The Neuroskeptic's Argument for Deep Human Truths

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Apparently one of the authors has worked at CERN. You know, like these apparently are real names. It's funny because, so neuroskeptic, I don't know if you saw it, but a blog post about it and he kind of was won over by the author. The sincerity and heartwarmingness of the message. And it makes more sense in terms of some sort of artistic expression of something.

Sam Harris returns to the podcast to talk about meditation and his new Waking Up meditation app. What are the goals of mindfulness practice - stress reduction and greater focus, or something much deeper? Can it cure David's existential dread? Tamler's fear of his daughter going away to college? Can sustained practice erode the illusion of self? Is that even something we'd want to do? What if it diminishes our attachment to people we love? And what is the self anyway? Is Sam a defender of panpsychism? So many questions... Plus, the ethics of creating talking elephants by curing them of their autism through bonding and possibly mounting. (Seriously.)

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