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Author of The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Waking Up, and other bestselling books published in over 20 languages. Host of the Waking Up podcast.

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    Sam Harris‏Verified account @SamHarrisOrg 29 Jul 2013

    People miss the point about academic authority: Clearly, a person can do great work in a field without the relevant degree...

    4:50 PM - 29 Jul 2013
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      1. Secular Humanism FTW‏ @GshmFTW 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg I totally agree you with you on this, I am from Iraq and Hitchens know more about Iraq than most of the so called "Academics"

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      1. Mathew Kattukaran‏ @franxstyle 3 Aug 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg I don't know if Gary Taubes is a good example. He writes authoritatively on diet, but has a background in nuclear physics

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      1. Shane Fahey‏ @ShaniacInBlack 30 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg just look at Noam Chomsky

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      1. Alexander Høst‏ @AlexanderHost 30 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg John von Neumann

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      1. Saif Rahman‏ @SaifRRahman 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg Of course. Why is this point even being debated?

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      1. Marcelo F Sena‏ @Marcelowifi 29 Jul 2013
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        . @SamHarrisOrg is the old and hypocrite argument Ad verecundiam

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      1. Solenya‏ @GlochMichael 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg except Holocaust rivisionists, their work is always crap no matter what degree they carry

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      1. Trevor Pierce‏ @1Copenut 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg I hope so. I have zero business in computer science, but here I work, anyhow.

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      1. James Gyles‏ @James_Gyles 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg this makes me think of Linus Pauling and vitamin C

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      1. Richard Field‏ @tyillc 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg @Jesse_Livermore Conversely, working for a premiere university doesn't guarantee that a person does good work in a field

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      1. Bill Hulet‏ @CloudwalkingOwl 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg Credentials are a short hand in situations where time is limited---try publishing an article without them.

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      1. Middle Dude‏ @MiddleDude 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg Yes sir, they do. You'd think educated people would know better. : )

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      1. The Ravina Project‏ @ravinaproject 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg That's great news for us. We are not trained scientists yet we aspire to do science.

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      1. Xmas Man‏ @xmasman_ 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg didn't stop Aristotle or Plato or Ptolemy or ...

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      1. De ☪ ✡nver ✝er‏ @deconverter 29 Jul 2013
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        I agree - however, people should not claim achievements they have yet to make, it demonises the efforts of those who have. @SamHarrisOrg

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      1. Brian Berginz‏ @bberginz 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg "People miss the point" *sigh* that's become your mantra, I don't see how you don't get discouraged, but I'm glad you don't

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      1. The Fighting Bat‏ @thefightingbat 29 Jul 2013
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        @SamHarrisOrg Well, we do live in a paper world, right Sam? People don't care about what you do, as long as you have shiny diplomas to show

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