Sam Harris: Fearless Among Peers

This is my first time seeing Sam Harris. This was directly after Neil Degrasse Tysons "Stupid Design" Speech. Also the moment I had a moment of clarity 3:50.
Sam Harris speaks in between lectures and answers questions of his peers. I named the video "Fearless Among Peers" due to the people present while he was speaking. Roger Bingham, Steven Weinberg, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shermer, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Scott Atran etc.
These Clips are from the "Beyond Belief: Science, Reason, Religion & Survival" November 5-7, 2006. thesciencenetwork.org/programs...

[@renragged]

"Rather than learning to grieve, we learn that death doesn't exist." That was an excellent statement.

[@ANHNGUYEN-ee5ov]

insane.

[@831Billy]

@@ANHNGUYEN-ee5ov you are insane

[@ANHNGUYEN-ee5ov]

@@831Billy Oh???.............read the bible and argue with God.

[@aesshole876]

​@@ANHNGUYEN-ee5ov i read the bible and there's no god

[@ANHNGUYEN-ee5ov]

@@aesshole876 The moment you breath your last breath, you will find yourself before your maker giving an account of your life. You WILL confess to him and you WILL bow before him..........before you hear the words "away from me, I never knew you ". Next stop- lake of burning sulfur for eternity - where the soul never dies. I hope you find him before its too late.

[@tonycampbell1424]

Everyone lauds Sam for his intellect. Honestly, I think his greatest virtue and strength is his inexhaustible patience. He is unflappable.

[@tux1968]

Sam Harris is not a liar, a fraud, or a creep.

[@tux1968]

@Tiktaalik Dismissing those who disagree with your ideology as illegitimate, is not persuasive. Even with their obvious human imperfections, both Sam and Jordan have useful things to say if you care to listen with a receptive ear.

[@kartikmessner2868]

But is he unfappable ?

[@7Be]

@Tiktaalik nice try, cenk.

[@vinceporter228]

@Tiktaalik There are hundreds of hours of Sam Harris on KZbin. Find an example that supports your statement.

[@Sweence]

Sam Harris is one of the world's best thinkers. I could listen to this guy all day.

[@wrbluesuby]

The way he speaks with such clarity is awe inspiring

[@HewkiiMusic]

wrbluesuby And yet, given this clarity of speech, so many people fall down under the complexity of his arguments and start attacking a misrepresented view of his arguments.

[@marinaproger2324]

wrbluesuby yes. Agree with him or not but just listening to him is very pleasurable. His sit down with cenk from tyt was epic. Watching his opponent disintegrate into hysterics and lose the argument by default when faced with this kind of calm intelligence.

[@marinaproger2324]

Hewkii I must disagree. Nothing complex here. People like reza aslan intentionally misrepresent his views and ideas. I think he lays everything out in very simple concrete terms that are fairly easy to grasp if u are willing to listen. But ur point still stands.

[@Cyborous]

Right me too

[@alexandriasummers9341]

Sam Harris is the most articulate speaker I have ever heard. I could listen to him for hours speaking on anything.

[@maximilianjohandson3382]

I 100% agree

[@mtobrien1]

steven pinker comes close

[@FreezingGrave]

Factual

[@kirked007]

Harris is remorselessly logical and clear in his thinking and speech. Every word making up a sentence is well placed and conveys exactly what he wants to say. There is no room in his answers to questions for ambiguity. Some folk see careful and thoughtfully expressed ideas as a threat. Fact is not a threat. Fear is a threat. Fear of facts you don't like does not mean you make up new facts that you do like. That is how religion works. Religious folk hate the idea of dying and rotting in the ground so they make up stories about what happens after death. Then they wonder why atheists mock them. Learn to face the truth. It makes life even more valuable and purposeful. Time is limited so live every minute. Why fear death when what we really fear is how we die. Learn to live well. Keep as healthy as practicable and one finds peace. As Mark Twain said I don't fear death. I wasn't around for thousands of years before my birth and it didn't cause me any problem whatsoever.

[@philoyphilia]

Kirked, your comment is one of the best on KZbin. Do you have a channel?

[@p00pie]

Sam Harris has an impeccable vocabulary.

[@HewkiiMusic]

My vocabulary has sincerely improved by listening to Sam Harris, hehe

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

You say impeccable, I say superfluous. Hehe...just kidding.

[@acardinalconsideration824]

A truly riveting melody of verbiage which tantalizes my pterodactyl impeccably

[@marcdaniels9079]

I think you have him confused with Jordan Peterson​@@UhYeahWhateverDude

[@adabsurdum3314]

​@@acardinalconsideration824you misspoke

[@robzrob]

I love Mr H's delivery - so calm, measured, clear.

[@HelderP1337]

God damn Sam Harris is a fucking logic machine, loved every minute of this.

[@alex85hst]

+Leonardo's Truth Thanks for the insight. Now go read a book.

[@JessGalaxy08]

+Helder Pinto and hot as hell!! sorry, I girled out for a sec.

[@HelderP1337]

Jessica Chapman Shame he's already married huh? ahah Seriously though, I respect someone who finds wits sexier than muscles. :)

[@LukeWarm255]

His response to reincarnation was pathetic. "All these spooky stories" lol. This guy is religious when it comes to buddhism

[@ImInfluence]

+Luke Warm How is he religious when it comes to Buddhism? He isn't a Buddhist. Just because Buddhism is more tolerable in the sense that it isn't as violent as some other religions, doesn't mean he believes in its tenets on faith.

[@yoitsjust]

Sam's patience is his greatest strength

[@johnclavis]

Sam Harris is the epitome of "if you don't explain it, I can't understand it; if you can't explain it, *you* don't understand it." He exemplifies the idea that there is no subject on which you cannot be articulate and open and rational. I admire his hyperarticulation and strive to be as capable of communicating intelligently and thought-provokingly on these subjects. LOL I think I'm close!

[@moonandback7650]

Why are there so few people at this event? I would bareknuckle fight Leonidas from 300 to be in a room with 5 of the most intellectual minds on the planet.. That was the best Sam Harris I've seen. He was on his A+ game. Brilliant

[@jasonboyd22]

I would believe in religon to be at this event

[@BrothersJohnson22]

following a bare knuckle fight with Leonidas... read the original post. I'll wait for you

[@themonkeykingkaiser]

You'd lose.

[@kingcarisma]

If you read the title, you will see this is a closed debate, with only "high thinkers"

[@kingcarisma]

***** haha! Let the moonshiners take over! Somewhat liberating for once watching a debate without hecklers and "moonshine"-questions..

[@trevorsanso32]

Most people 'listen' with the intent to reply rather than understand. Notice how all of Sam's replies are well thought out and are full of understanding. Everyone just tries to tear him down.

[@Maximus21x]

+Trevor Sanso This is a monumental problem with people. They only wish to advance their arguments despite evidence to the contrary, rather than entertaining the position of another person to gain understanding.

[@trevorsanso32]

+Maximus Timaeus Disgusting - especially when you consider this is supposed to be a room full of "intellectuals".

[@MoreParksLessParking]

+Max Planck If you actually got your information about Sam's views from Sam himself, and not just from the matrix of pseudo-journalists on the internet, then I'm willing to listen to what else you have to say about him.

[@trevorsanso32]

K. Mooney Don't hold your breath.

[@trevorsanso32]

Max Planck You're a fucking idiot.

[@migduh]

This might be my favorite Sam Harris video. Fellow intellectuals Neil Tyson and Lawrence Krauss both join in on the discussion. Can we please just make this our congress?

[@amarmirza08]

When I was reading Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku (a theoretical physics book), I found myself having to do all kinds of mental gymnastics to keep it all consistent with my faith. Then I asked myself, why was I afraid of asking "that one question". When I built up the courage to truly and honestly question if religion was real, the answer seemed obvious.

[@jraelien5798]

Incredibly brave of you. Congratulations, it was the hardest thing for me to do as well. To question my own faith.

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

That breakthrough comes "slowly, then all at once."

[@hughjanus768]

Sam Harris for president!

[@wombat2248]

Evan WIlliams I’m sure there are some great thinkers in the USA corridors of power so yes why the hell don’t we see them in the hot seat . Does it expose the thinking in your average or below average voter .

[@kalmansovari6878]

@@wombat2248 Harris, Harris 2024 LOL

[@Ashutosh-jg4pz]

@@kalmansovari6878 harris 2028

[@zerr0ww]

Hitch passed the torch to this man

[@jtetrfs5367]

No, he did not. Hitchens had a very limited ability to present logical arguments, or to come up with powerful analogies. Hitchens was not nearly the debater that a lot of his fans would like to believe. Harris is much better.

[@tonycampbell1424]

jtet rfs Passing the torch upward is still passing the torch. Hitch, by the way, was a boss. He was a logical, critical thinker with a flair for dramatic and incisive writing and wordplay. Perhaps he wasn't the best debater on the planet, but I would argue that he was the best we had on our side. Daniel L. Craig is no intellectual slouch; I can't help but feel Hitch performed better against him on the debate stage than did Harris. There is real value in the sort of rhetorical acuity and agility that Hitch wielded so gracefully, and we would be wise to remember that.

[@tonycampbell1424]

Before anyone says it, by the way, it is entirely possible to swing a sledgehammer gracefully.

[@brianfinnegan664]

@@jtetrfs5367 u are wrong about that. Hitch was every bit the polemicist we saw him to be, different from harris admittedly, hitch loved theatre and a turn of phrase where harris simply wants to get down to ethical or scientific bedrock but what a team they made. There's one particular debate on the afterlife with hitch and harris u should check out.

[@shahedtaghiandehaghani2061]

Sam is the voice of reason in today's madness.

[@brandnew4451]

Womp womp

[@sonykroket]

"Sam Harris is a brilliant man.." C. Hitchens

[@taxi14n]

The voice of reason

[@LD-qj2te]

As always Sam Harris and his friends clearly , logically and articulately clarify and frame the real discussion

[@zeppafloyd]

Rival interpretations of the plays of Shakespeare. His analogies are brilliant!

[@illumen6308]

Wow! What a great lecture series. Thank you for bringing this to my attention and linking it in the description box. I just chewed through the first three sessions in short order and look forward to hearing the rest.

[@Drderp-hd5bb]

Red haired women analogy is superb!!

[@jlareaux5504]

I'll bet Scott Atran didn't think so, haha

[@DeaconShadow]

Good lord I love this talk. This is part of the reason Harris has mostly moved on from religious critique across the board. There is literally nothing more to say regarding what's wrong with deference to religion that he hasn't already made abundantly clear.

[@bearriver685]

This is an amazing speech. I hope that Sam is still sharing his ideas for many years to come.

[@djuj2121]

This aged well

[@yashaouchan]

Thank you for keeping this channel going. It means so much to so many people.

[@mattytroyer]

Krauss! Fellow Atheists still questioning each other and their views. I love intelligent people speaking to one another.

[@competitivejourney4853]

Sam Harris nailed it......alws love to listen him.......💞

[@TheMuskokaman]

Sam Harris is amazing! So articulate with such a wide repitoire and knowledge base. One of the greatest JADI alive! I am honoured to be in the same order with such fervent men & women! May the force be with you Master Harris Always!

[@robhargreaves9285]

I could listen to Sam endlessly. He is a truely great man

[@Yusuf1187]

Sam Harris is the master of analogies. His comparisons always nail the point so well.

[@brianmarko5062]

We need politicians that smart and logical.

[@ShahinNe]

So very true, well said Sam, How could any fool argue with such rationalism and realism you set forth? Thank you Sam for educating us all,

[@ralphyetmore]

Wow. What an amazing collection of minds in one room.

[@andyhodge9703]

Including the answers to his questions or the statements eliciting his responses would have greatly increased the value of this video.

[@scbluesman13]

This is such an excellent discussion. The second half of this video is fantastic.

[@zvna5208]

Holy f... I’ve never seen Sam this passionate....this must be the early days...

[@doubleirishdutchsandwich4740]

Sam Harris is a genius!

[@lunainezdelamancha3368]

"It isn't true that people can't be talked out of their beliefs!" He is absolutely right. it's scary and uncomfortable but it can be done.

[@masonlight689]

Sam is one if three athiests that woke me up out if Christianity Hitchens n Dawkins the other two.

[@DanielBrownsan]

Check out Sean Carroll as well (and to some degree, Lawrence Kraus).

[@ptanyuh]

Daniel Dennett is awesome too. deGrasse Tyson has some good talks as well.

[@marinaproger2324]

Yes. Dennet. With other 3 they make up the 4 horseman. And they are favorite punching bags for left and right. Tyson is a lot less militant but no less convincing.

[@andrewyang1446]

Try Fry, too, sir.

[@existentialhangover1124]

Damn I love Sam Harris. I think he's done an excellent job picking up where Hitchens left off. I was raised in a somewhat lax Christian environment. I wasn't forced to go to church, but I remember other adults scaring the shit out of me with the idea of hell, and especially... successfully getting me to believe that even a thought questioning god could lead to such a place. Again, I was quite young, but as I got older I started questioning and that led to doubt. I ignored atheism at first because the average atheist was obnoxious and condescending. They need to learn calling people idiots and declaring intellectual superiority is NOT the way to change someone's mind. But Hitchens was the 1st one who got me completely on board. He has so much style and wit, and logic... that it was impossible to ignore. Sam's own unique style, the posterboy (man) for logic and reason, has solidified this. I feel lucky to have found him. I live in the south, so introducing my friends and neighbors to Sam will not be an easy task, but I will try. Not because of my desire to spread atheism, but because of their constant posts of relying on Jesus to cure them of their own misery which is clearly not working at all from what I see. Wish me luck. I do need to say that most southerners are more reasonable than you think. It seems to me to be more generational than geographical. I'll find out soon enough. Also, clearly I need to work on articulating these ideas at least half or even a quarter (lol) as well as Harris does. That may take awhile.

[@ArtVandelay99]

It was a pleasure reading your post, and I do wish you good luck, from the other side of the Atlantic. Every time I feel worried about the fate of atheism and secularism because of the loss of Hitchens , I regain confidence when I see any and every speech of Sam Harris.

[@BakerWase]

Just buy them Waking Up by Harris

[@watershedder]

You could begin by figuring out the right questions. Then accept the answer and come back later with the same questions. Maybe the second time (or third) will be the charm. It’s a tricky thing if you’re not Harris or Hitch, but it’s worth a shot. Don’t waste your time with strangers though. There has to be some trust in the beginning to get in for the conversation to start. It’s hard. I’ve been at it since I was ten and managed to get through Catholic school. Questions bring answers and forces people to think.

[@MarkMaulz]

Damn, Sam was under attack and he handled himself brilliantly.

[@wwickeddogg]

EXACTLY!!! Thank you for seeing that finally. I feel like you really had a break through here, congratulations!

[@asdf-bm4df]

thank you so much for having shared this

[@Mickeycuatropatas]

Sam Harris has the ability to keep a level head and eloquently respond off the top of his head. He is educated, intelligent and entertaining to listen to. He would be the epitome of what a professor should be. The fact that he is a neuroscientist and understands the brain and many elements of what may constitute consciousness augments his discourse when discussing religion. One solution to the world would be to utilize the power of psychedelics which has the potential to strip everyone of their allegiance to their egos especially in regards to their religion, which is determined as Richard Dawkins states to one´s geographical birthplace and parents´affiliation. People drinking the Amazonian tea, ayahuasca for example would not be allowed because Christian religion has deemed this practice of the Amazonian Indians a thing of the devil - the Christian church is afraid of the mind being expanded via psychedelics, which would most likely result in shedding of one´s religion.

[@Datmosphere]

Nullius in verba well said!

[@ptanyuh]

Ah ha----so this is what Jeff Sessions is afraid of.

[@AnthonyTristramMoore]

this is mind-porn.

[@naomi-nada]

WELL MET.

[@marinaproger2324]

Is it not? To be totally honest that kind of intelligence is soo fuckable. I envy his wife.

[@BullInTheHeather1]

I'd like to second what yashaouchan said - thanks for keeping the channel going, particularly because it keeps alive the memory of an enormous personality, a man whose simple presence on earth and in modern society was in itself enough to make the world, at least to me, a more reassuring place. I didn't agree with absolutely everything Hitch said, it'd be boring if I did, but he was a guy who lived about as close an approximation of the 'good life' as I've seen. Cheers.

[@enkienlil1236]

Thank you for making Sam's point clear to those who read this post.

[@251162efw]

Sam never loses his cool. Definitely a meditator.

[@joc8092]

check "sam harris and kyle kulinski

[@grantwoolard7685]

Sam Harris even makes other public intellectuals sound inarticulate

[@jaydthree1977]

I'm gratified you enjoyed our exchange of ideas. I guess I have some perspective since I was once a devout Christian. I know how it feels to tackle issues in life as rational and faithful person. However, at the end my rationality couldn't co-exist with my faith, one had to go or I would find no peace. It wasn't easy either. But in the end that's all that matters. We all try to do right by ourselves and each other the best we can. The least we could do is not make assumptions easy on ourselves.

[@andrewnjeremiah]

Thanks for posting this video! Its amazing

[@claudes.whitacre1241]

My best answer to "Prove to me that God doesn't exist". It's impossible to prove that fictional characters do not exist for the same reason it's impossible to prove that they actually exist. Their stories are of the imagination...apart from reality. And the fact that it's impossible to prove that there is no God...or to prove that he exists...just supports the idea that they only appear in stories, never in real life. These beings are invented, never discovered.

[@johnyates5061]

Connecting the random dots of the old testament was began by Jesus for a different reason than by Paul but Paul has the last word so to speak....PhD level of invention but still leads to human sacrifice as a remedy for paradise lost...

[@trevorsanso32]

Took me the entire video but I finally discovered the problem, Sam is so far more intelligent than anyone in the room none of them can handle it.

[@alexroxhissox]

Cultish nonsense. And worse than cultish nonsense, untrue. Sam is in the room here with, among others, Lawrence Krauss - a leading theoretical physicist. Do not ascribe more intelligence to Sam's personal viewpoint than it deserves.

[@Jazga]

Might also be humour

[@Jazga]

Read some more of Trevor's comments. Apparently its not humor. He is an idiot if he thinks that room is not filled with some of the brightest minds in existence.

[@marinaproger2324]

Nah. Krauss and Tyson and Dawkins and Harris are actually friends.

[@Ligierthegreensun]

Alex Henderson being a leader in theoretical physics means you’re extremely intelligent in theoretical physics. Can he perform surgery on the brain? Doubtful. That doesn’t mean a neurosurgeon is more intelligent than him. Physics, contrary to what you apparently think, is not the only bench mark for intelligence. I don’t even necessarily think Harris IS more intelligent than anyone in the room, but your idea that somehow there being physicists present making the idea of Harris being the most intelligent person in the room “cultish nonsense” out of hand is spurious, and that’s putting it extremely politely. Less politely, it’s stupid.

[@smileymask]

Dawkins, Tyson, Harris all in one room!!? that is too much awesomeness!

[@marcomeme4875]

When Sam talked about ''what you believe really matters'' and made the examples about buddhism and zhen and christianity and ''life starts at the moment of contraception'' really put my thoughtweels to spin. I began imagining a hundred different doctrines over every religion I know that could change the practices completely.

[@PintsofGuinness]

i was very pleased to scroll down and not find any ben stiller jokes.

[@ImInfluence]

But all he had to do was turn left.

[@rossevansit5770]

Pints of Guinness he is a better speaker than actor... :)

[@imp.r]

@Frappa Chino I think the point Harris makes is that, in practice, Budhism operates like an intellectual exercise and can maintain a rational discourse, despite whatever the contents and practices of its dogma may be. Religions like Islam, Christianity and Judaism can't claim the same, for all the reasons he presents like the martyrdom and stem cell research.

[@lewisner]

If you google "buddhist burns to death" there are many but in one the monk self immolates to protest the slaughter of cows and christians trying to convert buddhists to christianity. Does that strike you as the action of a sane person let alone an intellectual?

[@readigo]

it is perfectly valid to grant lucidity and soberness to one religion without using double standard... Krauss became a bit of a muslim apologist after Hitchens passed, probably wasn't courageous enough to do it while he was still there to call him out

[@GaoShengGo]

I appreciate Sam Harris' views as they are also aligned with how I view things. I come from a very different background and yet have journeyed my way to similar thoughts as he. Thanks for sharing!

[@831Billy]

I’m glad I’m not in the conversation. These guys are effing smart!

[@metafox6240]

Krauss is so quick to witch hunt. Harris remained constrained, thoughtful, and bizarrely precise with his position.

[@trevorsanso32]

I never knew Krauss was such a fuck boy, he's on my list now.

[@DeaconShadow]

Krauss backed off in his religious criticism and for all intents and purposes "backslid". He's better now.

[@Vincere1105]

The entire ethos surrounding Krauss is incredibly overrated. That man spends his days talking down the very concept of religion while simultanouesly being a radical adherent to social justice dogma. He's burried too deep under a neo-Marxist echo chamber to realize his own hypocrisies.

[@marinaproger2324]

J M agreed. U guys missed the point. He wasn't witch hunting.

[@AJD09FB]

@@Vincere1105 "He's burried [sic] too deep under a neo-Marxist echo chamber to realize his own hypocrisies." Someone likes to parrot Jordan Peterson.

[@larkmacallan4257]

The thing about Sam Harris is, Sam Harris is smarter than you. But we can partake in his intelligence and research and learn a thing or three

[@MikeTall88]

I don't know about smart, but far, far more educated than atleast myself and I listen to the man alot.

[@mattd6200]

You're not sure that he's smart? Wow.

[@SIRUS80]

oh so somebody DID do it.. went ahead and collected all Sam's bits from that convention. Thank you so much :-)

[@KaplaBen]

Too much awesome people in this room

[@muhammedshafiq2049]

THIS world is not irrational,as this gent sitting next to SAM has said ,i read Quran from the age of 7 to 15/16 many many times(i could nearly recite half of it by heart),when i went to college and learnt the reality of nature,my believes in religion/Allah and Mohammed went with a puff of smoke,iwas fully conditioned in islam from 7 yrs to 15/16 years of age,only education rescued me from these ALLAHS,and their funny stories and all the other raz-ma-tazs.i think any body with a little common sense +some scientific education can come out of these tooth fairy faiths.i am now 63 yrs of age.my children are same as me.the gist of this story is that if one ordinary pakistani born can live a life FREE OF THIS MR ALLAH,ALL OTHERS CAN ALSO ,IF THEY TRY.

[@delta80]

muhammed shafiq I would like to talk to you Mohammad I have similar story. My Facebook is mike.dawoud. Hope you message me

[@SanDiegoCoR]

His words are delicious.

[@ericvanderpool25]

ill look for it and will surely come across it again, i remember one was at the beginning of an hour + speech

[@ritahogikyan8560]

Sam Harris Please Teach and Stay the way you are 💜💜💜

[@JoeNietzsche]

"They're coming from ... the hammer blows of modernity that make certain religious doctrine untenable"... aside from the jokes any fourteen year old could make from that quote, it's a fairly powerful statement on how religion has evolved, particularly in the west.

[@ImInfluence]

Ooo I just came from that hammer blow

[@fiveredpears]

The Golden Rule doesn't work with masochists. A Golden Shower goes down well with them but the Golden Rule isn't such a good idea.

[@HelderP1337]

+fiveredpears lmao

[@Pulseczar1]

+fiveredpears Masochists would only have people do things to them that they (the masochists) would like to have done to them. Therefore, masochists should only do things to others that others would like done to them. The Golden Rule stands. Got any more?

[@fiveredpears]

Pulseczar1 I was joking.

[@Pulseczar1]

fiveredpears Okay... I wasn't joking.

[@chrlpolk]

- Everything is a part of the One. - Things have form. - Therefore, the One cannot be formless.

[@kimbye1]

I could listen to Sam Harris all day long.

[@AndrewJamesMcQuinn]

There are few who can off the cuff express themselves and complex ideas as well as Mr. Harris.

[@PresidentialWinner]

WOW. The first argument / speech / dialogue / scene from Sam was sublime 38:50 is the funniest thing in this video

[@jr14103]

Sam's vocabulary is crazy!

[@DannyJamesGuitar]

P.S I have listened to many Mckenna and Hancock talks here on youtube and I find them very interesting/enjoyable to listen to and I respect a lot of their theories and ideas.

[@nishantintouch]

The best forty minutes on youtube . Only one person could have had it better : Ultra Great Hitchens .

[@lfzadra]

[the moment I had a moment of clarity 3:50] I almost cried afters this. You have a video to remember your "moment of clarity". Mine was in a forum on the Internet long time ago, some guy talking about the belief in afterlife, but I can´t remember exactly what he wrote or where it is. In an instant you get that hit in your brain, your entire worldview collapses and you reborn a complete different person, knowing that your life and the way you look to the universe will never be the same again.

[@EdGloss]

Yes, thank God for Sam Harris.

[@ChristopherHitchslap]

The link to the whole session is in the description.

[@HSJ1076]

In my opinion he speaks reality and logic... Death, fear, religion encompasses all of it without making it complicated

[@Garren168]

1:18 has to be one of the best analogies I've heard concerning this topic. This conference seems to have been awesome... at least it should have been, judging by the attendants :-)

[@bonwell]

I've always been impressed with Sam Harris's wit and demeanor. Even if I don't always agree with his views, he always presents them in an approachable (albeit ascerbic) way

[@maurieer]

Yes, you are correct.

[@mohamedthepedophile4789]

That's a great analogy he made about software. Brains are computers, and religion is the Operating System.

[@maxdecphoenix]

how in the hell have i missed this? I've watched hours upon hours of Harris' stuff, canned talks, debates, the joe rogan interview (which i couldn't finish due to Rogan being an unrivaled assclown) even another talk he did for TSN, but oh man... there were some gems in this. His 2-front defense around 29:00~ against a naive Tyson and a self-interested Atran was magical. Harris truly is on another level in how his brain works. Unparallelled.

[@eziowayne]

Sam is my favorite!

[@ChristopherHitchslap]

Because the whole conference was I think around 12 hours spread over 3 days.

[@IdeasAboveStation]

[...] it is an introspective science of your own experience. The meditation and mindfulness aspects of practice of the 8 Fold Path are there to help you realise and understand your own experience by, not conforming to doctrines blindly, but discovering your 'self' and the nature of 'self' for yourself. In short, Buddhist philosophy is at it's core there as a tool to help you make your own mind up and alleviate the psychological conditions of the suffering we cause ourselves.

[@larshundere2986]

Yeah! love him. Count me in😊

[@ASkepticalHumanOnYouTube]

I love the KZbin name! Way to support free expression.

[@cptmuska]

Truth sir, I love that he is a doctor of the brain also, he has the credentials to back up absolutely everything he is saying.

[@geezzerboy]

Too many people believe they are their beliefs; thus if you disparage their beliefs, you have disparaged them personally. They forget that their beliefs change as time passes. Many young men, and women, go to war with a specific set of beliefs, but change those beliefs once in the war zone. It's hard to separate yourself from your beliefs, but the evidence of the difference is ever present.

[@avoid4413]

I've been called that too! You're in good company.

[@RATIONALMIND001]

Your goal Sam is to have our countries leadership to start talking the way you do. We ALL need the people at the top to start talking sensibly. Presently they tend to pander to religious leaders.

[@Zero1030able]

The lady at 11:00 had the same face I made while watching this. What a wonderful example of a rational thinker he is.

[@davec-1378]

right on!

[@publicspace234]

I wish they hadn’t cut back the others responses

[@maurieer]

Yes, it was interesting. Thanks

[@machleid]

I submit that Lawrence Krauss (around 33 to 34 Minutes in) was high. I would have gone to this high myself, so, good on ya, Lawrence.