Sam Harris: Faith vs. Reason in the Modern World (1/5)

Sam Harris: Believing the Unbelievable: The Clash Between Faith and Reason in the Modern World, Aspen Ideas Festival (2007)

Sam Harris gives a lecture on the dangers of mixing iron age philosophies with modern day technology, common misconceptions theists have about atheists and why we need to build a morality system separate from faith.

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[granville5121]

this speech was the nail in the coffin last year that made me an atheist. my mind is in debt to this man. thank you

[jimbrown257]

The guy who opened said he felt that controversy and debate was healthy to people of faith. It might be good for the people but it is the worst thing in the world to the religion.

[Mahdai]

@franciszek8D Looking in the mirror proves that we were created by a glass of chocolate pudding, a flying spaghetti monster or [insert optional belief system here]. It proves evolution, not a God.

[dkthg]

Religion: where logic goes to die.

[franciszek8D]

Sam is a demagoge And playing as a atheist. He is inteligent, educated And at the same time ignorant. He strives with his little, limited mind to penetrate the mystery Of life, dignity And destiny Of mankind.

He says that there are no evidences as to the existence Of God! Let him look at the mirror And see the reflection Of God's existence in himself and in any creature as well.

[Blasthood]

@franciszek8D Are you a troll?

[0debug]

@reasonableHUMAN Regarding militant buddhists: the death cult Aum Shinrikyo was somewhat based on some concepts from buddhism. They also, however, incorporated Armageddon concepts from the abrahamitic relgions (I guess they liked a violent end of the world, or something). Maybe they would have found a reason to perform their terrorist acts without influence from abrahamitic religions, maybe the wouldn't. In any case, being a buddhist does not mean that acts of terrorism are impossible.

[SCAREDBANANA]

At 04:04 some christian decided that he will not like the speech opened his evenings first can of beer.

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

Sam Harris is one of the biggest hypocrites around.

According to him, terrorism is bad (but if Zionist Jews do it it's OK).

This guy is not an atheist in the true sense of the word at all. His allegiance is clearly with Zion.

[ClumsyRoot]

Harris starts speaking at 3:00.

[franciszek8D]

God is one. It does not matter how you call Him, Jehowa, Allah And so on if you understand that He is one, all powerful, loving Creator Of everything what is.