For nearly a century, the moral relativism of science has given faith-based religion--that great engine of ignorance and bigotry--a nearly uncontested claim to being the only universal framework for moral wisdom. As a result, the most powerful societies on early spend their time debating issues like gay marriage when they should be focused on problems like nuclear proliferation, genocide, energy security, climate change, poverty, and failing schools.
Sam HarrisMost of us are wiser than we may appear to be. ย On one level, wisdom is nothing more profound than an ability to follow oneยs own advice.
Sam HarrisCountries with high levels of atheism are . . . the most charitable both in terms of the percentage of their wealth they devote to social welfare programs and the percentage they give in aid to the developing world.
Sam HarrisThe 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