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Rationality
- What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 896
In the 21st century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for COVID-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, medical quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Pinker rejects the cynical cliché that humans are an irrational species - cavemen out of time saddled with biases, fallacies, and illusions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Steven Pinker's Frozen Worldview from the 90s
- By Ryan Booth on 11-12-21
- Rationality
- What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
One of my favorite books of all time.
Reviewed: 03-01-23
Very strong arguments stay to finish. Rationality is defined, discussed, and deployed upon morality, psychology, history, and religion. Excellent.
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Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,199
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,799
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,764
Acclaimed linguist and award-winning writer John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank You
- By Withacy on 10-26-21
- Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
The Woke Movement is a type of Great Awakening
Reviewed: 11-01-21
(or Awokening). It is pure religion. Want to know how it works? Read this book.
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The Scout Mindset
- Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
- By: Julia Galef
- Narrated by: Julia Galef
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,054
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 904
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 894
When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe - and shoot down those we don't.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Book,
- By E&J on 04-16-21
- The Scout Mindset
- Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
- By: Julia Galef
- Narrated by: Julia Galef
Best Book Ever, wait um probably.
Reviewed: 04-22-21
I've been a Scout for 2 years and I'm so excited to finally read a book about people like me and how to improve as a Scout. Thank you, Julia Galef!
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Waking Up
- A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,391
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,266
From multiple New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, and "new atheist" Sam Harris, Waking Up is for the 30 percent of Americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't completely agree. BUT THAT SAID...
- By World Peace on 09-11-14
- Waking Up
- A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
Become a spiritual person...
Reviewed: 04-04-20
...who doesn't believe any bull shit.
Take a tour through the rational and spiritual life of Sam Harris.
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The Moral Landscape
- How Science Can Determine Human Values
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,474
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,644
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,586
In this explosive new book, Sam Harris tears down the wall between scientific facts and human values, arguing that most people are simply mistaken about the relationship between morality and the rest of human knowledge. Harris urges us to think about morality in terms of human and animal well-being, viewing the experiences of conscious creatures as peaks and valleys on a "moral landscape".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read it
- By Paul on 11-23-10
- The Moral Landscape
- How Science Can Determine Human Values
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
You have no idea.
Reviewed: 03-18-20
Ever thought about right and wrong before?
Not like this.
Sam offers us a guide to rational morality. You should listen to it.
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