Each increment of knowledge imparted in this way is so satisfying-and one's ignorance at every stage so consequential-that the process of learning BJJ can become remarkably addictive. I have never experienced anything quite like it. Sam Harris More Quotes by Sam Harris More Quotes From Sam Harris Needless to say, this would be an unthinkable crime—as it would kill tens of millions of innocent civilians in a single day—but it may be the only course of action available to us, given what Islamists believe Sam Harris would-be may believe The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe. Sam Harris ocean self mean Science does not limit itself merely to what is currently verifiable. But it is interested in questions that are potentially verifiable (or, rather, falsifiable). Sam Harris limits doe Perhaps one day we will do “everything that we can to protect our people and the timeless values that we stand for.” But today, we won’t even honestly describe the motivations of our enemies. And in the act of lying to ourselves, we continue to pay lip service to the very delusions that empower them. Sam Harris motivation lying people As a man believes, so he will act. Sam Harris belief men believe This is how you play tennis without the net Sam Harris tennis play Despite a full century of scientific insights attesting to the antiquity of the earth, more than half of our neighbors believe that the entire cosmos was created six thousand years ago. This is, incidentally, about a thousand years after the Sumerians invented glue. Sam Harris glue believe years To say that I would have done otherwise had I wanted to is simply to say that I would have lived in a different universe had I been in a different universe. Sam Harris different-universes done wanted All civilized nations must unite in condemnation of a theology that now threatens to destabilize much of the earth. Sam Harris condemnation civilized-nations earth Nothing in Chomsky's account acknowledges the difference between intending to kill a child, because of the effect you hope to produce on its parents (we call this “terrorism”), and inadvertently killing a child in an attempt to capture or kill an avowed child murderer (we call this “collateral damage”). In both cases a child has died, and in both cases it is a tragedy. But the ethical status of the perpetrators, be they individuals or states, could not be more distinct For Chomsky, intentions do not seem to matter. Body count is all. Sam Harris differences parent children Take a moment to reflect upon the existence of the musical The Book of Mormon. Now imagine the security precautions that would be required to stage a similar production about Islam. The project is unimaginable—not only in Beirut, Baghdad, or Jerusalem, but in New York City. Sam Harris cities new-york book It is time we admitted that we are not at war with “terrorism.” We are at war with Islam. Sam Harris islam terrorism war Some ... sexist evil probably predates religion and can be ascribed to our biology, but there is no question that religion promulgates and renders sacrosanct attitudes toward women that would be unseemly in a brachiating ape. Sam Harris atheism evil attitude The second commandment is "Thou shall not construct any graven images." Is this really the pinnacle of what we can achieve morally? The second most important moral principle for all the generations of humanity? Sam Harris important humanity religion You know, when you get to the New World and you develop your three branches of government and you have a civil society, you can just jettison all the barbarism I recommended in the first books. Sam Harris three government book It is time we realize that belief is not a private matter. As a man believes, so he will act. Believe that you are a member of a chosen people, awash in the salacious exports of an evil culture that is turning your children away from God, believe that you will be rewarded with an eternity of unimaginable delights by dealing death to these infidels—and flying a plane into a building is only a matter of being asked to do it. Sam Harris men believe children We rely on faith only in the context of claims for which there is no sufficient sensory or logical evidence. Sam Harris logical atheism atheist I think there are universal principles that we should want to understand, but that are not necessarily good for us. We could recognise universal propensities which current cultures can't fully eradicate, which we would want to eradicate if we could. Let's say, a tendency for tribal violence. Or racism. Sam Harris principles racism thinking The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good. Sam Harris problem giving people Strange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects. Sam Harris deception strange self
