It is as though a portal in time has opened, and the Christians of the 14th century are pouring into our world.
Sam HarrisAtheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
Sam HarrisFrom my point of view, compatibilism is a little like saying: a puppet is free so long as it loves its strings.
Sam HarrisWe do not know what awaits each of us after death, but we know that we will die. Clearly, it must be possible to live ethically-with a genuine concern for the happiness of other sentient beings-without presuming to know things about which we are patently ignorant. Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person you will pass in the street today, is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
Sam Harris