All Sam Harris Quotes
- One of the worst things about breaking the law is that it puts one at odds with an indeterminate number of other people. This is… Among
- Lying is, almost by definition, a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is… Act
- The problem of vindicating an omnipotent and omniscient God in the face of evil is insurmountable. Those who claim to have surmounted it, by recourse… Bad
- 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… Any
- If our well-being depends upon the interaction between events in our brains and events in the world, and there are better and worse ways to… Better
- 120 million of us place the big bang 2,500 years after the Babylonians and Sumerians learned to brew beer. Babylonians
- We must continually remind ourselves that there is a difference between what is natural and what is actually good for us. Actually Good
- How can we be “free†as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not… Agents
- Liberals tend to understand that a person can be lucky or unlucky in all matters relevant to his success. Conservatives, however, often make a religious… Able
- 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, what logical… Argument
- You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm. Controlling
- False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose. Encouragement
- You can't take credit for your talents, but it matters that you use them. You can't really be blamed for your weaknesses, but it matters… Analysis
- As many critics of religion have pointed out, the notion of a creator poses an immediate problem of an infinite regress. If God created the… Any
- The problem is not that religious people are stupid. It's not that religious fundamentalists are stupid. I happen to think that you can be so… Allows
- You can do what you decide to do — but you cannot decide what you will decide to do. Cannot Decide
- Atheism is just a way of clearing the space for better conversations. Atheism
- Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality. Collision
- By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often determines… Assault
- A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings. Free