I'm a simple man, I see Sam Harris and I click.

@mrloop1530

3 жыл бұрын

You're a boring man. You see an endlessly copy-pasted comment, and you copy-paste it one more time.

@shader5410

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrloop1530 You're a dumb man. You see a comment that you don't like and start whining about it. I said this because i've never even heard of this podcast or her, clicked only because of Sam's name.

@shader5410

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrloop1530 And btw your response is as old, boring and overused as the comment, lmfao.. 😂🤣

@joshboston2323

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t you feel that caring about these kinds of things are a massive waste of our time? Caring about someone’s comment on a KZread thread, if that isn’t a massive opportunity cost, I don’t know what is. In fact, I feel I am hypocritical for writing this hahah.

@ALeaud

3 жыл бұрын

You’re a man man, you see man and man click.

"Intellectual honesty is a sacred principle. That has to be your religion. Being honest with yourself and other people. It’s an ethical imperative. It’s the only rail we can ride towards a future in which we can collaborate with one another in an open-ended way. Your capacity to be honest and honestly grapple with facts and the consequences of arguments is the only thing that guarantees that no matter how far we start out from one another on a given position, our worldviews can ultimately cohere if we just continue the conversation long enough. If I just get you the facts that you need to be persuaded. But once you decide to not honor those rules, once you say, “I’m just gonna play by the rules that 2 + 2 = 5 because it works for me”...that is what causes society to unravel. That is the precursor to people coming into the streets and burning down buildings. We have to honor the norms of civil conversation explicitly more and more now, and we especially have to do it when people are showing a tendency to live out this unraveling. When people show they’re bad at doing this, we have to double-down. The norms of civil, intellectually honest conversation is my generic solve for basically everything that ails us." - - Sam Harris

@JMT34237

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best speakers of our time IMO.

@WesleySmith1920

3 жыл бұрын

micatnight2010 thx for pulling out this Harris quote

@slovokia

3 жыл бұрын

I just wish more people had such principles. Clearly many folks don’t.

@theuniques1199

3 жыл бұрын

micstnight2010 Intelligence is the infinte reality that dumb is smart and smart is dumb because one concept cannot be seperated from the other concept, but the infinite illusion is that dumb isn't smart and smart isn't dumb because one concept can be believed to be seperated from the other concept. Five fingers is equal to one hand and one hand is equal to five fingers approximation of reality but one hand is unequal to five fingers and five fingers is unequal to one hand approximation of illusion. Honesty is dishonesty and dishonesty is honesty because they are infinitely together as reality but when you seperate honesty from dishonesty and vice versa that's infinte illusion. Free will is determine and determine is free will, the Universe in reality is determined to replicate itself infinitely so it will never change but our infinite belief of free will is that we will always believe this is happening and happened for the first time, it's called the eternal recurrence of the anthropic principle which is the logical explanation while God and evolution are illogical descriptions. Oh by the way, 2, 4 and five are fractions as 0 because 1 is the only whole number, zero is the concept of future points and one is the concept of a past point, which means 1 is zero and 0 is one, such as fraction is whole and whole is fraction.

@motorhead48067

3 жыл бұрын

@@theuniques1199 As stated, your comment made almost no sense whatsoever. I would try articulating your position a little differently and in a way that is easier to follow.

"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful." - - Edward R. Murrow

@ChilsonTV

3 жыл бұрын

"Every time I close my eyes I see my cousin's pubes." - Edward R. Pube-oh

@BattousaiHBr

3 жыл бұрын

isn't believability and credibility the same thing?

@Klaus_NT

3 жыл бұрын

I found this on Google... Believability is the quality of being believable while credibility is reputation impacting one's ability to be believed

@BattousaiHBr

3 жыл бұрын

@ yes, i am.

@BattousaiHBr

3 жыл бұрын

@ im not a native english speaker, but i always understood them as different words with the same meaning.

Sam Harris does really well here. Really articulate and with a reasonable demeanour. Imagine this guy as president 😂

@manueltripero

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, really want the "we have to entertain the idea of a preemptive nuclear first-strike".

@garywood97

3 жыл бұрын

He would quit the job within a few days when he realized how dirty and corrupt it was.

@Perserra

3 жыл бұрын

@@manueltripero That was a thought experiment, he has never actually proposed doing any such thing.

@Johnconno

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine Sam Harris after a high-velocity head shot. 💐

@lancetschirhart7676

3 жыл бұрын

@@manueltripero you should listen to his recent interview about nuclear weapons on this podcast. It was about a month or two ago. I have never heard a public speaker, podcaster or author take the threat of nuclear war more gravely or levelly. He is not some warmonger.

Sam Harris's view of how social media affects us as a nation is something every American should hear. Thank you, Sam and Laura of the CCC, for a good and timely discussion.

@liamwinter4512

3 жыл бұрын

Tristan Harris might be a stronger example

@sunnyla2835

3 жыл бұрын

You might want to watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix by Tristan Harris

@nateeaton1

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunnyla2835 Thanks. I saw it. I recommend it, too.

Lara was a good interviewer. I hope more and more people that disagree with Harris engage with him in such an open minded and sincere way.

@BlinJe

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. this comment section confuses me greatly. what exactly do people want

@06alepea1

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlinJe Agreed. She seems entirely reasonable. It's OK to have left-of-centre views on things. From most youtube comments, you would think anyone who criticises Trump or says anything good about the Democrats is beyond the pale.

@BlinJe

3 жыл бұрын

​@@06alepea1 I don't think you understand me. Most of the comments here are blasting this girl for not falling down and worshipping Harris.

59:22 His reaction here was just so funny to me for some reason..! His face very seldomly animates itself beyond his classical checkmate eyebrow-raised-mode or the occasional little smile. Gotta admit I've come to admire Sam for his eloquence and mastery of a poised demeanor over the years.

@MrTonkarules

3 жыл бұрын

Lol you said it all!

This and Sam's last few podcasts have encouraged me to increase my subscription. He's so good a diagnosing problems and issues it actually relaxes me.

@ummerfarooq5383

3 жыл бұрын

But you're paying more to him. If my belly was full, I would not be paying more than what I had fished out of the river. Unless I had a surah al kahf situation.

@turtlenoheart

Жыл бұрын

Why? This guy thinks it's fine to murder children as long as you're Hunter Biden!

@turtlenoheart

Жыл бұрын

@@reinforcedpenisstem The host of Triggernomotry thinks it's okay to murder children as long as you're Hunter Biden?

@cosmicabyss7358

Жыл бұрын

Sam Harris is always a breath of fresh air, the way he thinks gives me hope for our future. Sam and other people like Jordan Peterson, who kind of represent the opposite of the spectrum when it comes to Religion amd Secularism. Are men of the same cloth and they should talk more because they are the great Philopshers of our time. They are both very important.

Sam Harris reminds me of a 'yeah, mannn' type of philosophy major from college, but he consistently manages to say something really insightful and salient. So fortunate to have his voice in these times. Great job to the host, good questions and allows the guest finish his lengthy responses without interruption.

@BattousaiHBr

3 жыл бұрын

it's probably because of his resemblance to ben stiller lol

@Xpistos510

3 жыл бұрын

I think that's really the California vibe, plus the fact that Sam is deep into meditation, mindfulness, recreational drugs, and Zen state of calm. But to your point, yeah, philosophy types will be smarter than many others because they're trained to see the big picture issues of what really matters.

I value this man so much and his books helped me change my life for the better.

@ChilsonTV

3 жыл бұрын

My life changed for the better when I met my wife. Then she died and I wish we never met because the pain of loss is greater than the pain of never having.

@MrMurph73

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChilsonTV Thats a very sad story dude, and I understand the idea of wishing it never even happened so you wouldn't experience the pain of losing it. I'm inclined to agree that maybe it's better to never have.

@ciuffo100

3 жыл бұрын

Me, too, Andrew! I am forever indebted to the person who turned me onto him a few years ago.

@attic42

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, I am very interested in Harris, and I’ve been listening to him for a few years. Would you mind, please, elaborating on how he positively influenced your life?

@SugarRos

3 жыл бұрын

I love listening to him speak before I go to bed, his voice is so calming. Were his books difficult to read? His thoughts and they way he speaks isn't difficult to follow, but I wonder about his books because he's way smarter than I ever could be.

Unfortunately, she manifested the left leaning blinders that are part of the problem. Nonetheless, good conversation. Sam is one of the few honest voices out there, IMHO.

@swcordovaf

3 жыл бұрын

Sam, John McWhorter, and Coleman Hughes are the only two people voting for Biden in whom I don't sense the Trump derangement. It is interesting how Trump seems to make the right and left irrational. Since I ceased all mainstream media consumption, it makes the rebellious "cult of personality" right and deranged left more clear to me. Listening to Thomas Chatterton Williams, Coleman Hughes, Sam Harris, Bret Weinstein, Heather Heier, and many others has created a clear thinking middle for me. My brain is very grateful.

@atticustay1

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, I thought her questions and pushbacks were fair and good. A good interviewer does challenge the person they’re interviewing in a respectful way in order to get them to justify their position, especially when it comes to such important political topics. And they obviously agree on a lot of stuff too. She was in no way hostile to him and didn’t come off as being a crazy woke person.

@JockoJonson17

2 жыл бұрын

@@atticustay1 I agree. This woman came off quite well and reasonable. 👍

This was a balanced interview; good questions from the interviewer, she gives Sam space to answer and disagreements are patient & respectful. I don't understand what you guys in the comments want.. people to get down on their knees and say " sorry Sam, I was wrong, please forgive me" ?? Jesus christ, just listen to the Vox interview he did, it's the polar opposite of this.

@lynnmcavenia676

3 жыл бұрын

It does seem strange, but perhaps they simply don't like the idea of women interviewers. There are various comments about the way her voice sounds and how she comes across.

Fantastic. So above and beyond 99% of the intellectual level of discourse today. D.A., J.D., NYC

I can't believe she's a professor yet somehow thinks Trump is even remotely comparable to Stalin in terms of atrocities.

@sean631

3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily, there is a reasonable argument to be made here. I think when most people say that, they’re referring to the social net negative of Trump’s administration. For instance, one could stake the claim that Trump’s environmental stance will have bigger repercussions for our future then Stalin’s nuclear program. Yes, Trump isn’t nearly as totalitarian, nor has he caused as many callous deaths, but the magnitude at which he shoved us in the wrong direction is Stalin-esk.

@bobgolden939

3 жыл бұрын

Fred, you cannot help these Trump haters. Stalin? Omfg

@sean631

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobgolden939 I’m just trying to do the argument diligence

@axcelblack2808

3 жыл бұрын

@@sean631 thats a fair point. In the eyes of someone who believes climate change is the most pressing threat to humanity what you say makes logical sense

@SkullKing11841

3 жыл бұрын

@@sean631 Humans can adapt to a hotter climate. Stalin committed mass murder on a gigantic scale.

Once I wanted to make my own 10 commandments. I ended up with 3. 1) Be honest to yourself. 2) Be honest to others. 3) respect life. And once you really understood the 1st commandment, you can disregard the 2 others, since you do them automatically.

I can see the interviewer gradually changes her impression and attitude towards Sam Harris. That’s why we need CONVERSATIONS! :)

@beemo9

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, long-form conversations over 30 minutes.

An interview where the conversation doesn't involve countless interruptions? What year am I living in?

@reinforcedpenisstem

3 жыл бұрын

Sam is a master.

@Varlwyll

3 жыл бұрын

2015

This lady wears her tribal blind-spot like a badge of honor.

@tomcotter4299

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson Who is my comment biased towards?

@tomcotter4299

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson My comment was directed at the interviewer. How is my comment a sign of tribal bias for or against her?

@tomcotter4299

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson What "reasoning/explanation or argument supporting" your initial assertion that my comment was made from a place of tribal bias did you provide?

@tomcotter4299

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson You never explained why my statement was tantamount to bias or could even be perceived as such. You said it was bias. Then you clarified that it only looked like bias. Now you're saying it looked like bias because it was bias. The latter is a circular claim that contradicts the prior two claims.

@tomcotter4299

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson "A statement without argument/explanation doesn't need an argument to be dismissed. :) " If that's the standard, I could just as easily dismiss your claim without explanation. But it's far more entertaining to watch you try and wriggle out of this quagmire of your own making.

"There is so much I could say in response to that, but..." "There is a lot I would like to say to what you said there, but..." This is what lefty interviewers ALWAYS say when a cogent, non-left-wing point is made. And then they just move on because they're actually just emotionally excited but don't have anything that would qualify as a valid argument.

@Perserra

3 жыл бұрын

That's neither very charitable nor very accurate in this case. Sam throws a lot of ideas out fairly quickly, and the host can only reasonably be expected to have prepared to speak on a certain range of topics. There's no dishonor or dishonesty in admitting you aren't prepared at the moment to discuss a topic you weren't expecting.

@joedoe1756

3 жыл бұрын

It didn't sound like it was because she wasn't prepared. It sounded more like she wanted to intimate a divergent viewpoint but simply had time retraints as an excuse to not have to present her stances.

@lawsonharrison6927

3 жыл бұрын

39:00 is probably half true

@fatred777

3 жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure she did not want to push back or debate Sam on most the issues that he brought up that triggered her “far left” senses. She knew his logic would expose her illogical emotional ideology.

@thisdude5825

3 жыл бұрын

@@fatred777 exactly

Comments should be giving more charity to the intentions of the interviewer. I'm only a little bit of the way into the conversation but it seems like the conversation is genuine so we should try to bridge gaps here instead of creating new ones or widening existing ones.

@vhaarr

3 жыл бұрын

The conversation is genuine, she's just deluded - and she's an actual idiot, by the definition of the term. She should focus her interviews on things that don't involve her TDS.

Nobody who weaponizes their “discriminated against” characteristics for their personal and professional advancement wants to “get over this” AT. ALL.

It would have been so nice if she were as open to ideas as her guest. It’s not about who’s right or wrong, but rather, what it is... regardless. This IS the world right now, so the only useful question is: “where to from here?!”

The fact is if you TRULY want to solve a problem you have to look at the big picture. You cant get tunnel vision. Its like when you go to the doctor and have an ailment that has various causes. Say living a sedentary lifestyle, poor diet and genetics. The doctor is going to try and address each point methodically and based on data. We need to do the same thing for the country! Not doing so wont fix the problem and will ultimately make things worse.

I love this man more everytime i hear him speak, what a wonderful human being. Keep it up Sam!!

@benjierodriguez6518

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I love to hear him speak and he's intelligent, humble, and compassionate.

@turtlenoheart

Жыл бұрын

Why?

@issoccer20

Жыл бұрын

@@turtlenoheart ummm well, let's see. Sam is a neurosciencist and philosopher who dropped out of Stanford to travel India and Tibet - alone, and at only 19 or 20 y/o. Sam studied under some of the most renowned Mediators, indian Yogis, Buddhist monks and various other eastern traditions. types of individuals who were trying to discover, through various introspective methods, such as living alone in a cave for month's at a time to see if there was anything interesting to be discovered when you are in complete solitude, and simply being mindful of what takes place, aka what you notice. For example, can I be happy, loving and fulfilled when everything externally has been removed, and when such a thing happens, does the 'ego' or the 'I' or the 'self' simply drop away? What made Sam special was after practicing these methods in India/Nepal and various locations for about 3 years, including going into caves for silent meditation, he then returned to Stanford, finished his doctorate and, having tossed aside all the religious/superstitious mumbo-jumbo surrounding these type of practices, he could jump into the lab and start testing these experiences and practices in the controlled modern scientific environment; and the resulted were fairly astounding. He helped teach and spread Mindfulness Meditation practice which is now in vogue, and for good reason. He also has never consciously lied since taking a truth telling vow 35+ years ago. He's compassionate. He donates 15% of his lifetime earnings to the most effective charities. I could go on and on. The man is simply an incredible human being. I suggest you read his books or watch him on KZread

@turtlenoheart

Жыл бұрын

@@issoccer20 But you're fine with dead children in basements? Do you really know this guy's opinion or are you cherry picking because what you like about him in the past?

@issoccer20

Жыл бұрын

@@turtlenoheart wait, wait... what? That's a VERY vague statement. What are u referring to?

I see Sam Harris as pursuing rigorous intellectual honesty. Whether or not he is completely right about everything, I believe he works for intellectual honesty.

@apricus3155

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, he does contradict himself sometimes in the span of two adjacent utterances. Not an easy feat. In his latest episode where he adressed his detractors, these are mostly followers of Trump and people who don't agree to getting needled, where as Sam has always been a big supporter of big pharma. In sequence he said that he believes in freedom of speech and that he himself through his fame and asked the guy who owns twitter in person many times via email to 'deplatform' Trump.

@abandoned-mines-novascotia

2 жыл бұрын

@@apricus3155 "he believes in freedom of speech ... 'deplatform' Trump" Not necessarily a contradiction. We all tend to agree that *shouting fire in a crowded theater* is not "free speech" . I tend to consider Sam's Trump-deplatform stance to fall under "shouting fire" terms. He only went after Trump's deplatforming once it crossed the line after the "Stolen Election" conspiracy. A conspiracy as damaging and societally cancerous as 911 Truth or Alex Jones Sandy Hook. Yes, there are rare times a person loses the right to the megaphone. I would also expect Sam to have the exact same deplatform stance if a Democrat losing a presidential election pushed the same batshit nonsense about their election loss. I have no doubts he would want that person eventually unplugged from the mic as well.

@apricus3155

2 жыл бұрын

@@abandoned-mines-novascotia This is the direction of Atheism goes. It is a negative stance, and full of contradictions. The more intelligent atheists like Nietzsche, Freud and Marx they knew that it was going to be full of negation. Nietzsche's has passages on European Nihilism in the posthumous book "Will to Power". But these are Europeans, also people from a different era. What we are dealing with is pragmatism. American pragmatism was a thing ( like William James). And it goes well with British Empiricism. Quite sad that English is influenced by this British culture.. We're dealing with some personal opinions.

Hmm, I can't find this episode on Spotify ?

Great interview. The interviewer was excellent in my opinion. She asked great questions and gave Sam as much time as he wanted to respond.

I wish Sam asked that lady why she thought there is systemic racism in the criminal justice system.

@lancetschirhart7676

3 жыл бұрын

You can see systemic racism in the criminal justice system where people of color are given stricter punishments for the same crimes, in the same districts, reliably. I think Sam didn't ask her simply because he knows this much, so no matter what answer she would have given, there is a reasonable answer she _could_ have given. And that's the one I just gave you.

@IndependentManSpeaks

3 жыл бұрын

@@lancetschirhart7676 Not true, when you account for criminal record.

@IndependentManSpeaks

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson Why don't read the linked article where you can see for yourself?

@IndependentManSpeaks

3 жыл бұрын

@Egill Skallagrímsson It's a strange question. Why not avail yourself of the factors that the researchers identified? Of course the most obvious factor that needs to be taken into account is whether you are a reoffender or a first time offender.

@lancetschirhart7676

3 жыл бұрын

​@@IndependentManSpeaksAccidentally deleted post. Did you look at the articles I gave you? I see you're asking this other guy about what factors researchers identified, but I've already answered that question in my case, so please don't forget to get back to me.

People like Sam are so crucial right now. I really don’t think most people get how close we are to the edge.

@ChilsonTV

3 жыл бұрын

I get it. I get it every day. Every day I wake up and I get how close we are to the edge. And then I get breakfast.

@MinamuTV

3 жыл бұрын

A couple of questions: 1. Why are people like him crucial? 2. Why do you imply that both sides have played an equal role in humanity being very close to the edge?

@jimbosaurusrex4028

3 жыл бұрын

MinamuTV I actually didn’t imply that, but would if asked. Leave your echo chamber and you’ll find out.

We need a place were we can bring forth a proposal, and have a reasonable chance it will be debated.

I consider myself lucky to be contemporan with Sam, he is the most sane person i have ever heard from in my life and this combined with his hunger for knowledge that he possess its the perfect recipe from my perspective.

@lkuzmanov

2 жыл бұрын

That's how I feel about him as well. Having followed him over 10+ now, however, I've had to acknowledge that he does have his (understandable, middle class) blind spots.

I totally agree with Sam Harris. So refreshing to hear him speak on these important matters.

Sam Harris is a national treasure, please cherish him Americans

@kiranmaddu8006

3 жыл бұрын

I am with you man! He is a true neuroscientist. His waking up book is a great wake up for me

@Xpistos510

3 жыл бұрын

Most Americans don't even know that he exists. Many of those that do, completely misunderstand him. Whether it's a theocratic nut on the Right who is triggered by secularism, or a woke SJW on the Left who dishonestly smears him, Sam is deeply underrated in America. He is a clear voice for the new intellectual Centrist.

@euphegenia

3 жыл бұрын

Rishabh SHARMA He’s just about the best we’ve got after Christopher Hitchens died.

@pilarboutte392

3 жыл бұрын

I treasure him. Much, as I treasured his close friend, and colleague Christopher Hitchens.

@multispeciesangler

3 жыл бұрын

We just have to sort through his extreme liberal bias. Other than that, I think that he's smart.

This host did a really great job moderating a great, thought-provoking discussion. I'm glad this was uploaded.

There is an over abundance of straw and a lack of steel.

Sam seems to ignore implicit bias. People unconsciously discriminate based on race religion socio-economic standing. That matters you just can't ignore it and hope people will look past these differences.

58:06 hits the nail right on the head. No space for honest conversation because of this

35:07 stream deck! I have that. It's awesome.

Peach of an interview, Lauren. No one spits concrete logic like Sam Harris.

@fhoofe3245

Жыл бұрын

ever heard him talk about Trump or COVID?

Mrs Bazelon chips away at her credibility with her dismissive and self assured attitude solidly anchored in her prejudices.

The Affleck affair was partly roid rage, Ben having bulked up to play Batman.

@barringtonism7165

3 жыл бұрын

Roid words, sober thoughts lol

Law professors are the real heroes!

Per the movie Daddy's Home, Sam could add dance to his world-changing strategies. He could/should genuinely engage with the musical branch of human stimulus.

Hate is easy, love or compassion requires continuously hard work!!! All People (!!!) should become more Curious (also the academia).

That part about racism and identity politics on the whole is just SO on point!!!

Had to pause to look up "nostrum".

@adamhonestyanddecency5054

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I knew I’d heard it before, but didn’t know what it meant.

Im an educated man and If you agree ! Join up so we Can change The World to a place in balance

Feels like she missed some of his points

@dipdo7675

3 жыл бұрын

She/they were under a time crunch!

@jcarc5701

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Too many softball questions.

Everytime an artist make something social and intelligent it has artistic integrity. That only possible in a created universe.

45:57 I wonder if this woman knows how small-minded and juvenile she sounds, talking about everyone who wanted confederate statues to remain in Charlottesville as if they were all white supremacists, and then snidely joking about Trump's limited vocabulary. I don't want a confederate monument of any kind in my city, but if there was one then I wouldn't assume the worst of everyone who thought it had value. And I don't like Trump either, but smart people being snotty about his limitations sound like they're picking on the Special Ed kid. You're not going after his policies, you're not offering insight, you're just taking the lowest possible road.

@vrenespanolandenglish4504

3 жыл бұрын

WELL SAID DAN! I feel the same way.. didn't head a specific policy issue in the whole damn podcast.. just personal piccadillos.. do they know there are actual policy arguments to be made here?

@SilverWealth_Draper_Mint

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t like Trump? ....We are first generation Americans living in NYC.. Our entire family is voting Trump 2020......

@ChollieD

3 жыл бұрын

@@SilverWealth_Draper_Mint Fine! We're Americans. We all vote for whoever we want.

3 жыл бұрын

She more than makes his point. Fact is...many dont want to 'overcome inequalities'....its their bread & butter, literally and figuratively.

@mcg404

3 жыл бұрын

'if you're on that side, you're looking into a pretty rotten barrel' sounds like pure, unashamed bigotry to me.

@37:03... regarding Trump's disregard for norms; Why wonder about Trump's behavior in this regard? Why not wonder why there is a market for this type of disregard? Could it be that the wisdom of these norms no longer outcompetes an individual's willingness to cheat them? There are so many fascinating and important things about the fact of the Trump Phenomena, and yet I can't seem to get over the sense that the endless discussion about Trump as a person is a way to avoid the pain of wondering why our system coughed him up. I see him as a wakeup call, the sound of a bullet dodged, not lodged. Worrying about how to defeat him in an election contest risks perpetuating the very politics that produced him, and it is those politics that need defeating.

These comments answer your question: many conservatives here. I do not see the same amount of left thinkers on conservative conversations. We seek to understand. The left is so stuck in virtual signalling their “goodness” they cannot see properly.

@vhaarr

3 жыл бұрын

This was actually proven recently in a study of Twitter ecospheres, where conservative journalists and intellectuals "followed" leftist people at close to 25% (so 75% of people they followed were conservatives, and 25% leftists), whereas leftist people didn't follow conservatives at all, or at abyssmal rates.

@vhaarr

3 жыл бұрын

Or something along those lines, I might be misremembering it slightly.

I was lucky to grow up in the 50s and 60s and witnessed huge improvements in civil rights and feminism. Unfortunately, that steep trajectory has flattened, and younger people have lived with no improvement or a small decline.

@hereigoagain5050

3 жыл бұрын

@@UsernameVincent Sorry for the misunderstanding. Progress has been spotty since the 80s or 90s. I would not say worse than the 60s.

Great interviewer 👏👏👏

Great interview. I loved the questions she asked.

Why is Sam's mic volume so much lower than hers?

@mellowords

3 жыл бұрын

Sam speaks a bit mutedly, the interviewer however has a sharp and pressing vocal tone

@andrewcanella

3 жыл бұрын

@@mellowords True- but that should have been adjusted in post.

@mellowords

3 жыл бұрын

On second listen, you're right. It's not a huge difference but Sam's mic needs to come up like 15%

@mellowords

3 жыл бұрын

@@UsernameVincent maybe 18%

When Trump said there were good people on both sides after Charlottesville, perhaps he was referring to those who view the statues as part of their Southern Heritage. Being that you've lost sight of reality when it comes to Trump, I suppose you wouldn't think of that.

@TCS4680

3 жыл бұрын

There is no perhaps there. That is clearly who he was referring to, and anyone who can't concede that, such as this interviewer, is only reflecting her very obvious echo chamber bias and her utter refusal to accept facts that contradict her bigotry. She causes people like me, who find Trump to be a boorish lout and a buffoon, to feel the need to defend his words. That is a greasy feeling, but, I have this preference for facts and intellectual honesty that compels me.

Twitter is just a personal virtue signaling take on what is happening in the real world, but it has no impact, just as your bathroom mirror has no impact on how you look. Whatever you decide to do (or not do) about your appearance, you still are responsible for it- your action, your inaction- Twitter is just a record of all of that for your frenemies, colleagues, the FBI and the NSA to have a record of how you reacted to real world events (and let’s not confuse Twitter for them) at the time.

I would like to see a conversation between Sam Harris and Jerry Seinfeld.

So Sam how do you really feel about Trump? 😆😆😆

she sounds like a character from one of the sketches on the californians , snl. Think its the wedding

@thomaslee1982

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That was driving me crazy...trying to place that 'dialect'

Hmmm. How many red heads work at Google? 🤣🤣🤣

Harris is the best!

saying something like “i doubt he said repudiated because it’s so many syllables” is emblematic of the type of rhetoric that makes people want to give the middle finger and vote for trump. jesus was this lesson not learned in 2016?

@kyoglesage

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan Karasik You used the word ‘rhetoric’ ... isn’t that also a non tRump word? Are you suggesting we should dumb down our vocabulary so as not to offend the sensibilities of the ‘language challenged’?

@karasikryan4

3 жыл бұрын

Fairly Cirrus i’m just saying that i think the type of mocking the speaker is engaging in is only going to increase the probability that trump will win because people don’t respond well to it (regardless of whether it’s justified or not)

Trump WAS the response to the far left. Like Sam says: 40:35 "The extreme views of the left are far more mainstream than the extreme views of the right."

Nice job Sam - purchasing book. LARA displayed a lot of the dishonesty from the left that you point out in this very interview - I wondered if it will dawn on her?

great commentary around 57; political polarity

You right Sam! The rule you mentioned about 2 + 2 = 5. Just say “ white supremacy “, and you can do ( and get) whatever you want.

Is MSNBC news? Huffpo, NY Times, WashPo, the Atlantic, news?

Sorry Sam, I thought I just head you say that if the people put into power someone that you considered to be a chaotic dangerous idiot ( or something like that ) , that that would not be a good situation. I think that the majority of the people get to decide who is not chaotic or dangerous.

@edwardcatlett9446

3 жыл бұрын

Trump got a MINORITY of the popular vote--only won election by way of the perverted and unfair electoral college. The majority DID decide that Hillary was not chaotic or dangerous. The way our leaders are chosen is many things--but it is NOT a true Democracy

I guess the person Harris respects that disagrees with him about religion would be Douglas Murray or more likely Maajid Nawaaz

As long as smart social commentators like Sam Harris are around to question the accountability of our leaders I think this planet is a decent place to inhabit. 😀

Kamala harris said it in the vice president debates yesterday, 'they're was fine people on both sides'

Listening to this, safe and sound from a future where Trump lost. SO RELIEVED.

Wow, she’s a shocker. Sam tried to school her there and it didn’t even register.

glad she didn't interrupt Sam.

Sam Harris is lowkey hilarious. I don’t know how people who interview him don’t burst out laughing.

@BhutanBluePoppy

3 жыл бұрын

In this case, the interviewer seems to agree with him.

Y'know I'll give her a pass, but to say "We brought Africans here...". No, no we didn't. That's the absolute wrong way to look at this situation. "We" were not alive yet, nor our parents, nor our parents parent's, nor theirs, or theirs, and so on. Many of us, for example, do not even have ancestors living her at that time. The only question, the only question at all is: what would make society better and fairer to Americans for a better future? Slavery is done. It's over. Let's move on and build a better America. End of story. If we don't drop the Slavery Cudgel, not spiritual progress will ever be made. You cannot right the wrongs of the past. It's never been done, and never will. It's like trying to get an ex to make up for all the bad shit he or she did to you or to get an abusive parent to somehow fix what happened. You can't. The best you can do is move forward in unison and help those who can't help themselves. The longer the rest of America talks down to Blacks as if the ONLY thing that can help them is if America bails them out, then Blacks will never get the glory of seeing themselves become their own makers, their own heroes, their own salvation. Simple as that. That's not to say America doesn't have a responsibility to black citizens, but what is important is the way we discuss these duties. We don't have a duty to black citizens because of racism, we have a duty to black citizens because they are Americans and humans. That may seem like a minor difference, but it absolutely isn't. One is a duty based in guilt and shame and cosmic justice, the other, correct one, is based in common humanity and a united vision of what humanity could and should be going forward.

43:28 for everyone in the back

Excellent conversation. Thank you

@vhaarr

3 жыл бұрын

You are mistaken, this was not an excellent conversation. Clearly you've not listened to Sams podcast. This interviewer is deluded, and she throws out assertions left and right that Sam does not challenge, in fear of derailing the interview and hurting her feelings. The level of TDS in this interviewer is off the charts, and she's actually an idiot.

Are all these legal Bazelons related?

First of all, I love Sam Harris, but I'm curious if he abuses the word "racist" when he talks about Trump, like too many are these days? All the other points about Trump I can follow, but this word seems wrong after I've seen so many black Americans support him. And I've never really seen any racist statements from him. Might be I've just not seen the proper clips and statements though.

@ScottBub

3 жыл бұрын

According to Sam, You haven’t seen the right clips. Trump used the n word with abandon behind the scenes on the apprentice. I haven’t been able to find these clips or videos either. But multiple people have stated he said the n word a lot behind the scenes.

@liamwinter4512

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottBub you heard this personally? Where can I see and hear this to?

@dipdo7675

3 жыл бұрын

@ConceptualVisions What polls are you looking at?? So many support him?? Hahahahaha

@ConceptualVision

3 жыл бұрын

@@dipdo7675 Polls? Support? Don't think you read what I wrote. This was about semantics.

@ConceptualVision

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottBub that wouldn't make him a racist though, but I was thinking it might have something too do with the Mexicans, and that's why Sam calls him a racist, and not black Americans.

Just once I want to see one of Sam's girls come running into his office and watch him be adorable with her.

@PinataOblongata

3 жыл бұрын

He's obviously very careful about that never happening and not exposing his family to any more risk on his behalf than they are already at, which is what I would expect of a man of his calibre. He once did a podcast with Peter Attia, who I would strongly recommend following as well, and Peter sat down with his daughter (I think she was in junior high school) after the George Floyd incident and did a podcast with her to try and show how an adult might go about talking to their teen about such a fraught issue. I don't know if "adorable" is the right word, but it was pretty moving, if you want to look that up.

@dandybufo9664

3 жыл бұрын

Have you heard his podcast when he interviews his wife about her book, Conscious ? You see a totally different side of him and he clearly adores her.

@95mudshovel

3 жыл бұрын

@@dandybufo9664 I have, it's so friggin cute. :)

46:25 sam queues the driver to warm up the car

This lady is so busy thinking of what she’s gonna say next she’s not even listening and digesting to all the amazing arguments Sam is putting down.

@JMT34237

3 жыл бұрын

I think she was. She was just excited to be able to discuss it with him.

@_SimpleSam

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Felt some strong NPC vibes. Sadly, we often don't speak with people, but rather to them. Ideology can easily become script.

@sunnyla2835

3 жыл бұрын

I think she was, there just wasn’t ample time, sadly

damn - when i close my eyes and hear him speaking i thought its Dr Mercola

Love Sam Harris. Really need to see him in a debate with Eric Weinstein, they got too caught up in discussing the writer of Fooled by randomness' personality last time, name escapes me currently

@morrirowan7384

3 жыл бұрын

Nassim Taleb

@ChilsonTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@morrirowan7384 more like Tassim Naleb

@adamhonestyanddecency5054

3 жыл бұрын

What would they debate?

Interviewer bordering on TDS. Sam seems like an intellectual Giant and espouses a matter of fact approach in dealing with those you are at odds with on certain issues. Slightly surprised by his abandon ment with thrashing Trump so thoroughly.

@lizp5004

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@vhaarr

3 жыл бұрын

Bordering? lol, she's neck-deep in it.

@joedoe1756

3 жыл бұрын

@@vhaarr Ha ha, yeah, I guess I have a penchant for euphemistic, politically careful analysis! :)

The moral dilemma is with precedent and the foundation of the US constitution. It states that all men are created equal and then goes on to say that you have to be white to be a man. What does it mean to be true to the constitution ? Does it mean that we must stick with precedent and the rule of law so that only 'white' men are men.

It is democrat types doing all the silencing . First step is to ban such people from the medium.

@jaymz1999

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Richter Moron.

Yes and no. Sadly we are at the point where civility is a future goal. The immediate goal is to rescue decency and an actual functioning democracy from imminent threat. Winning comes before forgiving in this case.

Is the real sam speaking here, or defaming Trump and Pence every hour on Twitter. I'm confused. Perhaps we need the Voight Kamff test on Sam, too?

President Biden ought to have Sam Harris on one of his ethics committees and as a consultant of some kind ! The intelligence , balance , coherence and enlightenment of this man is profoundly incredible !

It’s beyond frustrating that really bright people have disconnected themselves from majority of society and they continue to time after time miss the goddamn mark. The intellectual echo chamber. For example, John Waters who still lives in Baltimore is much more grounded and is closer to the mark.

Sam 'Stacks of child corpses don't bother me' Harris. The moral man.

Takes poor old Sam 10 min to get his view point across for EVERY question after he runs everything through his PC filter, just SAY IT SAM, we understand and get it. So picture " THE HITCH" doing this interview 15 min said and done, Lara totally psychologically dismembered and on her way to the SAFE SPACE, TO PET A therapy BUNNY and color. Just wanted to add a little levity!

@youtubezcy

3 жыл бұрын

That is how Sam talks. It's all fluff and rare substance.

@MrTonkarules

3 жыл бұрын

I know been listening to him for couple years,👍 just wanted to keep the hitch alive in memory and maybe make someone smile or cry lol

@LemonTreeQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTonkarules you certainly got a wry smile from me, imagining what Hitchens would have to say about the current state of global events.

Americans really love the letter A

Lara, for the love of Pete, stop! You're sounding like Hillary Clinton. If you want to understand Trump, look inward.

@OddityDK

3 жыл бұрын

Ren·ais·sance man 🤪 He didn’t say “genius” now did he? Guess Sam’s point about straw manning didn’t get through to you.

She clearly regurgitated the "very fine people" hoax herself. Perfect.

@helethead

3 жыл бұрын

Hoax?

I'm a Liberal, I voted for Bernie Sanders in 2016, I've already mailed in my Biden vote for this election. I'm against tearing down Confederate statues. My reasons have nothing to do with being a racist. You can disagree with me on that issue all you want, it doesn't bother me, but I'd just like to inform you that yes I am a fine person on the other side of that argument and no I am not a white supremacist.