It is important to realize that our inability to answer a question says nothing about whether the question itself has an answer. Sam Harris More Quotes by Sam Harris More Quotes From Sam Harris The problem that religious moderation poses for all of us is that it does not permit anything very critical to be said about religious literalism. Sam Harris problemreligiousdoe If one doesn't value logic, what logical argument would you invoke to prove they should value logic? Sam Harris logical-argumentsproveshould Could there be any doubt that the Jews would seek to harm the Son of God again, knowing that his body was now readily accessible in the form of defenseless crackers? Sam Harris knowingdoubtson To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam. Sam Harris islamtalkingcivilization It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska. Sam Harris alaskamotherchildren There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does. Sam Harris islamdifferencesdoe To speak plainly and truthfully about the state of our world - to say, for instance, that the Bible and the Koran both contain mountains of life-destroying gibberish - is antithetical to tolerance as moderates currently conceive it. But we can no longer afford the luxury of such political correctness. We must finally recognize the price we are paying to maintain the iconography of our ignorance. Sam Harris luxuryour-worldignorance If premarital sex is a sin, who is the victim? Sam Harris sinvictimsex You can learn something about a person by the company she keeps. Sam Harris companypersons 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 mmaignoranceway Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it. Sam Harris well-beingwellsfailing Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths. Sam Harris criticalfamiliarreligious If Jesus does come down out of the clouds like a superhero, Christianity will stand revealed as a science . That will be the science of Christianity. Sam Harris superherocloudsjesus In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend. Sam Harris willingcasesmade Religious faith is the only area of discourse where immunity through conversation is considered noble . It's the only area of our lives where someone can win points for saying, "There's nothing that you can do to change my mind and I'm taking no state of the world ultimately into account in believing what I believe. There's nothing to change about the world that would cause me to revise my beliefs. Sam Harris religiouswinningbelieve It is still fashionable to believe that how you organize yourself religiously in this life may matter for eternity. Unless we can erode the prestige of that kind of thinking, we're not going to be able to undermine these divisions in our world. Sam Harris our-worldbelievethinking Ignorance in this degree, concentrated in both the head and belly of a lumbering superpower, is now a problem for the entire world. Sam Harris degreesignoranceworld Unreason is now ascendant in the United States—in our schools, in our courts, and in each branch of the federal government. Sam Harris united-statesgovernmentschool The principal tenet of Jainism is non-harming. Observant Jains will literally not harm a fly. Fundamentalist Jainism and fundamentalist Islam do not have the same consequences, neither logically nor behaviorally. Sam Harris jainismislamharm To not believe in God is to know that it falls to us to make the world a better place. Sam Harris believefallreligion
