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#773 - Sam Harris's Terrifying Philosophy

The Counsel of Trent

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The Illusion of Free Will

Some philosophers claim that free will and determinism are compatible. Harris says this is not the kind of free will people typically believe in. He says modern philosophers like Daniel Dennett only succeed in defending free will by redefining it to make it something that barely resembles real free will.

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