We rely on faith only in the context of claims for which there is no sufficient sensory or logical evidence.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
When the stakes are this high- when calling God by the right name can make the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering, it is impossible to respect the beliefs of others who don't believe as you do.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
If faith is what you have to go on, if faith is the link between your beliefs and the world at large, your beliefs are very likely to be wrong. Beliefs can be right or wrong. If you believe you can fly, that belief is only true if indeed you can fly. Somebody who thinks he can fly, and is wrong about it, will eventually discover there's a problem with his view of the world.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
What I'm asking you to entertain is that there is nothing we need to believe on insufficient evidence in order to have deeply ethical and spiritual lives.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
It is taboo in our society to criticize a persons religious faith... these taboos are offensive, deeply unreasonable, but worse than that, they are getting people killed. This is really my concern. My concern is that our religions, the diversity of our religious doctrines, is going to get us killed. I'm worried that our religious discourse- our religious beliefs are ultimately incompatible with civilization.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That's it. Conversation and violence. And faith is a conversation stopper.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion faith atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
The 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 HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion faith atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world.
Sam HarrisMots clés ethics belief religion atheism humanism spirituality agnosticism
Interviewer: Didn't Sagan want to believe?
Druyan: he didn't want to believe. he wanted to know.
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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.
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