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Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, New York Times best-selling author, host of Making Sense, and creator of Waking Up.
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00:00 Introduction
01:05 Are We Beyond New Atheism?
04:11 Experiences That Objectively ‘Suck’
11:32 Objectivity and Subjectivity
17:19 Defining “Bad“
27:11 The Established Perspectives on Ethics
36:40 Our Human Sense of ‘Should’
45:32 Trying to Define Wellbeing
54:10 Alex’s Emotivism vs Sam’s Moral Landscape
1:15:49 Are We Just Talking About Preferences?
1:30:30 Is Sam’s Argument Circular?
1:35:18 Is The Wors