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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. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - National Instruments (NI): https://www.ni.com/perspectives - Belcampo: https://belcampo.com/lex and use code LEX to get 20% off first order - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Linode: https://linode.com/lex to get $100 free credit 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: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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May 20, 20213h 17mWatch on YouTube ↗

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May 20, 2021
Duration
3h 17m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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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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