Sam Harris speaks with Jay Garfield about the illusion of the self. They discuss the default sense of subjectivity, the difference between absolute and conventional truth, interdependence, free will, subject-object duality, emptiness, the "mind-only" school of Buddhism, scientific realism and experiential anti-realism, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at <a href="http://samharris.org/subscribe">samharris.org/subscribe</a>. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the <a href="http://wakingup.com/">Waking Up</a> app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

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Sam Harris Episodes Around May 23, 2022

#270 — What Have We Learned from the Pandemic?

#271 — Earning to Give

#272 — On Disappointing My Audience

Vaccine Mandates, transgender athletes, billionaires… (AMA #19)

#273 — Joe Rogan and the Ethics of Apology

#274 — The Future of American Democracy

Special Episode: Recipes for Future Plagues

Absolutely Mental Season 3

#275 — The Russian War in Ukraine

#276 — Defending the Global Order

#277 — How Does the War in Ukraine End?

#278 — The Man Who Will Be King

#279 — The Rules of the Stage

#280 — The Future of Artificial Intelligence

#281 — Western Culture and Its Discontents

#282 — Do You Really Have a Self?

#283 — Gun Violence in America

#284 — The Funny Business

#285 — American Division

#286 — The Paradox of Psychedelics

#287 — Why Wealth Matters

#288 — The End of Global Order

#289 — Time Management for Mortals

#290 — What Went Wrong?

#291 — Where is Happiness?

#292 — How Much Does the Future Matter?

#293 — What I Really Think About Trump and Media Bias

#294 — Status Games

#295 — Philosophy and the Good Life

#296 — Repairing Our Country

#297 — Preparing for the End

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