The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors. Sam Harris appearatheistfantasy Change image and share on social
The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good. Sam Harris badgivegood Change image and share on social
In my experience with print journalists, the distinction between remarks being uttered on- or off-the-record is held sacrosanct, but the distinction between truth and falsity sometimes isn't. Sam Harris distinctionexperiencefalsity Change image and share on social
While the religious divisions in our world are self-evident, many people still imagine that religious conflict is always caused by a lack of education, by poverty, or by politics. Sam Harris causeconflictdivision Change image and share on social
As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population. Sam Harris angryatheistlive Change image and share on social
Muslim moderates, wherever they are, must be given every tool necessary to win a war of ideas with their co-religionists. Otherwise, we will have to win some very terrible wars in the future. Sam Harris futureideamoderate Change image and share on social
In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend. Sam Harris casedefendinflammatory Change image and share on social
It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world. Sam Harris divisionerodeeternity share on social
My concern with religion is that it allows us by the millions to believe what only lunatics or idiots could believe on their own. That's not to say that all religious people are lunatics or idiots. It's anything but that. Sam Harris concernidiotlunatic share on social
We have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a Jew lends tacit validity to this status quo. People have morally identified with a subset of humanity rather than with humanity as a whole. Sam Harris christianhumanityidentify share on social
