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Sam Harris has 146 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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My concern with religion is that it allows us by the millions to believe what only lunatics or idiots could believe on…
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has…
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending…
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It's not so much religion per se, it's false certainty that worries me, and religion just has more than its fair share…
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Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and magical claims…
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Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions, like love,…
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I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in…
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Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception of basic,…
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Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries. You…
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To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding…
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does.
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There is no evidence for a god, no coherent definition of a god, no good argument for a god, good positive arguments…
— Dan Barker
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The notion that somehow or another they'll (Iran) put it in a picnic basket and hand it to some terrorist group is…
— Zbigniew Brzezinski
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If you want a good argument against democracy, spend five minutes with a voter.
— Winston Churchill
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The Banh Mi sandwich is really the only good argument for colonialism.
— Calvin Trillin
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Courts should always do the right thing. But if winning were as simple as making a good argument and filing a good…
— Evan Wolfson
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A good argument, like a good dialogue, is always a proof of life, but I'd much rather go and read a book.
— Ali Smith
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I love a good argument and sometimes I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut if I think someone is wrong...…
— Kenny Wormald
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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they…
— Carl Sagan
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People say there are no atheists in foxholes. A lot of people think this is a good argument against atheism. Personally, I…
— Kurt Vonnegut
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The core of science is not a mathematical modeling--it is intellectual honesty. It is a willingness to have our certainties about the…
— Sam Harris
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Good argument is intended to persuade another.
— Barry Eisler
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You can make a very good argument that society would be much worse off if you let 10 rapists and murderers free…
— Jonah Goldberg
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