CSPAN2: Sam Harris: The End of Faith: Religion, Terror & The Future of

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Reason,

On Now! From 11/16/05

Frightening in his insights, well worth watching (11:29 CST)

[jonnyblitz]

1. yup..i am watching it streaming online..

:thumbsup:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. This guy is sharp. I only wish I could keep the history

that he keeps at the forefront of my mind.

[jonnyblitz]

6. what he says about religous moderates is interesting

I checked his book out of the library last year and just bought the paperback copy a few weeks ago.

[Zenlitened]

2. CSPAN-2?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

4. Yes... thanks, edited the OP

[FreedomAngel82]

5. What all is he talking about?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Turn on... Tune in...

Find out.


You wouldn't like it.

[FreedomAngel82]

13. I love how you're a mind reader

Do you have a crystal ball too? :eyes:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. (at the moment, the "us-them" mentality that religion affords.

[pinto]

9. Thanks for the heads up on the show. It's a good one.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. NP... "In the West, we have been standing on the soulders of dwarves."

Wow. what a line.

[EFerrari]

11. He was talking specifically about contemplation. n/t

[jonnyblitz]

12. i have seen this talk before..

I don't think they keep Book tv stuff archived in the video archives,sadly..

[EFerrari]

14. The questions should be good.

:)

[jonnyblitz]

15. "the most atheistic societies have the least crime." nt

[Jamastiene]

21. Also, the red states have higher violent crime rates,

divorce rates, etc. Glad he mentioned that.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. Tuning in for the Q and A

missed it last time.

[jonnyblitz]

17. your book tv thread was how i knew about this.

thanks for that. :thumbsup:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

18. my pleasure!

or obsession. whatever. ;)

[DanCa]

19. hmm what if you belive in a god of reason ?

I am so confused :D

[wellst0nev0ter]

20. I Tried Out His Book

What a waste of time. It was basically a screed about how we should be watching out for Muslims. His over-reliance on neocon sources such as Christopher Hitchens and Bernard Lewis, his lack of basic understanding of the Muslim faith such as his contention that there is nothing in the Koran that forbids suicide even though there are several bans on suicides in the Hadiths, his support of the use of torture, and pretty much his smart-alecky approach to the whole question of religion and American foreign policy that leaves him sounding like a college sophomore mouthing off from the back of the room.

I almost put the book down when he justified collateral damages in Iraq by saying that our "enemies" wouldn't be as "humane" as we are if they were to invade us. That position begs so many questions I won't waste the pixels addressing them here.