Chapter
The Problem with Free Will
1:27:21 - 1:37:00 (09:39)
The debate on free will often ignores the question of what it's like to actually experience it. Without being aware of what one will think next and unable to stop its consequences, humans cannot truly have free will.
Clips
This podcast explores how simple rules can create complexity in our world and how randomness does not necessarily equate to free will.
1:27:21 - 1:29:08 (01:47)
Summary
This podcast explores how simple rules can create complexity in our world and how randomness does not necessarily equate to free will.
ChapterThe Problem with Free Will
Episode#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast episode, Sam Harris discusses the relationship between conscious experience and meditation, highlighting the lack of control we have over our thoughts until we learn to meditate.
1:29:08 - 1:32:08 (02:59)
Summary
In this podcast episode, Sam Harris discusses the relationship between conscious experience and meditation, highlighting the lack of control we have over our thoughts until we learn to meditate. He also talks about the concept of ghosts and the importance of scientific evidence in determining their existence.
ChapterThe Problem with Free Will
Episode#185 – Sam Harris: Consciousness, Free Will, Psychedelics, AI, UFOs, and Meaning
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker questions the possibility of humans having free will, and argues that mindfulness practices do not give individuals free will as mindfulness can’t account for why it arises in one moment and not in others.
1:32:08 - 1:37:00 (04:52)
Summary
The speaker questions the possibility of humans having free will, and argues that mindfulness practices do not give individuals free will as mindfulness can’t account for why it arises in one moment and not in others.