Difference between revisions of "11: Sam Harris - Fighting with Friends"

On this episode of The Portal, [[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] talks to one of his closest friends, neuroscientist, philosopher and meditation-guru, [[Sam Harris]]. When Sam and Eric sit down they generally agree about a large number of things. So in this experiment of a session, Eric attempts to push the relentlessly reasonable and methodical Sam out of his comfort zone to highlight their genuine differences. These include: beliefs on religion, the logic of voting for unreasonable candidates, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein Jeffrey Epstein]'s demise, the competence of the press, the ethics of immigration and more.  

On this episode of The Portal, [[Eric Weinstein|Eric]] talks to one of his closest friends, neuroscientist, philosopher and meditation-guru, [[Sam Harris]]. When Sam and Eric sit down they generally agree about a large number of things. So in this experiment of a session, Eric attempts to push the relentlessly reasonable and methodical Sam out of his comfort zone to highlight their genuine differences. These include: beliefs on religion, the logic of voting for unreasonable candidates, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein Jeffrey Epstein]'s demise, the competence of the press, the ethics of immigration and more.  

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[[File:ThePortal-Ep11 SamHarris-EricWeinstein.png|600px|thumb|Eric Weinstein (right) talking with Sam Harris (left) on episode 11 of The Portal Podcast]]

[[File:ThePortal-Ep11 SamHarris-EricWeinstein.png|600px|thumb|Eric Weinstein (right) talking with Sam Harris (left) on episode 11 of The Portal Podcast]]