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Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #185

Sam Harris is an author, podcaster, and philosopher.

Lex FridmanhostSam Harrisguest
May 20, 20213h 17mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
May 20, 2021
Duration
3h 17m
Channel
Lex Fridman Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Sam Harris is an author, podcaster, and philosopher. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

EPISODE LINKS: Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamHarrisOrg Sam's Website: https://samharris.org/ Sam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNAxrHudMfdzNi6NxruKPLw PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:48 - Where do thoughts come from? 7:49 - Consciousness 25:21 - Psychedelics 34:44 - Nature of reality 51:40 - Free will 1:50:25 - Ego 1:59:29 - Joe Rogan 2:02:30 - How will human civilization destroy itself? 2:09:57 - AI 2:30:40 - Jordan Peterson 2:38:43 - UFOs 2:46:32 - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 2:56:17 - Love 3:07:21 - Meaning of life SOCIAL:

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Sam Harris, Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning | Lex Fridman Podcast #185 explores Sam Harris and Lex Fridman Dismantle Self, Free Will, and Reality Sam Harris and Lex Fridman explore the nature of consciousness, arguing that while conscious experience is undeniable, the sense of a stable self and free will are constructed illusions that can dissolve under close attention or meditation.

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