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Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
Following on from this video of his TED speech on the matter, Harris further develops his theme in the Huffington Post of whether morality, contrary to religious claims of exclusive authority on the matter, should be considered an undeveloped branch of science & reason? Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality Continue reading Sam Harris: Towards a science of morality
There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are usually thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues in this thought-provoking TED talk that science can – and should – be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf Harris has a degree in philosophy from … Continue reading There is a false divide between science & religion – science can answer moral questions
Atheists need to ‘fess up that they can be just as guilty of evangelizing as believers
Atheists also need to realize that whether they like it or not they are in competition with believers. A base, gladiatorial competition in the marketplace of ideas that has serious implications for atheists’ political rights. This means it’s actually ok and even (wrap your head around this) a good thing to respectfully ‘evangelize’ (as some … Continue reading Atheists need to ‘fess up that they can be just as guilty of evangelizing as believers
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