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Deep-Seated Beliefs and Their Potential Dangers
07:39 - 18:12 (10:33)
Exploring the potential dangers of holding absolute beliefs and the impact they have on human behavior, this podcast argues for a willingness to engage in open discussion about what people want from life in the 21st century.
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As cults grow with a larger population of subscribers, they can begin to resemble and be treated like a mainstream religion.
07:39 - 09:58 (02:19)
Summary
As cults grow with a larger population of subscribers, they can begin to resemble and be treated like a mainstream religion. However, certain religions, like Mormonism, can struggle with modern scrutiny due to their controversial history.
ChapterDeep-Seated Beliefs and Their Potential Dangers
Episode"Sam Harris"
PodcastSmartLess
Sam Harris argues that religion is the only system of thought where important conversations about how to live and what's worth dying for break down.
09:59 - 14:02 (04:03)
Summary
Sam Harris argues that religion is the only system of thought where important conversations about how to live and what's worth dying for break down. He emphasizes the importance of rational discussion of the full range of human experience in a non-divisive, 21st-century context.
ChapterDeep-Seated Beliefs and Their Potential Dangers
Episode"Sam Harris"
PodcastSmartLess
Having deep seated faith and beliefs are harmless unless they inflict consequences on others.
14:02 - 16:32 (02:29)
Summary
Having deep seated faith and beliefs are harmless unless they inflict consequences on others. Dogmatic beliefs, regardless of how benign they may seem, can lead to massive loss of life if they resist being changed through further consideration to bad evidence.
ChapterDeep-Seated Beliefs and Their Potential Dangers
Episode"Sam Harris"
PodcastSmartLess
A discussion of the lost time in embryonic stem cell research due to religious beliefs about souls in Petri dishes and the moral considerations surrounding experimentation on fertilized ova for therapeutic purposes.
16:32 - 18:12 (01:40)
Summary
A discussion of the lost time in embryonic stem cell research due to religious beliefs about souls in Petri dishes and the moral considerations surrounding experimentation on fertilized ova for therapeutic purposes.