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Beliefs Quotes by Sam Harris
- The only thing that permits human beings to collaborate with one another in a truly open-ended way is their willingness to have their beliefs modified…
- I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.
- 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…
- The problem I want to talk to you about tonight is the problem of belief. What does it mean to believe? We use this word…
- It is taboo in our society to criticize a persons religious faith... these taboos are offensive, deeply unreasonable, but worse than that, they are getting…
- What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.
- When the stakes are this high- when calling God by the right name can make the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering, it is…
- If faith is what you have to go on, if faith is the link between your beliefs and the world at large, your beliefs are…
- Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world.
- The only thing that guarantees an open-ended collaboration among human beings, the only thing that guarantees that this project is truly open-ended, is a willingness…
- [I]t is difficult to imagine a set of beliefs more suggestive of mental illness than those that lie at the heart of many of our…
- Our world is fast succumbing to the activities of men and women who would stake the future of our species on beliefs that should not…
More Beliefs Quotes
- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. — Richard Bach
- I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I… — Amy Adams
- I've run my mouth pretty good about my beliefs. — Stephen Baldwin
- I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.' — Alan Ball
- Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how… — Martha Beck
- On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than… — Michael Bloomberg
- Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people… — Ben Affleck
- Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. — Kjell Magne Bondevik
- My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law. It comes from my… — Gisele Bundchen
- America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to… — George W. Bush
- Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. — George Carlin
- Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to… — Dale Carnegie