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Old 01-11-2022, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AVB-AMG View Post
I think we all are constantly looking for intelligent, rational, fair, educated voices of people who we can trust and believe for getting accurate and reasonable information on the COVID-19 virus, to assist us in determining and deciding for ourselves what the truth really is.

So for those of you who may be interested, I found this audio podcast to be very interesting and helped me better understand where we are now with the COVID-19 virus pandemic.

Here is a link to a podcast of episode #270 of Sam Harris' "Making Sense" podcast, that is titled:

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC? - A Conversation with Nicholas Christakis

FYI, Sam B. Harris is an American philosopher, neuroscientist, author, public intellectual and podcast host. His work, communicated via lectures and his podcast, touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, psychedelics, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence.

Nicholas A. Christakis is a Greek-American sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab.

https://www.samharris.org/podcasts/m...m-the-pandemic
Sorry, can't agree all of us are always looking for intelligent etc. sources to be better informed. I don't think that is an inherent human trait. I think that is instilled by our experiences in life. It seems we have a natural resistance to change that gets out of our way when we begin looking for the best solutions and truths.

It is time consuming to determine what is the truth. It is easy to draw conclusions from those we admire or idolize rather than make the effort to find out if the sources are reputable.
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