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Andrew Callaghan: belief

13 Apr 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #425 – Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo, QAnon, O-Block, Politics & Alex Jones

“I think human beings are inherently selfish as well, but I don’t think that selfish is inherently bad.”

— Andrew Callaghan

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Speaker
Andrew Callaghan
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Claim type
belief
Recorded
13 Apr 2024
Publisher
Lex Fridman Podcast

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…They have the capacity though to do good. I think human beings are inherently selfish as well, but I don’t think that selfish is inherently bad. I think humans are primarily motivated by self-interest, but generally have positive intentions. I do hope more humans rise to the occasion and have courage, courage of their convictions, courage to have integrity. But yeah, I think that most people are good and they want to do good, and they have the capacity to do a lot of good. That’s why I have hope for this whole thing we’ve got going on. How do you heal the misunderstandings between people you think?…

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