Sam Harris Quotes

Biography: Sam Harris is known for his work as an author, neuroscientist, and pro... more Biography: Sam Harris is known for his work as an author, neuroscientist, and prominent atheist. He has written several best-selling books, including "The End of Faith" and "Waking Up," and hosts the popular "Making Sense" podcast. Harris is noted for his contributions to discussions on philosophy, meditation, and religion. less

"Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply an admission of the obvious.""The problem with religion, well among other problems, is that it's the only way where you can get people – good people – to do immoral things.""The truth is, religion as we speak of it is made coherent only by the dumb ceaseless charade of contending faiths.""We have a choice between conversation and war. That is all. ""It is merely an accident of history that it is considered normal in our society to believe that the creator of the universe can hear your thoughts, while it is demonstrative of mental illness to believe that he is communicating with you by having a dinner conversation with you.""Theology is simply ignorance with wings.""We must find our way to a time when faith, without evidence, disgraces anyone who would claim it.""Faith is what credulity becomes when it finally achieves escape velocity from the constraints of terrestrial discourse.""If our well-being is not only of value to ourselves but also for others, then the concept of morality cannot be subjective.""Theology is ignorance with wings.""Theology is now little more than a branch of human ignorance. Indeed, it is ignorance with wings.""If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value it?""Our world is fast changing, but our basic ability to reason has remained largely unchanged for millennia.""Atheism is just a way of clearing the space for better conversations.""It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious people give one another to keep believing when reasons fail.""The fact that my continuous and public rejection of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam does not worry me in the least.""Science must destroy religion. ""It is time we realized that faith is an impostor.""The moral landscape is the framework I use for thinking about questions of morality and human values."

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