I haven't tuned into Harris into a while, so this is a fleeting impression, but I felt he came off as tone-deaf and reading from scripted arguments. Like many brainy atheists, he enthrones reason as the new deity, and assumes it'll stand in serviceably for Yahweh/God/Allah.
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@TEDchris conversely, understands the multifaceted role that religion plays in human life, and how it can positively influence human behavior in a way that cerebral arguments cannot. Plus, it can provide stories around which to build a life that materialist capitalism cannot.Show this thread -
The same atheists who smugly decry 'sky fairies', once they've left the realm of empirical claims (i.e. science), calmly go about their lives believing in collective delusions like 'money' or 'democracy' with faith-like assurance.
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Self-righteous moral relativism is the predominant “religion“ in Western culture. I'd like to see Sam Harris debate philosophers like Alvin Plantinga on the existence of god, free will, problem of evil, etc.
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What of his do you recommend reading?
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He did write a response to Sam Harris’s book on free will.https://www.booksandculture.com/articles/2013/janfeb/bait-and-switch.html?paging=off …
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