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#345 — Resilience

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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The Illusion of Free Will and the Influence of Genes and Environment

Exploring the concept of free will and arguing that it is an illusion by highlighting the influence of genes and environment, with references to Hitler as an example. Discusses the ethical implications and touches on the experience of having a misrepresented doppelganger.

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