Tell a devout Christian that his wife is cheating on him, or that frozen yogurt can make a man invisible, and he is likely to require as much evidence as anyone else, and to be persuaded only to the extent that you give it. Tell him that the book he keeps by his bed was written by an invisible deity who will punish him with fire for eternity if he fails to accept its every incredible claim about the universe, and he seems to require no evidence what so ever.
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. … - Sam Harris
Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. …
- Sam Harris
Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love … - Sam Harris
Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love …
If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence. If someone doesn’t value logic, wha… - Sam Harris
If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence. If someone doesn’t value logic, wha…
You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know. - Sam Harris
You don't get anything worth getting, by pretending to know things you don't know.
Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Tak… - Sam Harris
Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Tak…
In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not … - Sam Harris
In fact, "atheism" is a term that should not even exist. No one ever needs to identify himself as a "non-astrologer" or a "non-alchemist." We do not …
While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds imm… - Sam Harris
While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds imm…
You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do. - Sam Harris
You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do.
How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives. - Sam Harris
How we pay attention to the present moment...determin es the character of our experience and...the quality of our lives.
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