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Sam Harris On Consciousness, Meditation, Misinformation, AI, & What Ails The Modern World
The Rich Roll Podcast
Exploring Consciousness, Human Intelligence, and Religious Texts
The chapter discusses the limitations of human intelligence and the mysterious nature of consciousness and the universe, emphasizing humility in understanding our cognitive abilities and the unknowns in the world. It critiques major Western religions for their claims about divine authorship of religious texts, highlighting contradictions and moral issues within these texts. The discussion also delves into the speaker's alignment with Buddhist principles, the asymmetry between Eastern and Western philosophical traditions, and the importance of recognizing universal truths in spiritual teachings.
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