Review: Making Sense

Making Sense by Sam Harris
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Transcripts of selected episodes from Sam Harris's podcast.

I've not read any of his actual books, but of the "Four Horsemen of New Atheism," Harris is probably the main one who's stood out to me more for his interest in neuroscience/artificial intelligence and the kind of discourse he has with other thinkers on his podcast.

That said, of the episodes presented in this book, I tended to side more with the guests on the podcast more than Harris himself whenever they did get into debates. Something about the way Harris presents his thoughts tends to irk me, similar to how the New Atheists sometimes irk me with the kinds of declarations they make that I don't always agree with.

But ultimately I'm still impressed at the level of intellectual discourse Harris is able to maintain with each of his guests; you can tell he's clearly studied their works.