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Sam Harris Quotes

The intention to do one thing and not another does not originate in consciousness - rather, it appears in consciousness, as does any thought or impulse that might oppose it Picture Quote #1

Why didn't I decide to drink a glass of juice? The thought never occurred to me. Am I free to do that which does not occur to me to do? Of course not Picture Quote #1

Given the right experimental manipulations, people can be led to believe that they consciously intended an action when they neither chose it nor had control over their movements Picture Quote #1

Some pleasures are intrinsically ethical - feelings like love, gratitude, devotion, and compassion. To inhabit these states of mind is, by definition, to be brought into alignment with others Picture Quote #1

Compatibilism amounts to nothing more than an assertion of the following creed: A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings Picture Quote #1

A wasteland of embarrassment and social upheaval can be neatly avoided by following a single precept in life: Do not lie Picture Quote #1

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We do our friends no favors by pretending not to notice flaws in their work, especially when those who are not their friends are bound to notice these same flaws Picture Quote #1

While missionaries do many noble things at great risk to themselves, their dogmatism still spreads ignorance and death Picture Quote #1

Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us unwilling to criticize ideas that are increasingly maladaptive and patently ridiculous Picture Quote #1

Ideas matter - and philosophy is the art of thinking about them rigorously. In my view, that should be done in as public a forum as possible Picture Quote #1

I would challenge anyone here to think of a questions upon which we once had a scientific answer, however inadequate, but for which now the best answer is a religious one Picture Quote #1

No atrocity was ever committed because people were being too reasonable, too skeptical, or too independently minded Picture Quote #1

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There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable Picture Quote #1

I fear that my lesson in this lifetime is humility... and I think that lesson is beneath me Picture Quote #1

Word was that God could heal anyone. The wounded, the infirm, even lepers. I figured I should be a breeze Picture Quote #1

I wanted to be famous. So famous that I would be vehemently hated by all the people I admired most Picture Quote #1

His broomish mustache hung over most of his mouth and was always littered with remnants of his last meal. Not crumbs. Enough to qualify as leftovers Picture Quote #1

Keeping my weight in constant check had resulted in choosing alcohol as my primary means of caloric intake Picture Quote #1

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I'd decreased my sit-up regime and had taken to drawing on abdominal muscles with brown eye shadow Picture Quote #1

For the first time in my life, I wanted to smell like someone's smoke. It was Aretha smoke. I decided right then that I would not shower before the show, or perhaps ever again. I'd been anointed Picture Quote #1

It was finally the obese, inescapable burden of sadness - such a simple word - that finally led to acknowledging and treating my alcoholism Picture Quote #1

A heavy, peppery steam spiraled skyward and the remains of our house spit and stammered like the last stubborn kernels of popping corn. Everyone was so sorry Picture Quote #1

She kept a picture of a very Caucasian Jesus on her living room wall and her gallstones in a baby food jar that hung from a pink ribbon on the bathroom doorframe Picture Quote #1

I have always believed that the light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion; the illusion is the tunnel itself Picture Quote #1

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The sum of the past days fell upon me and the soft rumble of the engine invited sleep, but I willed myself to stay awake. It wasn't every day I was on Oprah's private jet Picture Quote #1

Jerry was a massive, lumbering, redheaded, freckled bully whose head was vastly disproportionately larger than the rest of his body. Like one of those effigies people burn at political rallies Picture Quote #1

Despite our attachment to the notion of free will, most of us know that disorders of the brain can trump the best intentions of the mind Picture Quote #1

Within a religious framework, a belief in free will supports the notion of sin - which seems to justify not only harsh punishment in this life but eternal punishment in the next Picture Quote #1

But the reality of consciousness appears irreducible. Only consciousness can know itself - and directly, through first - person experience Picture Quote #1

Our minds are all we have. They are all we have ever had. And they are all we can offer others Picture Quote #1

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The intention to do one thing and not another does not originate in consciousness - rather, it appears in consciousness, as does any thought or impulse that might oppose it (Sam Harris Quotes) Why didn't I decide to drink a glass of juice? The thought never occurred to me. Am I free to do that which does not occur to me to do? Of course not (Sam Harris Quotes) Given the right experimental manipulations, people can be led to believe that they consciously intended an action when they neither chose it nor had control over their movements (Sam Harris Quotes) Some pleasures are intrinsically ethical - feelings like love, gratitude, devotion, and compassion. To inhabit these states of mind is, by definition, to be brought into alignment with others (Sam Harris Quotes) Compatibilism amounts to nothing more than an assertion of the following creed: A puppet is free as long as he loves his strings (Sam Harris Quotes) A wasteland of embarrassment and social upheaval can be neatly avoided by following a single precept in life: Do not lie (Sam Harris Quotes) We do our friends no favors by pretending not to notice flaws in their work, especially when those who are not their friends are bound to notice these same flaws (Sam Harris Quotes) While missionaries do many noble things at great risk to themselves, their dogmatism still spreads ignorance and death (Sam Harris Quotes) Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us unwilling to criticize ideas that are increasingly maladaptive and patently ridiculous (Sam Harris Quotes) Ideas matter - and philosophy is the art of thinking about them rigorously. In my view, that should be done in as public a forum as possible (Sam Harris Quotes) I would challenge anyone here to think of a questions upon which we once had a scientific answer, however inadequate, but for which now the best answer is a religious one (Sam Harris Quotes) No atrocity was ever committed because people were being too reasonable, too skeptical, or too independently minded (Sam Harris Quotes) There is no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too reasonable (Sam Harris Quotes) I fear that my lesson in this lifetime is humility... and I think that lesson is beneath me (Sam Harris Quotes) Word was that God could heal anyone. The wounded, the infirm, even lepers. I figured I should be a breeze (Sam Harris Quotes) I wanted to be famous. So famous that I would be vehemently hated by all the people I admired most (Sam Harris Quotes) His broomish mustache hung over most of his mouth and was always littered with remnants of his last meal. Not crumbs. Enough to qualify as leftovers (Sam Harris Quotes) Keeping my weight in constant check had resulted in choosing alcohol as my primary means of caloric intake (Sam Harris Quotes) I'd decreased my sit-up regime and had taken to drawing on abdominal muscles with brown eye shadow (Sam Harris Quotes) For the first time in my life, I wanted to smell like someone's smoke. It was Aretha smoke. I decided right then that I would not shower before the show, or perhaps ever again. I'd been anointed (Sam Harris Quotes) It was finally the obese, inescapable burden of sadness - such a simple word - that finally led to acknowledging and treating my alcoholism (Sam Harris Quotes) A heavy, peppery steam spiraled skyward and the remains of our house spit and stammered like the last stubborn kernels of popping corn. Everyone was so sorry (Sam Harris Quotes) She kept a picture of a very Caucasian Jesus on her living room wall and her gallstones in a baby food jar that hung from a pink ribbon on the bathroom doorframe (Sam Harris Quotes) I have always believed that the light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion; the illusion is the tunnel itself (Sam Harris Quotes) The sum of the past days fell upon me and the soft rumble of the engine invited sleep, but I willed myself to stay awake. It wasn't every day I was on Oprah's private jet (Sam Harris Quotes) Jerry was a massive, lumbering, redheaded, freckled bully whose head was vastly disproportionately larger than the rest of his body. Like one of those effigies people burn at political rallies (Sam Harris Quotes) Despite our attachment to the notion of free will, most of us know that disorders of the brain can trump the best intentions of the mind (Sam Harris Quotes) Within a religious framework, a belief in free will supports the notion of sin - which seems to justify not only harsh punishment in this life but eternal punishment in the next (Sam Harris Quotes) But the reality of consciousness appears irreducible. Only consciousness can know itself - and directly, through first - person experience (Sam Harris Quotes) Our minds are all we have. They are all we have ever had. And they are all we can offer others (Sam Harris Quotes)

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