you listen to it in it’s entirety. I like listening to it in one go, but due to its length, breaking it up makes sense too if that works better for you. Here is the podcast link:
https://samharris.org/podcasts/what-is-true/
Here are the questions. Please type them out and reply to this email with a Word Doc or PDF attachment:
1. Before listening to the podcast, what was your definition of truth?
2. Summarize Sam Harris’ definition of truth. He gives several examples and thought experiments to support his definition. Pick two of these and summarize them.
3. Summarize Jordan Peterson’s definition of truth. He counters Sam Harris’ examples and thought experiments. Pick two of these and summarize them.
4. They discuss concepts like Darwinian and Newtonian truths – do some research on this – what do you think these terms mean?
5. After listening to the podcast – how would you define truth? Do you side with one over the other (Harris vs. Peterson)?
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