Sam Harris

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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.

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atheism , nothing , more
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As an atheist, I am angry that we live in a society in which the plain truth cannot be spoken without offending 90% of the population.

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angry , live , society
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The problem is that religion tends to give people bad reasons to be good.

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problem , religion , tends
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It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality.

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simply , untrue , religion
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Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.

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any , conception , human
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Anyone familiar with my work knows that I am extremely critical of all religious faiths.

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anyone , familiar , work
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Strange bonds of trust and self-deception tend to grow between journalists and their subjects.

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strange , bonds , trust
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In my own case, the most inflammatory statements I have ever made are ones that I have written and remain willing to defend.

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own , most , statements
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The science of morality is about maximizing psychological and social health. It's really no more inflammatory than that.

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science , morality , maximizing
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Science, in the broadest sense, includes all reasonable claims to knowledge about ourselves and the world.

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reasonable , claims , knowledge
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The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.

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merely , being , touch
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It is time that scientists and other public intellectuals observed that the contest between faith and reason is zero-sum.

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time , scientists , other
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The moral landscape is the framework I use for thinking about questions of morality and human values in universal terms.

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moral , landscape , framework
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You can learn something about a person by the company she keeps.

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learn , something , person
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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
way , reconcile , islam