The Power Of Religious Beliefs

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The Power Of Religious Beliefs - Sam Harris @ Big Think (Part 9).

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1) Why I Criticize Religion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeblvLoVJCA
2) Modern Science vs. Religious Dogma:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvSljPf9on4
3) Why Do We Need Religion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lu7OePVglE
4) Atheist Dogmatism And Secular Fundamentalism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHDVVxT1qk
5) The Legacy Of Faith:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nK_qLmU8E
6) The Good, The Evil, And The Useful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMn90aAaDg8
7) Relevance Of The Bible In The 21st Century:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgN5pAPTALc
8) Choosing The Right Religion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qM31FSXwlI
9) The Power Of Religious Beliefs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0wiswMZ7jk
10) Applying Pressure To People's Religious Beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpZZ2PPBzP8

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Sam Harris is an author and commentator on philosophy and religion. He is the author of the bestsellers "The End of Faith", which won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction, and "Letter to A Christian Nation". Harris' writing has been published in over ten languages and has garnered attention from numerous media outlets and journals. Harris also makes regular appearances on television and radio to talk about the danger that religion now poses to modern societies. Harris was educated at Stanford University and is currently completing a doctorate in neuroscience.

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[robobrain10000]

@angrymoth2 @angrymoth2

h t t p : / / wikiislam . net / wiki / 72 _ Virgins # cite _note- Sura78 _ 33-16

Try that. it is cited from the quran and the hadith and other articles.

it talks about companions "created" and some islamic scholars claim that it is a poor translation of 72 grapes or something along the lines. There were indeed mistranslations in the bible as well. Mary was originally known as Young maiden in the hebrew texts.. but while translating.. it became Young virgin.

[angrymoth2]

@robobrain10000 not tht I care tho... I read the qu'ran many years ago, before I took a more agnostic stance after canada and its multiculturalism pwned me.

[angrymoth2]

@robobrain10000 lol, no, nothing of the sort. in islam, it is taught tht we are servants to the one and only god. There are no servant concept among humans.

[robobrain10000]

@angrymoth2 72 virgins is a more diluted version or a laymans version of it... i think in the qu ran it says 72 moors or noors.... which are like souls or some bs crap. in heaven that u get... like servents....

[thegame61923]

Religion Is holding the Human race behind. Fuck everything that is Religion. And fuck your beliefs.

[angrymoth2]

The 72 virgins thing is not in the Quran. There are many crap that people made up for political gain.

[Kunggreen]

Oh and I forgot to mention I found this claim in a 2000-3000 year old book and therefore it is 100% undenieable proof, just so you guys can't go and say I don't have any evidence!

[Kunggreen]

Religion, Retarded

Both these words start with the prefix 're', therefore religion is retarded. Prove me wrong religionfags.

[Gwynsek]

Thank you for being who you are and beind so brave to speak out to the world the need of secularity and freedom of thinking for true civil rights to work out.

[Blasthood]

JesusRealTV is trolling, don't feed him plox.