"We rely on faith only in the context……" — Sam Harris

"We rely on faith only in the context of claims for which there is no sufficient sensory or logical evidence."

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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…
While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious…
As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken…
It's not so much religion per se, it's false certainty that worries me, and religion just has more than its…
Spiritual life can certainly follow the pattern one sees in the fake martial arts, with most teachers making nebulous and…
Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions,…
I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is…
Many scientists have been drawn to Buddhism out of a sense that the Western tradition has delivered an impoverished conception…
Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political…
To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and…
Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
It is not the Head but the Heart that is the Seat of Atheism. — Mary Astell
A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God. — Francis Bacon
I had rather believe all the Fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal… — Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased… — Francis Bacon
You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God. — Tammy Faye Bakker
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the… — Douglas Adams
Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves. — Brigitte Bardot
Belief in the supernatural reflects a failure of the imagination. — Edward Abbey

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