees with; how the heck does he make you understand the other side?
@@InterestingtimesTV he loves them institutions, no matter what; meditate, but don't stray too far
As a religious man, this is my first time hearing Sam Harris in its entirety I've always seen portions of his talk and his beliefs in general, but that's only half of the truth as he said, brilliant guy, i thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and kudos to you Chris.
My first thought was how arrogant he is
In my opinion you haven't missed anything. I first came across him interviewing Douglas Murray. He spent most of the interview sanctimoniously criticizing Douglas for speaking to someone who had spoken to someone who had spoken to a white supremisist, according to Sam.
Since then I've heard his horrendous opinions on Triggernometry towards the unvaxed, topped off with words to the effect he doesn't care if Biden kills babies because he's not Trump. I'm not American by the way.
@@Gotprivacy-noyoudontI agree, though I wasn't surprised. I always thought he was a nasty sanctimonious creature.
@@billyb6001 Cap
@@grannyannie2948 he is not a nasty creature at all, in my opinion.
Absolute Legend!
This man has saved my life ten times over and I love him for it
Sam is lowkey hilarious. I would pay money to see him do standup (I see you in stitches, Chris!)
He makes me laugh too 😂
Yeah! When he said Gavin Newsom was "perfectly coiffed" I laughed so loud.
You mean in Hitches
"The reason for studying philosophy is to become comfortable with not knowing."
I‘m reading Kant right now (at least trying to) and it is quite soothing knowing that other people questioned how we can know absolutely anything to be true in this world at all. I had Descartes‘ mental break down last semester and it kept me up for a couple of nights. Descartes invokes God though, Kant does not.
One day decades ago I was pissed off about something but got distracted. After dealing with the distraction, I sought to remember what I'd been thinking before. When I did remember, my mind seized with glee on my former irritant, and I witnessed my mind's proclivity. Now I recognize infatuation with my narratives and I can head it off at the pass.
I hear you.
When I learned to suspect my conclusions specifically, my life changed.
That's where the errors were hiding.
Now, I even suspect that realization in the hopes of finding more permanent things.
The freedom is breathtaking.
Peace
I am so damn glad Sam is getting more and more exposure.
For being a totalitarian and a moron. I agree.
That doesn't make sense. He's one of the most famous internet figures.
@@riverjustice Yeah, but how big that bubble is though? Because of latest events, TH-cam algorithm gets him more and more exposure to people who don't know him yet or are not that familiar with. Which is very good.
Chris, longtime listener and longer time general podcast listener. You’re changing the game, man. The quality of your interviewing and interviewees is superb, the quality of cinematography, the care for aesthetic and artistic beauty and appreciation for the way in which your already good work is and can such be elevated; it is all easy to appreciate. I’m excited to see where the show is heading if this recent excellence in content is only a step in its evolution. It’s inspired me to wonder how I can elevate myself and the work I output beyond the norm. Looking forward to Jordan 2.0, hope you manage to capture him in such atmosphere and in as many pixels. Thanks for being an antidote to the chaos of modern life and for taking the more difficult road of creating genuinely meaningful and high-brow long form content in a world ruled by cheap short-form thrills.
Chris is the exemplar example of the adage "You can take X out of Y but you can never take the Y out of X". He is a man steeped in northern England's no bullshit culture, where a spade is truly called a spade and where any other nomenclature is fiction and hyperbole; therefore, by definition, inconsequential to reality, ergo meaningless drivel. Great man - even greater show. Thumbs up for Chris; dumbs down for clowns.
@@girlplanetboy you confused me a great deal after the semi-colon. maybe I am a clown?
@@zacharyalger2302 There is no 'maybe'; you ARE a clown! 😀
@@girlplanetboyirony. You sound clown-ish
@@girlplanetboyahh yes, northern England. The most racist part of the country 😂
Getting truly present is definitely one of the most difficult undertakings one can attempt. It is a hidden treasure to be sure
Hidden in plain sight ✌️
It’s not that hard. I’m present right now
@@thelobster7277 yea its not that hard idk why monks spend their entire lives dedicated to the practice. You are a God. You have found the key to unlock true mindfulness. People should bow to you. Can't believe it was so easy, guess some people have it and some don't, and boy do you have it. Such a simple task, just be present! So stupid. Idk why it's even worth talking about. You will die with pure equanimity since you are so present. Please teach all of us great master of present-ness.
@@MRKDjarod I think he was just joking.
@@MRKDjarodchill bro it’s just youtube
I’m increasingly finding Sam Harris fascinating and wise. I see people really challenged by him but he knows himself. And sees wisely. I don’t agree with everything but wow he’s his own man.
I think i will always be happy to listen to sam harris.❤
You dropped it so casually, but I am absolutely dying over "ideologically spit-roasted"
I didn't even catch that..
I thought the same thing 😂😂😂
👨🏼🐦👨🏻
Same!
Time stamp??
Chris Williams has done an outstanding job here. Very sharp interviewer - never missing the opportunity to ask very good questions.
WHO IN THE FUCK IS CHRIS WILLIAMS?
Beautifully shot and thought provoking. I think I saw a much earlier podcast (about cheating? or heartbreak?) that was filmed on an incredibly puffy brown couch. This was beautiful. And I'm really appreciating the care with the lighting and visuals. Of course a great conversation too. I really appreciate Sam's careful and nuanced articulation of ideas. The fact that he is rigorously critical of religion yet respects spirituality is a beautiful move through complex terrain. So much so he has one of the best meditation apps I've come across. One that does real justice to the diverse philosophy and wisdom of the Buddhist and yogic traditions.
His quote about what the reaction to covid would have been if he was right is insane peak level narcissism.
Love how Sam says “ if you have the bandwidth to listen to a 3 hour podcast then you’ve hit the sweet spot and will have plenty of opportunity” while I pick dorito crumbs out of my bellybutton
Listening to a 3 hour podcast is much easier than cleaning my room. Not sure what that means.
This.
It at least means that you have a huge advantage over the TikTok crowd that gets bored in literally 10 seconds if the content they're scrolling past isn't entirely optimized.
@@Nitrotix1 that content is garbaggge, straight up making people dumber
@@Nitrotix1that is not true at all. Podcasting is a form of procrastination. Listening to 3 hour podcast every day is a huge waste of time. My most successful friends that have their own buisnesses dont listen to a single podcast. Yet they have tik tok. You need to get up and do something. Podcasting is a form of mental masturbation. And its super decieful, because it tricks you into thinking that you are actually doing something productive
Love this insight "Even beyond time your attention is all you have, your true wealth is the quality of your attention".
I have not watched it yet. Did Harris actually say that?
@@ange9547 Yes
@ange9547 he has said this 100s of times during his carrier and on his Waking Up app and Making Sense podcast. He is a great intellectual who understands the human mind and shares his insights with us in simple terms
@@freddieoblivion6122 What! his political takes? You know there are millions of people who agree on his political takes as well. Your echo chamber has made you form an opinion on Sam Harris which is not really authentic and even if you disagree He is not primarily a "political commentator". Worldwide he is known for his work on philosophy, religions and mind. His books and waking up app changed my life for the better . His political opinion does not discard his other work.
This is what he should talk about with Jordan Peterson. Peterson makes this point again and again. Him and Pageau talk about attention as worship.
All the time
Sam is so GENUINE. Feel so fortunate to have him in my life.
GENUINE My ass look what he said about covid.
@@Chris-hw4mq you have no idea what you are talking about
@@mischiefner yeah he kept pushing for people to be vaccinated, such a " great " guy talking shit and when the situation changes he is like Arnold saying F your freedom
@@Chris-hw4mq delusional much?
@@mischiefner no point in talking to you just a waste of time.
Nice to get introduced to you through Sam, Chris. Sam is the absolute best. Great conversation.
If Sam was in charge you'd be thrown in jail and destroyed for having the "wrong" political beliefs. The man is a dangerous moron.
Super happy we still have legitimate philosophers around.
Got rid of Twitter last year to help focus on school. Then I ended up reading a classic book this summer. I stay off social media (not youtube obviously) and life is way better.
Same here! Stay safe, friend!
Nice! 👏 Which classic did you read?
@jessewallace12able The man who rebranded utilitarianism isn't a philosopher. Just embarrassing. Examined in depth on the A Walrus channel episode on him "The Curious case of Sam Harris", also Emil Kirkegaards substack.
@@freedomlife3623.... totally agree, also, Harris regularly takes expert opinions and enjoys their respect, publically debates intellectual heavyweights, and contests his ideas or opinions.
Sam. I’ve been practicing Buddhism for 50 years . I think you have discovered some extremely beneficial insight.
Congratulations and all my best!!!
Lately I've been Counting my blessings.... this has greatly aided Mindfulness and WellBeing... purely enjoyed this conversation...
Jesus, Sam is so boring.
@@michaelgrisafi821And yet, here you are.
I love it when Sam plans one of his zingers and we don't quite get to see Chris laugh, but you see the telltale physical signs of someone trying not to burst out too hard.
I love Sam's use of swearing. It's just the right amount.
I totally agree! It’s quite sexy as well an intellectually pertinent! ❤
Most men tend to reason themselves through their emotions. Sam tends to try emotion his way through his logic.
The clarity of Sam's train thought is always surprising to me.Great conversation guys!
I absolutely agree with Sam's take on social media. I never really cared for social media and have never bothered with it, no Twitter, no Facebook, no Instagram, no Snapchat, no TikTok, no none of it. I leave an occasional comment on TH-cam, I think I am subscribed to like three channels. People tell me because of that I'm dysfunctional which makes me laugh and beg to differ. I'm not sure if they have taken a good look at social media lately, if I'm dysfunctional then so be it, I'll take it lol.
Same here watch stuff on TH-cam that interests me and can’t stand how they recommend videos now
Agreed and I think it's a major problem that will only get worse. Every person has thier own platform to spread information good or bad. Also the majority of things watched or read is not reality. Things that are negative and create fear are sensationalized. People end up having a warped perspective that is simply not real. The world on social media does not map to the physical world we all live in.
@@cajohnson130
You got it bang on my friend and that is exactly why I don't bother with it. I'm not about to let so called social media put me out of touch with reality as it has done to so many. I agree with you too 100%, Cheers!
@@cajohnson130
The problem is mainstream media is no better. They don't report news anymore, they push agendas.
Sam is the guy who advocates censorship for people he doesn't like. Sorry, I used to respect this guy but he's a clown now. I still enjoy his meditation takes but it pretty much ends there.
Same for me
100% clown
@@zeusthecat6295even if I agree with someone on 99.99 percent of issues/topics and they believe in kiddy diddling then yeah they're a moron.
@@zeusthecat6295 I strongly believe in free speech without exceptions. While Sam supports censoring Trump, he also gives a pass to Hunter Biden's issues, which I find inconsistent. In my view, we should let the truth be out, allow open discussions, and let people form their own judgments on all matters. Personally, I'm okay with hearing speech I disagree with or find abhorrent. It's about embracing diverse opinions without being fragile or sensitive. Who's the snowflake here?
@@gugy68what about free speech in guides and encouragement for suicide or self harm.
Exactly. It's not that simple.
Sam, I am very thankful to you. Many times during listening, I've had this notion that someone was putting my vague feelings into the most eloquent words. I very much agree with you on religion, the middle ground between right and left and especially our relationship with our minds.
Chris, I am very thankful to you, for bringing Sam on and giving such a beautiful space.
I agree on this: But he’s still going down with the Covid ship and is still 💯 deranged on Trump.
I only want to comment that I fully agree with OP. Could not have said it any better.
“Deranged” is a bit extreme, no? Maybe wrong is a better choice?
Great balance between listening and giving your own thoughts on a particular subject, Chris.
In between TH-cam ads and your sponsor breaks I got an ad every 5min. Breaks the flow so much
sam's ability to sit with such posture for 3 hours is almost more impressive than the words he speaks
The result of a LOT of hours sitting with his eyes closed and back straight I'm guessing!
More likely the result of a strong Brazilian Ju Jitsu practice.
And..he knows he's being filmed and..he has his chair jammed 5 inches from the table so it's not really possible to slump .
Sam been lifting just as much as he been meditating
Was wondering if anyone else noticed that.
@@therainman7777 I did
I don't really watch movies,this was and will be my most detailed movi to remember,if I make sense of how I feel ? like you two are just reading my ❤! Because you two just make so much sense!
Thank you ❤and well done to your team for beautifully put together 🎉.
Sam, you illuminate one of the major pitfalls in today's culture. When you are speaking at the table with those that hold opinions different than yours, the conversation is interesting and rounded. Much of the conversation in this interview, is you saying openly that you are withdrawn from the table, no longer capable of handling a challenging discourse. The concern is that you are embracing a form of censorship. This interview illuminates a type of intellectual cowardice; subtle character assassination / nullification of those that differ in opinion.
Love Sam. Favorite interview with him in a while. Your familiarity with his views and past conversations really gave you a leg up - Using the death and the present moment quote to kick off a topic being the best example.
Do you also call people 'nazis'?
@@dieselphiend sup?
@@jakemilano8868 Do you agree with Sam labeling people as 'Nazi's', regardless of the subjectivity of it? Do you believe in the so called 'greater good'?
@@dieselphiendSup
@@munknown9 Shouldn't you be at Disneyland or something?
"Talk to yourself like you are your best friend!" Priceless!!!
“no one gets out of here without Greek level tragedy” ~
I listen or watch a bit of 2 people everyday , the great Norm Macdonald and the great Sam Harris. Great chat.
I’m still at a loss as to why everyone doesn’t agree with him on almost every subject.
As a Buddhist I can say Sam Harris is literally explaining Buddhism in a very understandable way! Amazing 👏🏻✨
What canon are you using? The stupid one? I would listen to a proper monk that really knows the right stuff.
He isnt a Buddhist, he is a crypto-Satanist using post-modern mysticism and Buddhism as a cover for atheistic leftism thats de-moral-ized, the same demoralized Yuri spoke about. He goes where Der Party goes...not the absolute and eternal Truth.
-Theologian, PhD
@@kayakMike1000 Who is to decide what the right stuff is and by what standard?
@@kayakMike1000Yeah, depends on the denomination of Buddhism but they're all kind of horrible because Buddhism teaches love is neglect. That's worse than love is love.
Buddhists only from south asia usually claim so
Quality conversation, great job men. Interesting, honest and a great listen.
The first 3 hour podcast I have done in a long time.
If you want a good podcast episode that's non political and offers interesting discussion about a variety of topics, it's here!
Dear Sam. Your are experiencing the fact that Social media platforms have made it possible to show you and me all of us just how messed up we are. And headed in the wrong direction and headed to certain destruction.
Outstanding interview! 👏👏 What Sam said reminded me of a quote I heard years ago: "Just because someone wrote it, it doesn't mean they are right. Most anyone can write."
That’s equally true for someone who runs his mouth as much as Sam Harris
The State is Sam Harris' Religion, the Government is his Church, and the Law is his Faith.
@@THEMAX00000 Yes. Do you think that if you were to ask Sam Harris whether you should believe everything he says he's just gonna say yes? Or do you think he'd recommend you do your own research and not blindly follow his opinions?
@@josephinetracy1485 Lmao. You can make this analogy about absolutely everything and anything. It's really silly. Also irrelevant.
@@smilloww2095 Sam Harris is a devoutly religious man. The State is his Religion, the Government is his Church, Politicians are his Clergy, Law is his Bible, and he's got lots and lots of faith!
As a long time Making Sense listener and Waking Up user it fills my heart with joy that you were able to capture his insight in all these topics in one video. So much wisdom, and such good production and preperation.
I also dream of the day when Sam and Jordan meets up again, on any topic.
Much appriciation!
Sam Harris is one of the most evil people alive today and you are a fool for.listening to him
Jordan needs to stay in his lane, he has gotten a messiah complex, it's embarrassing
@@tbd407When would you say that happened?
@@SamStone1964 I don’t know if I would say he has a messiah complex, but I would definitely say I’ve seen a significant change in him basically since he’s been back to fully healthy and fully active online again. And personally, I think more than anything else that Twitter has broken him. Just like it’s broken so many others. This downward spiral where he goes on and on about “anonymous troll demons” and responds to absolute nobodies in his comments sections calling them cowards, it’s just been embarrassing. It’s unbecoming for someone of his stature, his education and profession as a psychologist, and his importance in the world.
@@therainman7777 Thank you. I pay no attention to twitter so wasn't aware of that. Dr Peterson has had a profoundly positive influence on my life so it's confusing to hear that information. I feel immense compassion for him and whatever he's going through.
He says that he's worried about lies on the internet ... the reason why so many people are flocking there is because they KNOW main stream media peddles them to an enormous degree.
… and, in some subjects he doesn’t see how he is spreading the lies even further -
I can say it in one sentence: Shut off your phone and take a walk in the forest or at the beach and there, is your mind. - I'll see myself out.
“Is everything the CDC says wrong - is that what we want to default to? It’s unworkable.”
Possibly, Sam.
But you’ve only alluded to this, as you put it, “an awakening of They’re All Liars.”
You ought to grapple with the mechanism behind this, Sam.
Are we not entitled to lose trust in institutions after witnessing blatant bad faith?
Are we required to assume/hope that it’s a one-off of malfeasance?
Where does that standard apply anywhere else?
If a small business owner is exposed in the same way as our institution were exposed - no customer is obligated to ever again give that small business owner the benefit of the doubt.
Where does this expectation come from that our institutions are entitled to a greater threshold of being exposed as dishonest and self-serving - in comparison to the lower threshold the rest of us must adhere to?
Spot on 👏
Excellent comment!
That expectation comes from the fact that there isn't any other organized system that is anywhere near as well funded and big as the government. So are you going to trust 100,000 scientist opionion or 5,000 scientist opinion? Its a numbers game. And the CDC wins at that and that is why you will always have to trust the CDC over any smaller number of scientist opinion.
@@One_Shot21 Of course we will look to the non-government appointed experts who are making better arguments than the government-backed ones. Which has clearly proven to be the correct strategy given the debacles of the past three years. Numbers are irrelevant given the interests of the state, which don’t align with the interests of the public.
@@musashikosugi1 what did you think the cdc did? You thought the information the decisions are based on and the consus came from government only workers? The government pays universities and private companies to run experiments like transmission rates and other factors and they use that knowledge to make decisions. People developing the vaccines are not employed by the government for the most part. The government has the money to have people in private companies do what needs to be done so study things and experiment things to get the info they need. If you remove the governments money, companies alone wouldnt be incentivised to throw so many resources at the problem because unlike the government, private companies dont care about the health of the usa population, they care about profits. Thats why you need the government, the government dont run on profits because they get paid by taxes.
Young people gotta watch 2001: A Space Odyssey and Paths of Glory (Kubrick) and Yojimbo (Kurosawa). Slow films. Absolutely classic, brilliant art and philosophy.
Wow. Congratulations man. An incredible amount of thought and effort has gone into this. This is the future of podcasting happening before out eyes 👀
I love Sam, but he's still not being honest: the Lab Leak Hypothesis never just obvious and easily stated, it was actively supressed by top officials and government in general. Anyone who put it forth was highly stigmatized, and not merely by woke crazies, but by the highest echelons of the journalistic and scientific establishment
Yes, but logically it is obvious. This was what I first thought made most sense by far. And the fact the right hopped on it let’s say for the right reasons.. it quickly got politicized, and to the point to where my dad (crazy extreme right) and mom (very left) we’re both on their “it’s gotta be this cus that’s what my base is saying…” respectively. And I pointed out eventually when it became a “conspiracy theory” that it was much more likely that it was a lab leak, but I doubt it was intentional. Covering it up and all the spin on both sides? Of course that’s manufactured and created. This is really the perfect example of something being politicized to the extreme. To where my mom thought I was turning right from my one opinion. Totally insane. I bet our gov knows with near certainty what happened if they investigated it with spies etc. I think leaders in chine know precisely what happened and most likely covered it up for months. A real “let’s f around and find out”moment. Total selfishness. To the expense of millions. Trump did the same. Literally trumpeting to his base what they wanted to hear for the most part other than his ego getting in the way to where he tried to take credit for the vaccine. Such a damn fool
And now faucci is facing an investigation!!!
Whom would you consider honest in this space? Trump? RFK jr? Tucker Carlson?
Sam may have his biases, but so does everyone else. At least he does a decent job at thinking from first principles and is willing to change his mind if the evidence is sufficient
@@matthewbarber4505 exactly. And the original commenter clearly didn’t understand what Sam’s saying if this is the conclusion..
I think it was one example which was speaking to a broader compulsion of constant assumption of malice. Even if he’s wrong on Covid (which isn’t a position he seems to hold so adamantly) he’s not wrong that we’ve become almost pathologically paranoid.
I found Sam through a recommendation of my daughter. It was a memorable day. I do not intend to loose Sam he is a reasonable man. Thank. You Chris Williamson for your podcast. Peace
Sam is not a rational person he is a completely deranged individual. No one should take him seriously.
I’m not sure why I listened for 50 mins before moving to the podcast form but glad I finally did. These ads are a bit too much and I don’t need to look at these dudes to take this in.
10:05 - - - THERE IT IS FOLKS - - -
Sams' TDS knows no bounds, he'll seemingly use ANY opportunity to deride the ex President won't he.
When Rogan asked someone (maybe Douglas Murray?) "what's going on with Sam Harris?" I first wondered who is that and then found the Triggernometry interview 😮
Love Chris Williamson but idk if I could spend 3 hrs listening to Harris talk about anything now
@@michaelhowington4205 and fascist
"alt right" just means anyone who doesn't go along with the left.
The left embraces the same tactics that Hitler and the Nazis used to silence dissidents- ad hominem attacks, censorship, nullification, identity politics, appeal to "authority".
You are more in line with the Nazi ideology than anyone in the right.
he was fine in trigonometry , he just really places a high value in not having trump elected again almost at any means. As Trump has already been president and didn't really do anything noticeably positive he shouldn't be allowed to run again because he's mediocre and he's (Trump) not actually democratic. Hence claims the vote was rigged when he lost.
It's like not letting a paedophile child killer,,, war criminal run for office. its not democratic but its right. its informally democratic to deny such a cretin to be in office.
I do find Harris boring though when he talks politics. I like his other stuff more and luckily that's what he talks about here with Chris.
Funny; I'm more interested in what Sam has to say as he has little influences regarding audience capture, the triggernometry pod being an example of such. Audience capture within the digital age is a pernicious relationship between consumers and creators imo. Sam is one of the few thinkers that have a track record of really annoying his audience; hence I like him.
@@Thomas...191 I then watched his interview with Megyn Kelly defending his Triggernometry comments - pretty sure this dude is a coward. Also just discovered his comparison of Trump to bin Laden - pretty sure this dude is insane.
I'd love to hear Sam expound on that infamous dictum from his book _The End of Faith._
*_"Some beliefs are so dangerous that it may be ethical to kill people for believing them."_*
[Here one might be tempted to make the ironic observation that Sam's proposition itself is so dangerous it may qualify him for quick dispatch under his own rule.]
Yes, I don’t know why the host didn’t call him on this stuff. Does Harris get to say who gets killed and who doesn’t??
Self deception is an mechanism of thought and is the real danger of self talking (mind chatter). Seeing objectively the activity of your mind is a very good start point. Great conversation!
"Seeing objectively the activity of your mind"
Sounds like another self deception mechanism. Seeing yourself objectively? Like your opinion is also objective? Yeah, sure. Now get me another beer. I dropped mine as I laughed about your nonsense.
One who can see the activity of mind disengage from identifying with the projection made in mind and realize there is no object or subject but only what is happening.
Love Sam tbh, I got into meditation through listening to his podcast in 2018, the following 2 years were my best years in terms of mental health, I even figured out how to stop my panic attacks from death anxiety. Even though I've lost the ability to meditate I'm still able to prevent the panic attacks and better direct my thoughts when necessary. I'll forever be grateful for that.
I've experience a panic attack for death anxiety on the "herbs substance". Some things and thought triggers it to this day but on a smaller scale. I do meditate with the waking up app, would like to hear about any specific resource, tool or technics that have helped you to get over the panic attacks and the anxiety that comes with it. Thanks in advance much love
How did you lose your ability to meditate?
My opinions are so good that I have to state them even before I have all the facts and stand by them thru a storm of vague evidence.
And by stating the way things should be makes me intelligent… JHC
I am referring to anyone that has a platform where there opinion is elevated in the minds of their 'followers'. If they are not diligent, those people can fall into an ego trap where they are less likely to correct opinions they had to make before all the data is revealed.
"In a cultist society, any leader, can fall prey to praise and develop the mentality of a cult leader. The Leader can start to consider their opinions as sacred, just as their followers do. This is an ego trap."
Psychedelics were what opened me to a there that took me out of the narrow mental bounds. Loved this discussion, excellent questions for a potent and expanded consciousness. Thank you.
People say things online they would never in a million years say to someone in person. Thousands of years of social interaction cues and survival instinct goes out the window when you speak to a nameless online opinion.
It might help if you can occasionally attempt these 3 things:
- breathe through nose steadily and fully to provide oxygen to the brain
- exercise focus instead of getting attached to idle thoughts
- allow yourself to feel the physical sensation of any emotion you have until it runs it's course
I have dealt with anxiety and insomnia severely my whole life. I have a very active mind that tortures me and never shuts up. I feel like meditation and relaxation techniques would be very very helpful for someone like me. I have been thinking about starting meditation for a long time now. Hopefully I start next week.
@@billj4525 I think this should be the basics of what's needed to meditate. It has altered my mood/mindset significantly. Something to keep in mind, you probably need to practice fairly consistently to sustain the benefits. And it can help to avoid any expectations, if possible. Those challenges you say sound very relatable. I wonder if it could help with insomnia. That would really be something. I believe focus can produce activity in the frontal cortex which is the part of the brain, according to research, responsible for our higher functioning behaviors. Hope you can try it out
The nose breathing isn’t only about oxygen. It also stimulates nitric oxide that dilates the vascular system and reduces blood pressure. Nitric oxide is the active ingredient in Viagra FYI. Also I would add eat well. Eat real food, avoid carbs, skip some meals and google Dr Pradip Jamnadas. Amazing Cardiologist who has the road map to health nailed IMO. I’m a biological sciences tech and he is the best I’ve found with a 97% understanding of the human body and medical issues we face. The other 3% he is learning and adapting while being funny as heck.
Every time I see Sam Harris his ego is so huge. Will he ever admit he was wrong about everything with Covid? I can't watch him until he does this!
And he still hasn't got over his Trump derangement syndrome listening to this.
@@freedomlife3623 "even with the help of the vaccine".
It's the vaccine causing all these problems.
(BSc Molecular Biology is that satisfies your appeal to authority)
Love Chris's point about how someone's fluency, and I take that to include aspects of charisma and delivery, can create a level of engagement that, if not careful, can cause one to miss a flaw in the thinking that supports the message being conveyed.
That seems like a cheap shot at Jordan Peterson.
I think you might want to go back and re-watch the video. Chris was most assuredly not directing those comments at Jordan Peterson, so it was in no way a cheap shot at him. I believe Chris was contrasting others, who are more style than substance to Peterson, who's views are full of substance.@@TheDionysianFields
@@T_Man-mm9sz I could be wrong, but I find plenty of flaws in JP's thinking either way. But since he has such a way with words, people bow down to him as infallible.
Irrespective of transmission , the fact that vaccines reduced severity even if for just a few months meant my willingness to get the vaccine correlated with the fullness of the hospitals, very basic logic leads you to this when you live in a society
Man, the production value on this podcast is insane. Good job.
Sams problem is he’s looking for, like many others, a Goldilocks solution to things. Never happens. Ever. Sometimes the agent of change needed is imperfect but needed. The degree to which the pendulum swings to the left, is the degree which it will swing to the right-in equal measure.
This conversation was Valuable, but the bottom 80 percent among us are too Worried about Survival to benefit much from it, and the 10 percent above them more or less realize they too are Potentially Insecure.
Mindfulness is acceptance. This is how it is, not good or bad, it just is. Don't worry and carry on.
@@JagadguruSvamiVegananda I would have to at least point out that there is no possible way to scientifically demonstrate that ANY thought that doesn't make an action happen, or a voice to be heard has ANY determination at all on what happens next.
I just thought 4 random things that I will never speak of or take action on while I was writing this. And even if just thinking that skewed my viewpoint, there is still absolutely no way to tell if those 4 thoughts even lead to the next thought, much less if that would ever lead to an action that could be measured scientifically.
He sounds like a rambling old drunk man. I think he's a better writer than a speaker 😂
apparently leaving Twitter was not enough for him to leave his echo chamber. I listened to Sam in my formative years and I agree with like 95% of the stuff he says YET I continue to feel this jarring sensation every time he doubles down on the necessity for censorship. intellectuals are in favor of authoritarianism because of their mistaken belief that they'll be in charge.
oh an the adverse event data from Australia is not looking great either. always banging on about facts. just not THOSE facts.
Agreed
His challenge is no epistemic humility. That’s what Rogan, Jordan, Gad Sadd Chris and real thinkers and scientists all have. If he could just turn back and get some “belief system” humility than he could become a great voice of wisdom. Unfortunately he believes any oppinions he’s stated are based on facts and when those facts become wrong he can’t go back and evaluate them properly - because those oppinions have become his own identity and his religion. - inevitably he’d prefer to censor the opposition to his stated beliefs than go through the relavatory process of evaluating his own “religion” aka… his own beliefs
@@hopeful2665 great list of Pompous Douchebags: Rogan, Peterson & Sadd.
Sam isn’t pro censorship. He believes social media companies are within their right to decide what is said on the platform by analogy to his own podcast, which he feels he should likewise have full discretion over who comes on. He does not think the government should censor any views, and says as much at the end that Nazis should be allowed to have their own Nazi platform. Sam touches many polarizing topics on his own podcast, so it would be strange if he were pro censorship
Really enjoying the longer 2 to 3 hours podcasts like this one and the one with Jimmy Carr
Its crazy how difficult it has become to stay center, true to logic and not join a team. Also those chairs look externally uncomfortable to sit on. Is that intential?
More pontificating from Sam Harris 😱
I was definitely in a sweet spot while listening to this 3 hour long podcast. Thanks for sharing a great mind!
Thanks Chris and Sam. Excellent conversation.
Presentation, lighting, sound, content, diligent planning, and excellent execution. I'm sure there's some kind of podcast production award out there, if so, you should win gold. Also, excellent episode!
I used to consider Sam as one of the greatest intellectual of our times, but now he has just turned into a clown after Trump got elected. The man just lost his mind.
Though its bad of me to say, but i will say nonetheless, i am glad that Christopher Hitchens departed us at his hight. I would have never seen him getting infected by TDS and losing his mind.
Sometimes i wonder how Christopher Hitchens would have dealt with the Woke era, Trump Presidency and post pandemic era. Guess we will never know.😔
I get the feeling Christopher would've been the most based out of the 4 horse men.
I suspect he would have liked Trump. Humor, defiance, and authenticity would be to his taste.
he's always been a clown
@@sanniepstein4835I suspect Hitch would have been flabbergasted at Trumps myopic stupidity.
@@sanniepstein4835Doubtful. Hitch was a fan of modern liberalism and democracy and hated autocrats and wanna be dictators.
I’ve listened to a lot of Sam Harris interviews and I believe this might be the best one. Thanks very much 🙌🏻
Too much time spend on the person Sam Harris and all the surrounding stuff and than it scratches the surface of many popular topics without getting deeper in any of them.
This is like a recap episode, good if you never watched a Sam Harris Interview.
Since you have listed to a lot of Sam Harris interviews what parts were so good here in your opinion? What did you learn which you didn't learn from other Sam harris interviews?
Sam Harris has a mental illness. It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome. It's a pathetic and self-obsessed malady, and Sam Harris has lost ALL credibility because of it.
The best podcast he ever made was clearly 'The Best Podcast Ever'.
Legendary.
If you haven't heard the one he did with Penn Jillette (Pen & Teller) I highly recommend it. One of my favourites
By far not the best one
I had something else bad in the computer programming world: Trying to keep up with undocumented apis caused me to lose 30 years of leraning in th humanities that I had previously been able to do "in my off hours". One day I looked back at my doctoral disertation on psychoanalytic education and wondered what intelligent an educated person had written it. In the end I had completely lost my will to live. One day I got made redundant and started trying to rebuild a life.
It drives me insane how I agree with Sam about needing institutional trust until he says something like "we can't have 90% of the population calling bullshit on authority", instead of saying something like "we need more humility and consistency coming from the institutions as to not lose the trust of some and turn others into mindless mouthpieces for authority." My point is that putting the burden on the public to extend a disingenuous trust to the institutions at this point instead of putting that burden on institutions to regain public trust is pretty fucked up. I've heard him frame it this way over and over, and I've never heard anyone push back on it...
''Take back the responsability for the shit you say'' would be a better title for this guy
I appreciate the effort you put into sound and video quality man. You’re taking the extra step to care and it’s not going unnoticed
I’m so glad I live in a country that didn't lock down. My life wasn't affected at all. Worked just as normal. And Sweden got a lot of heat for its stance on COVID-19.
So glad to have found this, fantastic work Chris. Excited to check out your other videos.
"This is my house. Take your shoes off !"...Love it.....this 3 hour video is my introduction to Sam Harris. I think I like him. Thankyou. Well Done !
He’s great ❤
He’s great, really thoughtful and reasonable… be ready to see him misrepresented left, right, and centre.
@@casualviewing1096you should look up how he doesn’t support democratic elections if the guy he doesn’t like wins.
@@casualviewing1096 absolutely. I listen to him on both waking up and making sense and find him to be reasonable, eloquent and honest.
@@victorygarden556 as if on cue 👏👏👏 well done.
Come in, come in. Sit down, I’ll put the kettle on while you explain what exactly I should be looking up to back up YOUR claim.
One of the biggest reasons I admire Sam, aside from the positive changes to my mental health he’s helped me to embrace through his meditation and mindfulness insights, is the fact that he seems to be genuinely trying his hardest to make honest sense of everything that’s happening in our society and not allow himself to be trapped by this tribalistic, fingers-in-ears way of thinking and behaving that’s pervading our society.
He points out faults on the “left” and the “right”, and acknowledges the dangers of letting yourself get too wrapped up in your own confirmation bias, self-assurance and total dismay of those who believe differently to you.
There’s so many influencers and internet figures now who just commercialise throwing out content to their captured audience inside this huge echo chamber. Very few people want to even consider for a second the other side’s perspective and these populist influencers just give each of their audiences more of what they want to keep the wheels of polarisation going - there’s nothing mentally stimulating or healthy in that and Sam calls it out.
It’s a shame there’s not more like him who can simply try and read between the lines on both ends of the increasingly divided, polarised spectrum. Sam, for the sake of all that is sensical in the world, please don’t stop what you’re doing!
"...not allow himself to be trapped by this tribalistic, fingers-in-ears way of thinking and behaving that’s pervading our society."
"...It’s a shame there’s not more like him who can simply try and read between the lines on both ends of the increasingly divided, polarised spectrum."
---- Doesn't he have some of the worst TDS out there?
@@PreppinShootinLivin I have heard that some his former followers suddenly decided he’s lost his mind because of his well-known dislike of a certain political figure. Although firstly as always people who react strongly to things he said will relish in taking things out of context and fall victim to the Horns Bias, and secondly and most importantly for me from what I’ve heard from Sam, he attacks the absurdity of much of the left’s wokeness, for example, just as much as he displays his disdain of certain ideas on the right. He tries to make sense of how there’s more and more lying, narcissistic, populist figures all over the place and is willing to at least have conversations with those he doesn’t agree with and not pissing matches.
I personally find this a refreshing far cry from the influencer echo chambers that exist everywhere nowadays.
Nah, he went fascist. By that I mean he holds authoritarian values, as opposed to anti authoritarian values.
All brainwashing does is rewire a persons moral framework away from their traditional culture. Using authoritarian tactics outlined in Robert Lifton's 8, for instance.
The moral framework of the US, is deeply rooted in basic human rights, which is synonymous with God given rights, whichever venacular we prefer. Both are referring to the old school ideas of John Locke, and championed by JS Mill.
Those ideas are the most anti authoritarian ideas I know of, and the moral framework Sam's country, and my country were founded on.
He rejects them. He can cry "but I'm a centrist" all he wants... he's a fascist af, extreme authoritarian... with a monotone voice. That all there is too him.
Oh no, some Christians are "scare into their belief, at the threat of hell fire!" So was Sam, easily scared into fascism, at the threat/propaganda of the state.
Even Hitchens strongly held to basic human rights. People either forget, or never knew Hitchens was pro life. Just an example, one can be an atheist, and without going authoritarian. Yes, what's aborted is a human life, I give Sam respect for acknowledging that at least. But that and more shows he rejects basic human rights, in favor of authoritarianism.
What am I to say? It's great that Sam is a 'centrist' authoritarian? No thanks, it's ok to be an anti authoritarian, even if Sam thinks it's "tribal"... Because, guess what, it is.
In the end, both Hitchens and Christians, whether basic human rights or God given rights, they are the masses holding to a moral authority that supercedes the state. Hopefully giving the middle finger to authoritarianism from the state. That's tribal, and it upholds what basic human rights we have left.
Sam is spineless, and pathetic.
Initially thought this was a facetious comment, but I think you're being serious. Are we thinking of the same guy?
He's so far left that he needs a turn signal.
This is your best podcast yet, and probably will remain so.
Sam is one of the brightest mind in this earth. Truly thankful for his thoughts and ideas
Those chairs looks really uncomfortable 22:23 just dawned on me the budget of one of these masterpieces is crazy lmao
Man. I’ve been close to breaking down recently by being overwhelmed with thought and I must admit I was playing fifa and losing (angrily) whilst listening in but just hearing from Sam about what could be possible in terms of mental peace honestly lifted a weight off my shoulders. I’ve been flirting with the idea of mediating for some time and i think this is fate
seriously do it! I've been using waking up since it launched in 2018 and it's changed my life. Good luck!
The part about living for the enjoyment of the process in the present and not being dependent on a particular outcome, is also good for playing competitive games too.
It usually feels better than well I'm playing well and winning than not, but I have gotten a lot better over the decades at being able to enjoy just playing even in hopelessly lost matches, seeing what I can pull off, etc.
I also learned that I should only play them when I'm already relatively chill, as I seem to play worse if I'm not, so I just take a breather and play for the funz.
Could be fate or it could be you having hope for things unseen….which is ironically what faith is.
Meditation is good but praying to the source of who created us is where we are truly born again through faith in Christ. I just pray you encounter God and receive Jesus Christ as lord and savior so you can give that weight to the One that can actually bear it and give you new life. I’m not tryna “win souls” I’m just a blind beggar that was given bread that wants to share it.
Give up gaming.
Well at least you know you’ve hit rock bottom if taking advice from Sam Harris and it’s at this point you can truly rebuild knowing it can’t get any worse
This is like a greatest hits of Harris album. I heard a bunch of moments that I wanted to clip and share. Mindfulness mastery in multiple rants. Thank you.
I would suggest that people lost trust in the institutions when those in charge are not held responsible for their deceit (starting with the Iraq war)
Intentionally being on Twitter is akin to intentionally smearing $h!t all over your face. It's just an unpleasant experience no matter what you do.
First time I listen to one of your podcasts from beginning to end, Chris. It won´t be the last one. Thanks for this.
Ps. The quality of the video/photography is just awsome.
I think another distraction from being in the present moment, in addition to being focussed on the future or the past, is empathizing with others such that you experience what you think they are experiencing, thereby again miss out on your own present experience.
Thank you so much for the effort you put into production. I really appreciate the quality. Mr. Williamson I've only recently discovered your show. So far I'm loving it.