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Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each

Imagine a world in which generations of human beings come to believe that certain films were made by God or that specific software was coded by him. Imagine a future in which millions of our descendants murder each other over rival interpretations of Star Wars or Windows 98. Could anything -- anything -- be more ridiculous? And yet, this would be no more ridiculous than the world we are living in.

Sam Harris

Atheist, Stars, War

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 Harris

Atheist, War, Two

It is terrible that we all die and lose everything we love; it is doubly terrible that so many human beings suffer needlessly while alive. That so much of this suffering can be directly attributed to religion—to religious hatreds, religious wars, religious delusions and religious diversions of scarce resources—is what makes atheism a moral and intellectual necessity.

Sam Harris

Religious, War, Hatred

"Letter to a Christian Nation". Book by Sam Harris, www.theguardian.com. January 8, 2008.

It is time we admitted that we are not at war with “terrorism.” We are at war with Islam.

Sam Harris

War, Islam, Terrorism

"‘Mired in a religious war’" by Sam Harris, www.washingtontimes.com. December 1, 2004.

We will continue to spill blood in what is, at bottom, a war of ideas

Sam Harris

War, Blood, Ideas

Sam Harris (2005). “The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason”, p.53, W. W. Norton & Company

While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.

Sam Harris

Religious, War, Ideas

"Science Must Destroy Religion" by Sam Harris, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 2, 2006.