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Making Sense with Sam Harris · May 27, 2024 · 65m
#364 — Facts & Values
Sam Harris revisits the central argument of The Moral Landscape: moral truths exist and science can discover them. Values relate to facts about the well-being of conscious creatures. The is-ought gap is a philosophical illusion.
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Harris: meditation makes moral realism experientially obvious. When you observe suffering directly — in yourself or others — the idea that 'suffering is bad' requires no philosophical argument. It's as evident as pain.
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Harris: moral realism doesn't mean you can control the moral landscape — it means you can respond to it skillfully. The Stoic distinction between what's in your control (your moral choices) and what isn't (the existence of suffering) applies.
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