There must be right and wrong answers to questions of morality and values that potentially fall within the purview of science. On this view, some people and cultures will be right (to a greater or lesser degree), and some will be wrong, with respect to what they deem important in life.
Sam HarrisI know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.
Sam HarrisIt is utterly astonishing how ordinary a book can be and still be thought the product of omniscience.
Sam HarrisWe have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a Jew lends tacit validity to this status quo. People have morally identified with a subset of humanity rather than with humanity as a whole.
Sam Harris