The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe.
Sam HarrisConsider it: every person you have ever met, every person 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 HarrisWe are free to burn the Qurโan or any other book, and to criticize Muhammad or any other human being. Let no one forget it.
Sam HarrisMartin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches.
Sam Harris