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Overcoming Emotional Set Points and the Fermi Paradox with Sam Harris
14:06 - 22:27 (08:21)
Sam Harris and Lex Fridman discuss the potential of emotional set points acting as a glass ceiling for humanity, hindering us from reaching our full potential, and explore the Fermi Paradox, questioning why haven't we been contacted by aliens.
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This podcast discusses the potential that our emotional set point is limiting our ability to reach our civilizational potential and become a multi-planetary species, and the challenge of reaching a sufficient level of mindfulness to overcome this.
14:06 - 16:10 (02:04)
Summary
This podcast discusses the potential that our emotional set point is limiting our ability to reach our civilizational potential and become a multi-planetary species, and the challenge of reaching a sufficient level of mindfulness to overcome this. It also briefly touches on the upcoming US government report on UFOs and promotes the nonzero newsletter for further reading.
ChapterOvercoming Emotional Set Points and the Fermi Paradox with Sam Harris
Episode#338 - Robert Wright - Psychology, Aliens & Averting The Apocalypse
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast discusses the possibility of intelligent life on other planets in the universe and why we haven't been contacted by aliens yet, while also considering the notion that they may be morally enlightened enough not to harm us if they do exist.
16:10 - 19:41 (03:31)
Summary
The podcast discusses the possibility of intelligent life on other planets in the universe and why we haven't been contacted by aliens yet, while also considering the notion that they may be morally enlightened enough not to harm us if they do exist.
ChapterOvercoming Emotional Set Points and the Fermi Paradox with Sam Harris
Episode#338 - Robert Wright - Psychology, Aliens & Averting The Apocalypse
PodcastModern Wisdom
The possibility of civilizations beyond the moral threshold and closer to enlightenment.
19:42 - 22:27 (02:44)
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The possibility of civilizations beyond the moral threshold and closer to enlightenment. Sam Harris and Daniel Schmachtenberger discuss whether higher emotionality and identifying with sentient beings leads to more enlightenment.