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Tomtheironmongoose

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Sam Harris
« on: July 27, 2007, 03:11:50 PM »
I have found a copy of Sam Harris' Letter to a Christian Nation that I have read. Can anyone explain to me what he is trying to do. His attempt to show the faultiness of Christianity, that I get. Reading it though, I am mutually humored and insulted. Sam Harris claims that we need good reasons to believe what we believe. In his book, or a number of essays for that matter, he has only vindicated the thinking Christian.
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2007, 08:24:02 AM »
I hear what you're saying, Tom.

I'm not sure where my atheists have gone.
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2007, 12:00:38 PM »
My understanding is that Harris's point was to respond to the letters he received after publishing The End of Faith.

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I'm not sure where my atheists have gone.

It appears you went fishing for some more, and hooked me.  Hello.
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2007, 12:30:16 PM »
Yes, how very astute of you.  :)  Welcome.  Do I understand correctly then that you are an atheist?  I don't want to make assumptions.
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2007, 01:53:37 PM »
Quote from: sntjohnny on July 30, 2007, 12:30:16 PM
Yes, how very astute of you.  :)  Welcome.  Do I understand correctly then that you are an atheist?  I don't want to make assumptions.
Yes, atheist, naturalist, humanist, male, U.S. citizen...whole lotta labels :)
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2007, 03:18:34 PM »
Well, I welcome you, with all of your labels.  :)
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Re: Sam Harris
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2007, 10:26:14 PM »
I gotten that, and that he wanted to arm atheists. I was just astonished how much he misquoted, misread, skewed, contradicted, and misapplied reason. I find it sad. I havent had a chance to read the end of faith, but if it is anything like letter to a christian nation, the only thing that it will show is that they just have praised ignorance as stupidly as some christian leaders have.
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