Sam Harris - Misconceptions About Atheism
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread... Sam Harris addresses what he feels are several commonly-held misconceptions about atheism.-----"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
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Tags: agnostics atheists athiesm athiests beliefs christianity dawkins delusion foratv god hitchens islam religions science
Video Comments
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seathanaich (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Great point - but capitalising "god" and "he" merely legitimises. Using "Yahweh" perhaps best conveys the petty, tribal origin of that which most religionists claim to worship.
GODandPEACE (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
biblicalthought You didn't need all that gibberish to claim that your God is the Creator, just make sure that He takes a number and stands in line with all the Gods claiming that title; we will give your Jesus as much consideration as we will give to Shangdi, Bhagavan, Ishvara, Vishnu, Krishna, Satnam, Adibuddha, Aten, Jah, YHWH Elohim, Allah, Deus, etc...Next!
kennebacasiskyle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You show your naivite and childish understanding of the world by your regurgitation of meaningless wordplay. Stop disrespecting the intelligent amongst your faith by being inane.
kennebacasiskyle (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You're right: Belief in your god makes more sense. How, exactly?!? You are ridiculous. Do you know what "rationality" and "irrationality" ARE? Based upon your assertion -- that "belief" in what we can actually perceive and make changes in, rather than belief in an all-powerful omniscient being who cannot be perceived, is "IRRATIONAL" -- suggests that you have NO IDEA what you are talking about, even as you type the words.
biblicalthought (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
These are all just faith-based assumptions. It is on blind faith that atheists accept the idea that man is sufficient in and of himself to interpret himself correctly, the world correctly, and all the interrelationships involved - correctly. Blind faith in the sufficiency of human autonomy is irrational.
Rissoleking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"I would think that a grave, with bones in it, is a powerful statement."Very true, it would seem to verify that somebody had existed.
FIDESetRATIOihtys (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well, that was among the graffiti I saw in Zagreb. However, I would think that a grave, with bones in it, is a powerful statement.
stardusted69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Excellent line!
Rissoleking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Racism is a lot older than Darwin, if thats what you're trying to say. People who try to use evolution to argue for racism are idiots. Evolution explains why some people are black and some are white - it does not place any value of one over another.
Rissoleking (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Can I get a citation for the last quote?No? |
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