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
It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality. Sam Harris frameworkmoralityreligion Change image and share on social
As a parent, it's my responsibility to equip my child to do this - to grieve when grief is necessary and to realize that life is still profoundly beautiful and worth living despite the fact that we inevitably lose one another and that life ends, and we don't know what happens after death. Sam Harris beautifulchilddeath share on social
The wealthiest Americans often live as though they and their children had nothing to gain from investments in education, infrastructure, clean-energy, and scientific research. Sam Harris americanchildclean 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
Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world. Sam Harris broadclaiminclude Change image and share on social
There is no reason whatsoever to think that Buddhism can compete successfully with the relentless evangelizing of Christianity and Islam. Nor should it try to. Sam Harris buddhismchristianitycompete Change image and share on social
There are a few dogmas and double standards and really regrettable exports from philosophy that have confounded the thinking of scientists on the subject of morality. Sam Harris confounddogmadouble Change image and share on social
Positive social emotions like compassion and empathy are generally good for us, and we want to encourage them. But do we know how to most reliably raise children to care about the suffering of other people? I'm not sure we do. Sam Harris carechildcompassion share on social
One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not. Sam Harris educategenerationgreat Change image and share on social