Asking Harvard Students Thought-Provoking Questions

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[@GEN]

Thanks for watching! I'm working hard on making new awesome content and so I'm not able to reply to every comment but I'm for sure reading them. Loving the discussion ya'll are having on the topic. Stay tuned for more...we're just getting started And for more frequent uploads, check out my second channel - GEN+: youtube.com/@moreGEN

[@ricogold]

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[@davidc9135]

'I am not intelligent enough to tell you what intelligence means' - True intelligence

[@GEN]

In my opinion, the best answer in this whole video

[@kattybliss3163]

I was looking for this comment. this is true

[@annonymous6827]

Eh. Whether that be humility, or a post-modern "No one can REALLY be smart" take, it does not seem that insightful to me. Man didn't even try. I guess it was kinda out of the box, but still lame

[@reddotsxul8166]

@@annonymous6827 I agree, underwhelming answer

[@profnerd7357]

but you did say something about intelligence

[@davidmarip6994]

"same thing but the other direction" she spitting facts.

[@AiguilleVoodoo]

Except one side is living in the middle age, while the other one just sucks. In any civilised country other than the US, the politics of conservatives would literally be seen as a 400 throwbacks. Against abortion, against LGBTQ rights, in favor of tax cuts for the rich, against tax cuts for the working class, deny climate change, deny covid, against healthcare, against weed legalization, supported a coup against their own government... In Germany, France or Sweden, liberals from the US are considered right wingers, and conservatives are literally considered far right extremists and fascists...

[@smashmusique]

@@AiguilleVoodoo Your list is a little wrong, maybe you didn't hear enough conservative opinions, only a few extremists. I'm not a conservative, but if I think about the majority of what they believe.. All my answers below are about their general consensus imo - against abortion? yes, they are mostly against - against LGBT rights? no, they support it. Everyone already has the same rights legally, it depends what kind of ''rights'' you meant... - tax cuts for the rich? not really, it's not particularly tax cuts focusing just them.. they support tax cuts in general. - against tax cuts for the working class? wrong, they support tax cuts in general. They use their famous expression ''taxation is theft'' -deny climate change? Wrong, most accept it, they just don't want to be hysteric about it, as if it's an urgent matter or else it's the end of the world in a few years. They will say that climate naturally has changed over history, they're questionning the importance of the human part, not that we don't affect it at all or that the change doesn't exist. -deny covid? false, most acccept it does exist, they just don't think it's that big of a deal for the healthy population and are against lockdowns, mandates, masks,etc. - against healthcare? I think you meant free public healthcare? maybe, I think most want affordable private healthcare. -against weed legalization? that may be true, I think most are against. - supported a coup against their own government? wrong, most would condemn that violence

[@ClemintineCake]

That why they call the parents of trans kids abusers

[@dedopest3305]

@@AiguilleVoodoo Modernity has nothing to do with age: people hundreds of years ago are probably more ethical, educated, and civilized than you. And what they defended still holds true today, you're just blowing things out of proportion there since half what you said is wrong. though considering lgbt and abortion, i agree, and in fact, i am personally inclined towards the conservative view. Remember, we have to go with the option that is simple.

[@ToyotaNutjob]

@@AiguilleVoodoo yes use all white countries to compare the usa to

[@leoisforevercool]

Man it blows my mind how these kids are able to come up with such reflected answers on the spot. That kind of mind is really a blessing.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? FE AA

[@vectoralphaAI]

There's a reason they got accepted to harvard

[@bbbbbbb51]

Lol what do you mean? There are tons of edits & he even shows quite a few times where they verbally stalled while they thought.

[@firebirdstark]

Shame it’s all wasted at Harvard, but agreed

[@corymccarty3921]

These answers are reflected to you?

[@user-rs4bj6dy3i]

everyone is so well spoken, i could listen to the guy in the suit and girl with the perm all day... GEN you are also incredibly well spoke, especially when you were able to summarize their definition of intelligence

[@nandraperry5251]

That's not a perm :). I know because I'm that amazing kid's mom.

[@localmilfchaser6938]

@@nandraperry5251 rich kid

[@unaa9380]

They’re well spoken but spoke about nothing lol

[@rose-so2js]

@@unaa9380 yeah same trendy words

[@user-ov2fc5sd1e]

Half of their interviews are heavily edited though lol

[@coletonr9787]

Bro this video covers a myriad of difficult topics affecting the younger generation, and still stays upbeat and positive?? Well done, sir!

[@GEN]

appreciate you watching!

[@Legend_AF]

not sure about a myriad maybe a plethora

[@VerdantSeeker]

@@Legend_AF what’s the diff

[@Legend_AF]

@@VerdantSeeker one is countless the other is many/various

[@VerdantSeeker]

@@Legend_AF i still dont understand the problem. its not wrong, no?

[@cortesantonio13]

Out of the box questions and answers. Texas girl is not wrong, just a different way of close mindedness. Great interview. Liked and subscribed!

[@evanpapadakis4015]

Everyone in Texas is fully aware of their beliefs and why.

[@onemillionpercent]

i think she had my fav answers

[@hider23232]

Harvard is also close minded to flat earthers

[@TheDonkey666]

Lmao close minded to what? Policies and beliefs of conservatives who want every immigrant here in America and every lgbtq person dead? Yeah I don't want having people who have beliefs like these, and vote in facist , enthno-nationlist around

[@Couldabean]

Bullshit. Conservatives always whine about "close minded" liberals because your arguments don't hold up under scrutiny.

[@jameslankester3940]

I love that this holds the same format of the common 'hold-mic-up-to-students-on-campus' videos, but your questions have direction! And the little edited-in pieces of your own thoughts in-between make it feel all the more polished. Big fan of this.

[@yam8039]

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic?

[@aceott8690]

@@yam8039 why would he be sarcastic?

[@menantumakawak]

@@yam8039 why

[@cocojadecampbell]

Agree!

[@epti3539]

Nodding my head violently at "College is about networking" I wish high school kids were told that. I'm excited to see my generation become teachers, I think their influence on the younger generations will result in a paradigm shift in higher education.

[@green_beard]

kids and students were forced to memorize things and if they would fail or come short, they would get beat up really bad by their teachers and nobody would help them. That was the life of someone living 40-90 years ago in communism . Today, u go to school and have fun

[@shreyasmahendra6809]

What does that mean? Building connections and widening ur scope? I'm getting into college so I'd appreciate any help

[@organizedmicrowave4414]

@@shreyasmahendra6809 exactly. It's about forming connections. A degree is just a piece of paper, and education is only the path to receive it. Intelligence shines elsewhere. So the most important thing, is the Who; the people you interact with, and in doing so will create an atmosphere for yourself that you may enjoy more so than going to college for the wrong reasons of feeling or looking smart because you have received a piece of a paper. In the long run, that piece of paper feels like nothing compared to the friends you make along the way, really. Connections can also take you farther, if your mind is concerned about that. Good grades are just the surface requirement for the real juice to drink up. Enjoy college, and enjoy life.

[@Cheekydr4]

​@@shreyasmahendra6809 You should still focus on learning, especially if you're studying for a STEM degree. You NEED that knowledge. But, if you have great relationships with professors and other staff, as well as get involved with organizations, you'll probably have greater access to job resources, recommendation letters, and internships, which will increase your likelihood of graduating with a job already lined up. You can literally meet your next employer at a college game or at a career networking event. If you're a straight-A student but never networked, you'll probably still have a good chance of getting a job, you'll just have to seek it out on your own once you graduate as opposed to being presented with opportunities through the network that you built. True story, my husband is an engineer and he got his job before he graduated because he met the VP of a company while drunkenly watching a football game. They got to talking, the VP ended up offering him an internship the summer before he graduated. He took the internship, which turned into a full-blown position upon graduation, which paid him over 80k just to start. All because he was drunk at a college football game. Of course, he had the grades and knowledge to back him up, but he was offered the job before ever being interviewed.

[@ZacksRockingLifestyle]

Huh, perhaps I hated college because I largely failed to network with peers. I went to a local school that’s largely known for being a balance of affordability and quality. It was weird as fk being the entrepreneurship major surrounded by people that wanted to manage other peoples’ grocery stores or middle-manage a cubicle farm. …And the “social media influencer” classmates that thought getting a business degree and shaking their ass online would make them rich.

[@verongonnabeinACT]

The way all of them express their feelings and give opinions about various topics just wowed. I need to learn more and practice more 😳

[@LucidDreamn]

these kids are used to public speaking about difficult topics so its nothing you couldn't have done

[@vectoralphaAI]

that's why they went to harvard

[@ko-Daegu]

@@LucidDreamn how did you know all used to public speaking some study 24/7 their major got nothing to do with public speaking like the neuroscience one

[@HelenPiltner]

So glad I was a part of this video! Your channel seriously deserves more recognition.

[@GEN]

thanks helen, you and your answers were awesome. It's a matter of when not if, feel free to share the vid with your harvard friends!

[@HelenPiltner]

@@GEN Yes of course!!

[@bonniem1865]

Helen!! I knew I recognized you!! I love your KZbin channel girl, keep it up❤️❤️

[@lapatria100]

Love the vibes I got from them; not presumptuous because of their enrollment at a top school but rather just doing their thing and are keenly open to discussion ("I'm just like you, let's converse"). There's no priority in being right or proving such, just open to new ideas and just dialogue in general.

[@alandeutsch9987]

the students that truly deserve to be there know they're on earth for something bigger than a name of where they went to school. they're here to learn, to inquire, to lead, all the stuff that gen mentions you need to succeed.

[@bombdotcomist]

This is such a refreshing change from those stupid “what’s your SAT scores etc etc” videos

[@TimmacTR]

"There's no objective truth" ==> statement of objective truth

[@noobkin6995]

"Only a Sith deals in absolutes"

[@samuelbelkin]

"What I most disliked about Harvard was that smug assumptions were too often treated as substitutes for evidence or logic. The idea seemed to be that if we bright and good fellows all believed something, it must be true." “the only worthwhile thing about graduating from Harvard was never having to be impressed again by the fact that someone graduated from Harvard.” Thomas Sowell High school dropout Marine X-Marxist Harvard class of 1958

[@rogerteaminski6351]

Fantastic. Didn't think it was possible to love Sowell more.

[@Potoaster]

These days, most of the actual content you’d learn from a prestigious college like Harvard you could learn at 90% of the other colleges out there. The real value comes from the “who you know” aspect of meeting other people who had the chops to get accepted into the university.

[@hoi-polloi1863]

Also, it's nice to have Harvard on your resume...

[@kimiagurl]

this is the best version of these types of video I've seen! it's not just BS questions. it's making me actually think! and I like that you do your own analysis. great job, keep it up!

[@hidematt731]

The amount of work behind this video is insane compared to the number of subscribers, continue to bring quality content like this and you will blow up in no time man, good luck! even tho you won't need it!

[@GEN]

Much appreciated! Thanks for watching

[@jenniferms3605]

Subbed cos this the type of energy and content I like. Not necessarily interviewing college students but interacting with strangers and asking questions.

[@patrickconnors2215]

I have spent far more hours than I should have watching interviews with Harvard students on KZbin and this is BY FAR THE BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN! Bravo!!!!

[@marvin19966]

This has NOTHING on the best universities in Europe

[@kyrakantor6235]

I love how they were so elegant in how they worded and explained their ideas. You did a really good job with this video!

[@SylvesterMcNuttIII]

It's mind-blowing to me how advanced, nuanced, and thoughtful these answers were. To be on the spot as well makes it so much sweeter. Great production, Gen.

[@rachellotus5137]

This was a very refreshing and high quality interview style video! Thanks for the thought provoking content

[@pollyjaneit]

Sounds like your college professors knew what they were doing - as a teacher, I aim for students to learn through a process of collaborative investigation which is exactly what you do when you engage in conversations with teachers and peers. Our job is to give space to facilitate and guide that. Lecturing is one of the least efficient ways to learn knowledge so you're not supposed to walk out from a lecture with a whole heap of more knowledge, but with some ideas that you can then go and engage with others - that's when the real learning begins.

[@GEN]

Love to hear that. Can’t agree more - you’re doing great things

[@green_beard]

u are a teacher, nice, then check this story I already shared with someone here in the comments: kids and students were forced to memorize things and if they would fail or come short, they would get beat up really bad by their teachers and nobody would help them. That was the life of someone living 40-90 years ago in communism . Today, u go to school and have fun

[@RobertMJohnson]

depends on the lecture, sweetie pie

[@anelisaqase1168]

Undeterred comment!

[@amroal-zoubi2804]

It's really nice how different and authentic each answer was. Great questions, great content, and a great interviewer!

[@samueldecarvalho9886]

This guy's energy is great! Everyone seems to trust him and enjoys talking to him. Great job!

[@Skillmatic323]

“I’m just a guy” That motivated me.

[@ronf28]

He was delivering an Uber Eat order to the dorm...

[@mishxalhey7319]

Everyone seemed so well spoken but especially that guy in the blue suit he has a way of keeping a positive energy while answering seriously! Admire the confidence in these people

[@erika9115]

I’m so impressed with these students and how wise and well-spoken their responses were!

[@Jackdaniels19894]

Why are you impressed they are the best of the best.

[@KissTheSon401]

"There is no objective truth" "is that true?" "yes" ....

[@felixsanchez4805]

no

[@denzelcounts7036]

We are human beings.

[@leonardu6094]

Literally goes to show just how retarded a lot of college students are these days.

[@CalebPendergast]

Hahahahaha

[@tomogburn2462]

Reality is that which still exists even when you stop believing in it.

[@christopherapuan9968]

I love ur videos dude lmao. The harvard students had some great responses and you asked some really interesting questions. Keep up the good content man! wishing the best.

[@BoatBreakersNJ]

Dude the content quality of this video is amazing, you’re going to blow up on this platform

[@atenniskook]

Gen I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion, the topic and the various views by these students was very thought provoking. You have a gift young man.

[@Colo-ge4lp]

The cuts to your own commentary was a spectacular touch my guy! Love how you consolidate their ideas with your own, in which “closes the loop” to the original question

[@GEN]

appreciate that, thanks for watching!

[@dragushcobaj4121]

Yo these people talk so clearly and precisely.

[@rushisy]

Extremely well put-together video. I am glad you asked these questions.

[@Samantha-jo7im]

You are quickly becoming one of my favourite KZbinrs with regards to challenging ideas and understanding the various sides of different opinions !

[@vale9801]

I LOVE THIS so worth watching and thought provoking. Regarding the merit/representation question I believe it is very important to address the fact of how is it that we measure success/merit and also who tends to have better opportunities to achieve such accomplishments; that’s where representation and diversity play a huge role. What is the playing field looking like? I talk about similar topics on my podcast interviewing GenZs around the world, so I definitely will be sharing this video on there! Keep up the good work, hugs from Argentina! ps new subscriber

[@GEN]

thanks for watching! and very well said

[@AnaClaraCavalcante]

what is your podcast?

[@jackolsson9450]

This was a great video man, really well made and some great questions and answers. Your interludes between the clips were great as well. Thanks for the content

[@lilah3051]

loved this interview because i was not expecting some of these answers and i even learned a few things. super dope so i subscribed!

[@milderaddiction8865]

The issue with merit vs. representation is what your baseline is for representation. We assume it means race and gender. But the increasing problem is a lack of diversity of thought. Two people: Student A black, Student B white, who grew up in New Hampshire with liberal parents, attended the same school and came from the same income demographic will have much more in common with one another than another black student who grew up in Nicaragua with a poor family, and single mom. Yet we're being taught that those two black students will somehow have more in common just based off of their race. Which is silly. Of course, there is some shared identity in race, particularly one with a universally historical struggle, but pitting it as a key identifier is flawed. And also doesn't truly create a diverse representation of thought, just of external characteristics.

[@smashmusique]

why do we ''need'' to have representation? if they have the merit, they will represent... by wanting to help people with positive discrimination, necessarily, it will be negative discrimination for other people.

[@ClemintineCake]

Because negative discrimination has existed and does exist in our country already for many minorities, affirmative action helps close the gaps that already exists.

[@smashmusique]

@@ClemintineCake you are putting everyone in the same group. innocent white people would be discriminated against... is this what you want, to fight discrimination with discrimination?

[@milderaddiction8865]

@@ClemintineCake But at what cost? It might help close the gaps on paper. But is the goal to have universities boast margins, or is the goal to help rise up and empower those who have been historically oppressed? I don't think it's the best idea we could come up with. I think it's a bandaid to cover up a deeper, harder-to-fix issue. But nonetheless, one that needs to be repaired.

[@sonnykim6755]

IMO: merit will always out shine representation. Just because 10 apples are bad doesn’t mean one can’t be good. The representation will always mostly be bad but to someone who can see past the superficial bias merit to me will win. I think perception will always affect which one is more important. Also affirmative action is misrepresentation

[@KirksRestart]

Subscribed. I really enjoyed this. My wife and I both have post-graduate degrees and my wife taught at the college level.... we frequently talk about the erosion of higher ed. I don't know enough to quantify the change but across multiple universities, my wife was told specifically not to grade on critical thinking, basic writing skills or the ability to formulate a simple logical argument..... instead told to grade based on a dumbed down syllabus created by the university. Even in higher level courses! Anyway, I'd love to see a video highlighting this issue in higher ed outside of the Ivy League system (the bulk of higher ed). Keep up what you are doing. I'll be watching!

[@ruoyuzhang3088]

These questions are the ones worth asking. Good job interviewing and revealing the Harvard spirit

[@celevh8064]

BRO THIS VID IS GENIUS DO MORE PLEASE ONG

[@nickfranco7977]

Solid questions Gen! Regarding Objective truths, trying to live out moral relativism consistently is a great way to expose absolutes.

[@GEN]

thanks for watching!

[@marcy2k1]

The guy that said merit and representation are a false dichotomy was right. Choosing to seek more representation/diversity does not mean that there will be less people worthy of merit.

[@victortorres3187]

no, it just changes the variables of how to quantify merit from a more quantitative to a qualitative process

[@smashmusique]

If you have 1 white woman and 1 black woman with the same talent/merit and the university takes the black woman for ''diversity'' purposes, it's still negative discrimination for the white woman...

[@voice-less]

@@victortorres3187 i don't see how that's even remotely close to being true, if you're seeking for diversity then by definition you're looking for a quantity variable, as in "you seek more of X person just because he is X type of person". Representation for the sole reason of represention defies what merit is about, you should earn the position you're given based on qualities needed for that position. If you're seeking for more representation then you should seek merit within what you're trying to represent, but this is still merely looking for merit.

[@yourmomshouse0486]

you're a black so you are obviously going to say that

[@bigmviperplayz253]

Maceron True but that also implies that the ones selected can be less worthy of their position

[@stevemarsh8928]

Earned my subscription. Love your style of questioning

[@Cub__]

Amazing video, very thought provoking. You gotta new sub man, keep up the great work. I like how your an advocate for free speech and honest discussion regardless of disagreement, it's something we all need more of as it only makes us better people in the end.

[@DisInfluence]

Hey, this is really good. I love your mini commentaries in between the interviews and how deep it actually is, versus how shallow these types of videos tend to be.

[@alandeutsch9987]

yea exactly all of the other videos are just prying into insecurities with the stats/how'd you get in type questions that really aren't beneficial to anyone and they take advantage of the harvard name to get tons of views. this vid actually made me think and i learned a lot from listening to him and the discussions

[@leonjhendrix]

Watched the whole thing, interesting stuff

[@GEN]

thanks for watching!

[@kalinww]

Both of you are very underrated, make some nfts so I can profit 📈

[@Jazminc.]

This video brought so much perspective thank you

[@JK_Johnny]

GEN! Another banger! Keep it up, man!

[@Yt-qi9ot]

The true representation likely having merit follow it comment was deep. Also was cool seeing how independent Harvard students are.

[@ohnotagain851]

Great questions, some great students you've picked. The girl with the grey/ black eyeshadow. I loved her answers the most. And I'd love to have conversations about the universe and humanity when drunk...I am really sick of people talking only about relationships when they're drunk. Like there's nothing else.

[@DAMfoxygrampa]

To only talk about the big questions is arrogant. None of us can do anything about global warming for the most part, but I can definitely do something about the big titty goth girl who sits in the back of my English class

[@ryanniedernhofer]

This is insanely good quality keep it up!

[@markmayer3886]

Very refreshing channel. Upbeat and asking great non-leading questions.

[@shubhz7164]

the thing i am most fascinated about and i admire about the top colleges is its people, like all the best minds and hardworkers all in the same place i don't care about degree that college gives but the people are just great, you can build the best friendships and network with just great people

[@eganmichael8]

between Andrew Callahan and now GEN i feel more informed and entertained than ever before. This man is about to blow up. He has to

[@malez95]

This is the first video I watch from you, and I am not disappointed. Nice job, keep it up! Subscribed

[@yeo-re]

You’re on the big rise bro! Love your stuff.

[@Waryfuls2]

*_Interesting interview man! Would love to see one about "Toxic Hustle Culture" and how people think about it_*

[@GEN]

ooh you know you might be on to something. this comment will be a screenshot s/o if i end up making it into a video

[@elicargas548]

this was an awesome video! Super high quality and well-edited. Those kids all seemed very nice and well spoken too!

[@augustmoreno869]

“It makes us better people if we are around others who disagree with us”. Bravo

[@neigomes7780]

The best interview I have ever seen was both highly intelligent and entertaining. Even though there were some points I disagreed with, the speakers presented their ideas in a way that invited dialogue, unlike other universities where students often come across as knowing everything. It was truly amazing.

[@forthehomies7043]

5:07 smart guy, definitely didn't miss the class on Descartes :p

[@RedNuii]

Great video, it would be super cool if you did one where you talked to harvard students and then maybe a public school in Boston to see the difference in answers. If we are on the topic of opening your horizons.

[@DanzEnglish]

You're giving me a new idea on how I would do my future videos. Thanks a lot man.

[@inappropriatecontent2589]

This was a really nice format, not just a bunch of interview clips thrown together. I like how this played out as a story!

[@MattiaSerra]

you're soooo underrated myman. love from Italy!! 💙🇮🇹

[@GEN]

damn that's dope to hear it's reaching out there in Italy - thanks for watching

[@MattiaSerra]

@@GEN let’s say the truth, it’s thanks to the sneako interview 😉 but I already watched half of the videos on your channel and I love the content!! Letsgoooo, good luck with everything. I’m here watching 👀👀

[@coletonr9787]

This man GEN about to blow up!!

[@GEN]

you a real one

[@johnfoss8283]

This video is raw. Thanks for making it

[@carlosyiuerdocia]

actual banger video. keep up the awesome work bro!!!!

[@lizandro7728]

Personally always felt like if someone made it to an Ivy League university to study then I think what separates them from the “average” college student is their hard work, and their consistency. This was a great video to watch! 👏

[@FMDedits]

These kids are clearly very well-rounded and mature thinkers but you’re absolutely right; it’s all effort. I know plenty of students that could make the upper universities-I myself and one-but the workload to get into an Oxford or Cambridge just isn’t worth it. Apparently campus life is ass too

[@lp712]

Intelligence also plays a very big part in these students… far from just “hard work”… a dopey emotional mouth breather could work hard too but they will not be in Harvard. This isn’t blue collar construction work. Hard work is not AT ALL the reason that separates these students from average college students…. Do you know how many people work as hard as they can to get into Harvard and fail? Smfh you are dopey 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Hasan_X]

This feels like Sneako/Jimmy Zhang but a more academic style. You definitely have something about you bro, production quality is solid too. This channel gonna be at 10k in less than 3 months I'm calling it. Good shit bro 🙌

[@GEN]

appreciate you watching and thanks for the support! Stay tuned - we will get there

[@jacksonzheng3103]

A bit off on the prediction but you definitely have a point.

[@incognitojon902]

Lmao sneako💀

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video thank you!

[@diegomonterodesign]

Ok. Is totally clear this channel deserve (an will get) much more subscribers. This is top quality content

[@gavincoxon8564]

I love this stuff so much. Deep thoughts and articulate answers are what I live for. I’d love to do this

[@MrRmcbigboss]

You should probably study philosophy.

[@juliemt1117]

Love the questions! My take on the true intelligence question is: I think it is an ability, intelligence comes from our mind. It's our ability to understand patterns, to break them down and use the patterns. I think intelligence sits in contrast to wisdom, as wisdom is intuitive and tied to emotions, while intelligence is tied to cognitive ability. You can be a very intelligent person, yet do stupid things. True intelligence is someone that has a great cognitive ability, but that's also in touch with their heart. They have wisdom and morality. Hope to see more videos like this! I love to play along...

[@adelemariepalermo1640]

This is the best explanation of this concept I've ever seen, and totally correct!

[@flushingtoilet7995]

hey man really love these types of videos especially the kinds of questions that is asked

[@drunkenant7319]

Hope your channel blows up. This is something that'll help the divided people to understand each other

[@nathanpaisley9434]

The best waste of my time was coming across your channel. You seem like the guy many people hope to meet in their lives. Cheers

[@absolutezero6190]

this could be interpreted as a terrible insult or a great compliment lol

[@akshhat]

Alright. Not a Harvard student (yet, gonna apply next year), but the question about objective truth intrigues me. The philosopher Immanuel Kant had this idea that whatever we observe in the world, we observe through 'tinted glasses'. We observe reality through our sense organs, which we KNOW can easily be fooled (just think of optical and auditory illusions). So that means we can only observe something as well as our eyes and ears and mind can enable us to. To put this into perspective, even something as fundamental as COLOR doesn't actually exist in reality, only in our minds. So the question 'does objective truth exist' is redundant, because if we assume that the universe is infinite, then objective truth definitely exists. But there is no reality in which we can ever hope to observe it in its true sense. We will always be hindered by our own minds. We always have to make assumptions in order to reach an answer. What's even more interesting, though, is that even simple logical truths (eg- 2+2=4), which most people would, without thought, classify as objective reality, are also based on a very huge assumption that OUR logic is UNIVERSAL logic, something for which we have no proof. TL;DR, Objective truth exists, but there's no possible way for us to ever observe it. Assumptions are always necessary to reach any conclusion.

[@marvinwilliams7938]

Take dmt, lsd or mushrooms at enough of a dose to kill your ego and your mind. You will experience first hand the true essence of objective truth.

[@starinpink]

love this

[@ridhijha9211]

Same thoughts.... There is nothing like ultimate truth which exist in this world. Something which is true today can be false tomorrow.

[@JP2GiannaT]

I dunno. I'm pretty sure if I hit someone in the face with a rock, it will hurt. If I jump off a building buck naked, I'm not going to fly, I'm going to go splat. I think there are some things that are clearly true.

[@svedishfisk]

"Objective truth exists, but there's no possible way for us to ever observe it." How did you make this observation?

[@ep1921]

Well said, great content! Keep up the good work!!

[@beelzebae]

So good. Thank you for this!!

[@keesmulder3020]

6:30 The guy literally accepted a logical falacy presentated to him like it was nothing. ''The truth always lies in the middle'' is an argument to moderation, a logical fallacy. ''Argument to moderation (Latin: argumentum ad temperantiam)-also known as false compromise, argument from middle ground, and the golden mean fallacy[1]-is the fallacy that the truth is supposedly always a compromise between two opposing positions.'' All of these people hold opinions that are nuanced, which helps to get closer to the truth in the sense that it is harder to give an answer that could be wrong, but if you acknowledge that all aspects matter, are you even answering the question at all? There is a fine line between nuance and vagueness. Being specific is important too.

[@PedroSanchez-zr7bk]

Bro, your videos are very well done, getting better and better! Thx for da vid dude

[@GEN]

thanks for watching and the support!

[@mitch25molecule]

Such a great video man so insightful! keep it up

[@GEN]

thanks for watching!

[@awesomeislogan892]

this is a very well made and interesting video, deserves more attention

[@JoshChristiane]

Great video! Loved the questions you asked and the format. It's sad to see that even our most brilliant students are afraid to acknowledge the most simple reality. If you see a man stab another man, and then everybody else in the room claims they didn't see it happen or don't "feel like it happened", it doesn't matter... There is an objective truth in that you SAW the person do it, no matter what anybody else says that is the truth and it is 100% objective. Truth is defined by something determinate and unitary. Reality cannot exist without objective truths, yet every student assumed the question was directed as a metaphorical question about existentialism, religion, or some other esoteric measurement. I think that proves how these kids are being taught to think politically and in partisan ways, as if they're afraid to speak up. Walking on eggshells must get tiring, I can only imagine the pressure from professors and staff.

[@beatricerights]

Great analysis

[@macholuke8118]

You're right about truth but you miss the point that we cannot perceive it. If you saw someone stab a person, and everyone else is disagreeing with you, you're probably hallucinating. Everything we perceive as humans is just the brain painting a picture, it isn't objective reality. Everyone opinion you have is subjective, it is impossible to separate personal ideas from physical and mental bias. Reality has objective truths, but humans will only ever be able to get tiny glimpses of that.

[@dedopest3305]

@@beatricerights yeah i agree

[@phoebeel]

Dude, it's not about partisanship. The only universal truth is that there is no universal truth. There are as many truths about the world as there are people. Facts are something else. If you see a stone and it's 5kg then that's a fact. But truth is a philosophical word, it's not about facts

[@GEN]

interesting perspective - thanks for watching!

[@dynastdeez598]

Being intelligent is when you know what you don't know and have the humility and open-mindedness to seek the accurate answers. As for objective truth, it is an unbiased reality, just remember the truth is not always beautiful nor beautiful words the truth.

[@GEN]

this is very well said

[@idrismahmood6532]

‘Being intelligent is when you know what you don’t know’ this is a logical fallacy

[@idrismahmood6532]

To become more intelligent you must understand how little you know

[@yudoball]

Really cool questions, love the kinda fast paced editing. Keep going bro

[@symoneprice798]

just subscribed. Wonderful channel. it actually gives me hope that the world isn't coming to an end.

[@josefernandezvargas9189]

come to Columbia! There's a whole school called school of general studies that is for "non-traditional" students which is people that have a past other than just coming off of highschool. For example there are actors, in my class theres a special forces veteran and there was also some girl that escaped North Korea. I think that this people are the ones that foster real diversity of thought and is nice to see that unveil in the classroom

[@FPSInsanity8511]

Yale has a similar thing, the Eli Whitney Students Program admits students that have been away from school for at least 5 years. I’m at Yale and have a close friend in the Columbia GS program.

[@profearoum]

Closed minded but in the opposite direction, it's the same goddamn thing. This is the absolute objective truth

[@zama9800]

Best asking Harvard students questions video!✨ Please do a part 2

[@DaJukes]

this channel is about to blow up, nice job man

[@noah1502]

my fave was the woman with the mowhawk. she was so fucking epic. "i think objective truth exists but our minds cant [or struggle] to comprehend it" this is also my thought. if a tree falls in the forest it DOES make a sound, no matter whos around, because we define sound as the vibration of air, and the air would vibrate. sure we could define sound as something else. maybe our new definition of sound is "when the air vibrates AND a person hears it." ok. but the air would still vibrate whether youre there or not. the reality hasnt changed, just your definition has. very similar to gender identity.

[@alishirvani9525]

The individual with the mohawk had by far the best perspective on the questions asked

[@joel23456789]

Agreed

[@ashlin1422]

This channel is definitely going to blow up!

[@naive_person472]

This was a fantastic video. thanks for making it!