Sam Harris Quotes about Atheism

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Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world.

Faith does not offer a strong link between our beliefs and actual states of the world.

Sam Harris

Strong, Atheist, Atheism

Atheism is not a philosophy; it is not even a view of the world; it is simply a refusal to deny the obvious. Unfortunately, we live in a world in which the obvious is overlooked as a matter of principle.

Sam Harris

Philosophy, Views, Atheism

"Letter to a Christian Nation". Book by Sam Harris, p. 51, September 19, 2006.

The faith of religion is belief on insufficient evidence.

Sam Harris

Atheist, Atheism, Belief

What we do in every other area of our lives (other than religion), is, rather than respect somebody's beliefs, we evaluate their reasons.

Sam Harris

Atheist, Atheism, Belief

Atheism is just a way of clearing the space for better conversations.

Sam Harris

Space, Atheism, Way

YouTube Chanel "Atheist Foundation of Australia Inc"/ "Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment", www.youtube.com. June 2, 2012.

Some ... sexist evil probably predates religion and can be ascribed to our biology, but there is no question that religion promulgates and renders sacrosanct attitudes toward women that would be unseemly in a brachiating ape.

Sam Harris

Attitude, Evil, Atheism

Advance warning of Katrina's path was wrested from mute Nature by meteorological calculations and satellite imagery. God told no one of His plans. Had the residents of New Orleans been content to rely on the beneficence of God, they wouldn't have known that a killer hurricane was bearing down upon them until they felt the first gusts of wind on their faces. And yet, as will come as no surprise to you, a poll conducted by The Washington Post found that 80 percent of Katrina's survivors claim that the event only strengthened their faith in God.

Sam Harris

New Orleans, Wind, Atheism

Sam Harris (2011). “Letter To A Christian Nation”, p.53, Random House

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 Harris

Atheist, Guarantees That, Atheism