---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <mjackson74@...> wrote : So maybe he’s an agnostic, open to the possibility that God can be experienced. That would be a great question to begin the interview.
C: Exactly. I would like to hear him articulate how we go from ineffable experience to matching them to traditional beliefs and what we can do instead. The question for most of us who have meditated a lot is not whether or not you can have an experience so overwhelming that you are inclined to use terms like God to describe then, it is what does it really mean, and what can we really be confident about concerning such experiences and or interpretations of them. I don't know if I could have some of the experiences I had while in the mindset again without it. Certain aspects of the experiences don't change but a lot do. And for a guy like Sam who was never a theist it is different still I bet. -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 5/7/14, Rick Archer <rick@... mailto:rick@...> wrote: Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] Note to Rick Conderning his interview with Sam Harris To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 7:11 PM From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of TurquoiseBee Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 12:57 PM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Note to Rick Conderning his interview with Sam Harris From: Rick Archer <rick@... mailto:rick@...> From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of steve.sundur@... mailto:steve.sundur@..., I am glad the interviews are gaining a wider audience. I think they deserve that. I chuckled to myself though as I read your preparations for the interview. The thought that popped into my head was, "Does he think he is interviewing God?" I'm just a crazy SOB. Me too. I don’t prepare for all interviews so thoroughly. Don’t have the time. But Harris would be a challenge, and a real opportunity if properly prepared for. I, for one, will be looking forward to your interview. I agree with the delurking poster who described Harris as one of the most interesting minds on the planet at this point. It will be really, really interesting to see the two of you interact, and exchange views. I can only imagine that the experience will be a wonderful one for both of you, and for us, getting to share it via video. Thanks. How would you (and Curtis & others) describe Harris in a word or a phrase? I see him referred to as an “atheist”, but from what I’ve read so far, that characterization is very inadequate. My impression of him so far is that everything should stand the test of actual experience, but he’s open to the possibility that experience is not limited to the obvious and mundane. 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