Even before Trump he was a lunatic. Fully committed to act utilitarianism as a societal remedy. The kind of social engineering he advocated for in The End of Faith would give even the WEF pause.
One of them is almost entirely an argument about what is truth, which is a really interesting question but neither of them say anything worthwhile about it. If they had started to seriously approach truth, they would have risked shattering liberalism. It's not worth listening to at all.
Several, they're a good watch, but the first one which was on Sam's podcast was very bad. It may be worth listening to hear the trainwreck, but the second one on Sam's podcast was good and all subsequent ones were good.
Even before Trump he was a lunatic. Fully committed to act utilitarianism as a societal remedy. The kind of social engineering he advocated for in The End of Faith would give even the WEF pause.
Any particular examples you recall?
I only know about Sam Harris in passing from his old Rogan appearances and his feuds with Jordan Peterson.
One of them is almost entirely an argument about what is truth, which is a really interesting question but neither of them say anything worthwhile about it. If they had started to seriously approach truth, they would have risked shattering liberalism. It's not worth listening to at all.
Why is this?
Several, they're a good watch, but the first one which was on Sam's podcast was very bad. It may be worth listening to hear the trainwreck, but the second one on Sam's podcast was good and all subsequent ones were good.