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Sam Harris on the Difficulty of Persuading People to Take Action on Climate Change
21:15 - 34:17 (13:01)
Sam Harris reflects on the difficulties of persuading people on climate change with its slow moving catastrophe that still has differences of opinion among scientists, making it hard to attribute any one change in the weather to climate concern, unlike the fast-moving coronavirus.
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Being mindful of our thoughts allows us to observe them and recognize that they are just temporary appearances in consciousness that can be defused by focusing on open awareness.
21:15 - 25:04 (03:49)
Summary
Being mindful of our thoughts allows us to observe them and recognize that they are just temporary appearances in consciousness that can be defused by focusing on open awareness. There is no need for conscious effort to drop them, it can happen in an instant.
ChapterSam Harris on the Difficulty of Persuading People to Take Action on Climate Change
Episode#433: Sam Harris on Psychedelics, How to Cope During a Pandemic, Taming Anxiety, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Sam Harris talks about how criticizing bad ideas and the people who promote them can be counterproductive, especially in the political space.
25:04 - 30:10 (05:06)
Summary
Sam Harris talks about how criticizing bad ideas and the people who promote them can be counterproductive, especially in the political space. He also mentions the importance of questioning assumptions and worrying about hypothetical situations.
ChapterSam Harris on the Difficulty of Persuading People to Take Action on Climate Change
Episode#433: Sam Harris on Psychedelics, How to Cope During a Pandemic, Taming Anxiety, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Sam Harris talks about the pessimistic outlook of persuading people to believe in climate change and mitigate it despite the persuasion problem being insuperable, as well as the failure to respond promptly to the coronavirus pandemic.
30:10 - 34:17 (04:06)
Summary
Sam Harris talks about the pessimistic outlook of persuading people to believe in climate change and mitigate it despite the persuasion problem being insuperable, as well as the failure to respond promptly to the coronavirus pandemic.