What duty do we have to protect others against their will? Does religion threaten our ability to make rational decisions about morality? We examine the ideas of Sam Harris, an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and host of the popular podcast Waking Up.

Refrences:

Sam Harris TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8llkjvURyg

Sam Harris on Bill Maher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vln9D81eO60

David Hume: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume/

Sean Carroll & Sam Harris debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVZp4nWMphE

Trolley problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem#:~:text=The%20trolley%20problem%20is%20a,to%20save%20a%20larger%20number.&text=If%20you%20pull%20this%20lever,person%20on%20the%20side%20track.

Terrence McKenna: https://www.post-wave.com/21-terence-mckenna

Ram Dass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass

Joe Rogan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rogan

Alan Watts: https://www.post-wave.com/episode-10-alan-watts-this-is-it

Dzogchen meditation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzogchen

Douglas Harding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Harding

Rick and Morty 9/11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaQtC8Itb18

Sam Harris Yasmine Mohammed interview: https://samharris.org/podcasts/175-leaving-faith/

Correction: Eric describes the following scene from Genesis 19 as being from Ezekiel 8: https://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0119.htm#32

Maajid Nawaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maajid_Nawaz

IDW Episode: https://www.post-wave.com/26-the-idw-part-1

Outro Music - Moss by Eric Mulhern: https://soundcloud.com/faero/