Chapter
Concerns about Religious Beliefs
18:11 - 23:45 (05:33)
The speaker expresses concern over the dangerous and divisive beliefs that religious people hold, but acknowledges that secular culture is slow in meeting emotional and social needs that these beliefs fulfill, such as a consoling story about what death means.
Clips
Sam Harris discusses the needs that secular culture has been slow to meet and why religious language can be particularly consoling for life's experiences.
18:11 - 21:08 (02:57)
Religion
Summary
Sam Harris discusses the needs that secular culture has been slow to meet and why religious language can be particularly consoling for life's experiences.
ChapterConcerns about Religious Beliefs
Episode823 Mindfulness vs. Happiness with Sam Harris, Part 1
PodcastThe School of Greatness
The speaker expresses his concerns regarding the potential consequences of good people under the influence of dangerous beliefs, instead of only bad people committing bad acts.
21:08 - 23:45 (02:36)
beliefs
Summary
The speaker expresses his concerns regarding the potential consequences of good people under the influence of dangerous beliefs, instead of only bad people committing bad acts. Additionally, he questions the idea of the self's detachment from the brain after death.