#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(08:18) – Where do thoughts come from?
(14:18) – Consciousness
(31:50) – Psychedelics
(41:14) – Nature of reality
(58:09) – Free will
(1:56:55) – Ego
(2:05:59) – Joe Rogan
(2:08:59) – How will human civilization destroy itself?
(2:16:27) – AI
(2:37:10) – Jordan Peterson
(2:45:12) – UFOs
(2:53:02) – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
(3:02:47) – Love
(3:13:50) – Meaning of life