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#243 — A Few Points of Confusion

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Meditation - The Role It Plays in My Life

sam harris o ki: Many people are confused about some of the views i express on this poncast. Unless you're deep into it, meditation almost certainly conjures the wrong idea in your mind. Meditation is just a bad word for the recognition of specific truths about the mind. My experience here is often the key to understanding my criticism of specific scientific and philosophical ideas. How can i be so sure that the explosion of identity politics that we see all around us isn't a sign of progress?

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