Some questions answered: 1. Christopher Hitchens wrote very critically about meditation. Did you ever try to convince him that he was wrong? 2. What is your view of prostitution and pornography? 3. How can the concept of “metaphorical truth” be reconciled with science?
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4. What are your thoughts on the ethics of suicide? 5. Does your criticism of Islam provide cover for bigotry? 6. As a neuroscientist and a father, what are your rules for your kids’ screen time?
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On "metaphorical truths," you're just talking about heuristics. Calling it a type of "truth" is a category mistake and very confusing to people imo. It paves the way for charlatans to persuade people of bullshit.
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On the question of whether or not a gun is loaded, the true (not metaphorically, but factually) proposition is "It's beneficial to behave as though it's true the gun is loaded." So we don't need to talk about different kinds of truth. There's true and untrue. That's all we need.
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To be clear, I mostly agreed with how you described the problem. I just disagree it should be called a type of truth.
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Any plans to make it possible to listen to these with variable playback speed options in the future?
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You Just need a decent podcast player. Pocket Casts is great choice
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I use it, but didn't think I could get the AMA's on it... ?
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Patreon offers this if you support through there, in the android app at least.
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You're my hero!
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I subscribe, but can’t log in.
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Can't wait for #50 Can you do an unconventional AMA? We ask the most obscure and off-standard topic questions. Someone else curates the questions so that you have to answer on the spot? Call it "Can You Stump Sam Harris?"
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Please have Thomas Piketty
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Same. Seems like he’s scrubbed all non cash contributors. I guess we’ll just have to either cough up or wait
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I’m cash contributor
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Ah. He seems to have a lot of trouble with his site. I had two accounts subbed and neither work, email addresses not recognised
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Not a question, but I just watched the Golden Girls pilot. Pretty crazy to think your mother created this show!
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Actually looked this up and it's true! Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I'm stunned. How consequential is this revelation? Should Sam being spawned from celebrity change my perception of him. Will it? Don't know.
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Except his mother isnt a celebrity.
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I would consider a prolific producer and television writer responsible for creating one of the greatest sitcoms of all time a celebrity. That's just me though.
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