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Sam Harris Quotes

Spirituality must be distinguished from religion - because people of every faith, and of none, have had the same sorts of spiritual experiences Picture Quote #1

Is it possible to be happy before anything happens, before one's desires are gratified, in spite of life's difficulties, in the very midst of physical pain, old age, disease, and death? Picture Quote #1

I want to maximize my happiness, but I am generally not moved to do what I believe will make me happier than I now am Picture Quote #1

120 million of us place the big bang 2,500 years after the Babylonians and Sumerians learned to brew beer Picture Quote #1

We must continually remind ourselves that there is a difference between what is natural and what is actually good for us Picture Quote #1

Even if you believe that every human being harbors an immortal soul, the problem of responsibility remains: I cannot take credit for the fact that I do not have the soul of a psychopath Picture Quote #1

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To point out nonepistemic motives in another's view of the world, therefore, is always a criticism, as it serves to cast doubt upon a person's connection to the world as it is Picture Quote #1

Jesus Christ - who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens - can now be eaten in the form of a cracker Picture Quote #1

There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to terms with it could well be the highest purpose of human life Picture Quote #1

The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation Picture Quote #1

The problem that religious moderation poses for all of us is that it does not permit anything very critical to be said about religious literalism Picture Quote #1

While religious faith is the one species of human ignorance that will not admit of even the possibility of correction, it is still sheltered from criticism in every corner of our culture Picture Quote #1

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False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose Picture Quote #1

A moment or two of serious self-scrutiny, and you might observe that you no more decide the next thought you think than the next thought I write Picture Quote #1

Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality Picture Quote #1

Criticizing a person's ideas about God and the afterlife is thought to be impolitic in a way that criticizing his ideas about physics or history is not Picture Quote #1

It should go without saying that these rival belief systems [Judaism, Islam, Christianity] are all equally uncontaminated by evidence Picture Quote #1

How is it that, in this one area of our lives [religion], we have convinced ourselves that our beliefs about the world can float entirely free of reason and evidence? Picture Quote #1

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Religious moderation springs from the fact that even the least educated person among us simply knows more about certain matters than anyone did two thousand years ago Picture Quote #1

The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was thought sacred yesterday Picture Quote #1

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 survive an elementary school education Picture Quote #1

And yet, the fact that we are no longer killing people for heresy in the West suggests that bad ideas, however sacred, cannot survive the company of good ones forever Picture Quote #1

Given the link between belief and action, it is clear that we can no more tolerate a diversity of religious beliefs than a diversity of beliefs about epidemiology and basic hygiene Picture Quote #1

We must find our way to a time when faith, without evidence, disgraces anyone who would claim it Picture Quote #1

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What evidence could possibly be put forward to show that one could have acted differently in the past? Picture Quote #1

God visits suffering on innocent people of scope and scale that would even embarrass the most ambitious psychopath Picture Quote #1

Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma Picture Quote #1

If God exists, either He can do nothing to stop the most egregious calamities, or He does not care to. God, therefore, is either impotent or evil Picture Quote #1

If you pay attention to your inner life, you will see that the emergence of choices, efforts, and intentions is a fundamentally mysterious process Picture Quote #1

You don’t get anything worth getting by pretending to know things you don’t know Picture Quote #1

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Spirituality must be distinguished from religion - because people of every faith, and of none, have had the same sorts of spiritual experiences (Sam Harris Quotes) Is it possible to be happy before anything happens, before one's desires are gratified, in spite of life's difficulties, in the very midst of physical pain, old age, disease, and death? (Sam Harris Quotes) I want to maximize my happiness, but I am generally not moved to do what I believe will make me happier than I now am (Sam Harris Quotes) 120 million of us place the big bang 2,500 years after the Babylonians and Sumerians learned to brew beer (Sam Harris Quotes) We must continually remind ourselves that there is a difference between what is natural and what is actually good for us (Sam Harris Quotes) Even if you believe that every human being harbors an immortal soul, the problem of responsibility remains: I cannot take credit for the fact that I do not have the soul of a psychopath (Sam Harris Quotes) To point out nonepistemic motives in another's view of the world, therefore, is always a criticism, as it serves to cast doubt upon a person's connection to the world as it is (Sam Harris Quotes) Jesus Christ - who, as it turns out, was born of a virgin, cheated death, and rose bodily into the heavens - can now be eaten in the form of a cracker (Sam Harris Quotes) There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to terms with it could well be the highest purpose of human life (Sam Harris Quotes) The problem with religion, because it's been sheltered from criticism, is that it allows people to believe en masse what only idiots or lunatics could believe in isolation (Sam Harris Quotes) The problem that religious moderation poses for all of us is that it does not permit anything very critical to be said about religious literalism (Sam Harris Quotes) While religious faith is the one species of human ignorance that will not admit of even the possibility of correction, it is still sheltered from criticism in every corner of our culture (Sam Harris Quotes) False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose (Sam Harris Quotes) A moment or two of serious self-scrutiny, and you might observe that you no more decide the next thought you think than the next thought I write (Sam Harris Quotes) Unlike statements of fact, which require no further work on our part, lies must be continually protected from collisions with reality (Sam Harris Quotes) Criticizing a person's ideas about God and the afterlife is thought to be impolitic in a way that criticizing his ideas about physics or history is not (Sam Harris Quotes) It should go without saying that these rival belief systems [Judaism, Islam, Christianity] are all equally uncontaminated by evidence (Sam Harris Quotes) How is it that, in this one area of our lives [religion], we have convinced ourselves that our beliefs about the world can float entirely free of reason and evidence? (Sam Harris Quotes) Religious moderation springs from the fact that even the least educated person among us simply knows more about certain matters than anyone did two thousand years ago (Sam Harris Quotes) The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was thought sacred yesterday (Sam Harris Quotes) 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 survive an elementary school education (Sam Harris Quotes) And yet, the fact that we are no longer killing people for heresy in the West suggests that bad ideas, however sacred, cannot survive the company of good ones forever (Sam Harris Quotes) Given the link between belief and action, it is clear that we can no more tolerate a diversity of religious beliefs than a diversity of beliefs about epidemiology and basic hygiene (Sam Harris Quotes) We must find our way to a time when faith, without evidence, disgraces anyone who would claim it (Sam Harris Quotes) What evidence could possibly be put forward to show that one could have acted differently in the past? (Sam Harris Quotes) God visits suffering on innocent people of scope and scale that would even embarrass the most ambitious psychopath (Sam Harris Quotes) Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma (Sam Harris Quotes) If God exists, either He can do nothing to stop the most egregious calamities, or He does not care to. God, therefore, is either impotent or evil (Sam Harris Quotes) If you pay attention to your inner life, you will see that the emergence of choices, efforts, and intentions is a fundamentally mysterious process (Sam Harris Quotes) You don’t get anything worth getting by pretending to know things you don’t know (Sam Harris Quotes)

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