The point is that most of what we currently hold sacred is not sacred for any reason other than that it was thought sacred yesterday.
Sam HarrisEither God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely.
Sam HarrisThe only thing that guarantees an open-ended collaboration among human beings, the only thing that guarantees that this project is truly open-ended, is a willingness to have our beliefs and behaviors modified by the power of conversation.
Sam HarrisIt is important to realize that our inability to answer a question says nothing about whether the question itself has an answer.
Sam HarrisLet me assure you that my intent is not to offend or merely be provocative. I'm simply worried.
Sam HarrisMany of my fellow atheists consider all talk of 'spirituality' or 'mysticism' to be synonymous with mental illness, conscious fraud, or self-deception. I have argued elsewhere that this is a problem - because millions of people have had experiences for which 'spiritual' and 'mystical' seem the only terms available.
Sam Harris