Sam Harris - Misconceptions About Atheism
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Author Sam Harris addresses what he feels are several commonly-held misconceptions about atheism.
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"Believing the Unbelievable: The Clash Between Faith and Reason in the Modern World" with Sam Harris speaking at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.
Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place - to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion.
Sam Harris is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction.
Mr. Harris' writing has been published in over ten languages. He and his work have been discussed in Newsweek, TIME, U.S. News and World Report, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The International Herald Tribune, Der Spiegel, The Globe and Mail, New Scientist, Wired, SEED Magazine, and many other journals.
Mr. Harris makes regular appearances on television and radio to talk about the danger that religion now poses to modern societies. His essays have appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, The Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He blogs for the Washington Post / Newsweek website: On Faith, the Huffington Post, TruthDig, and Edge.org. Mr. Harris is a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University and has studied both Eastern and Western religious traditions, along with a variety of contemplative disciplines, for twenty years. He is completing a doctorate in neuroscience.
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ForaTv
Length: 06:45
Rating: 4.84
Views: 58978
Tags: agnostics atheists athiesm athiests beliefs christianity dawkins delusion foratv god hitchens islam religions science
Video Comments
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Psity (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"but there are a number of pragmatic studies that show people who are religious are healthier mentally and physically."
in fact, many "unsatisfied" people turn to religion has a way of dealing with the problems that every day life brings to them, because they can not find better solutions. its a patron that many delusions share with religion. letting your 15 year old kids belive in unicorns because it makes him happy is not a good solution to the problem. today we have better means.
yury2268 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The crimes of Hitler were in no doubt influenced by the idea of natural selection, something he picked up by reading Darwin's book titled "Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" the title of the book was later changed to Origin of Species for obvious reasons. I wonder were Hitler got the idea of a favored race...
GODandPEACE (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
When you and believers from all religions agree among yourselves on one God and stop dismissing each other's claims, stop hating each other, stop dehumanizing each other and stop killing each other while promoting your "peaceful" religions then come and preach to us nonbelievers, until then every time you open your mouths you just come across as a bunch of selfish hypocrites and babbling imbeciles.
rah23dragon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
then adit that athesit is also related to the superior race theory, peps look at its history or ask me for da link i found on youtube, peace!
soundscapenyc (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
sam harris is my 'god'. brilliant video.
psychicgibbon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"you're"
Learn your own fucking language.
Beskargam (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Can you give examples of thousands of biblical prophecies being fulfilled? Heck, I'll even take one thousand. Ditto for the messianic prophecies, though I'll hold you to 301 in that case.
r3dn3ck3 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
your an idiot.
mathmexican4234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
tell that to a Jew, I'll just let the other religions tell you how ridiculous you sound.
GODandPEACE (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
alrok777
"If u really believe in science and logical reasoning u will accept Jesus as messiah."
You better be careful because with statement like that you might just attract the attention of ape-catchers. |
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