"In fact, "atheism" is a term that should……" — 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 have words for people who doubt that Elvis is still alive or that aliens have traversed the galaxy only to molest ranchers and their cattle. Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make in the presence of unjustified religious beliefs."
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146 Quotes by Sam Harris
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My concern with religion is that it allows us by the millions to believe what only lunatics or idiots could…
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious…
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken…
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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…
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Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and…
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Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions,…
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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…
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Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception…
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Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political…
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To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and…
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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…
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Even mistaken hypotheses and theories are of use in leading to discoveries. This remark is true in all the sciences.…
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A fear Paul had transformed all these years, like a gifted alchemist, into anger and rebellion.
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I hold the view that the alchemist’s hope of conjuring out of matter the philosophical gold, or the panacea, or…
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The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close…
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It is significant comment on the victory of science over magic that were someone to say ‘if I put this…
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