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Reason's Unreasonable Defender, Faith's Unlikely Friend:

feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3534 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:02:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Q&A With Harris (from his site) ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3539/t/Q-amp-A-With-Harris-from-his-site-.html
1. In your book you seem to argue for a kind of religious intolerance. Do you mean to suggest that we need not respect a person's religious beliefs?
Yes. Our history of religious conflict had led us to be very cautious about criticizing the religious beliefs of others. We are right to be wary of religious intolerance, but it is time we recognized that our religious identities have themselves become an increasingly potent source of human conflict. The... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (misterpessimistic) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3539 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:22:49 GMT <![CDATA[ WHat are the chances.... ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3544/t/WHat-are-the-chances-.html
Do we think that the Christians are immune to irrational belief taking over again as it has so many times in the past?

Should we just give the Christians a pass because they have not persecuted or killed anyone RECENTLY?


Mr. P.
The one thing of which I am positive is that there is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (misterpessimistic) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3544 Fri, 19 May 2006 15:14:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Should we reduce book discussions from 3 mo. to 2 mo.? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3538/t/Should-we-reduce-book-discussions-from-3-mo-to-2-mo-.html ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3538 Sun, 14 May 2006 16:35:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Who is Sam Harris? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3533/t/Who-is-Sam-Harris-.html Who is Sam Harris?

Use this thread for learning more about the author Sam Harris. Please contribute your own links, thoughts and comments.



Link to the Official Sam Harris web site feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3533 Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:46:50 GMT <![CDATA[ Overall impression ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3546/t/Overall-impression.html
After finishing Chapter 4, I'm disappointed in the book. As an atheist who sees religion as a net negative, my views aren't they far from Harris's. However, he oversimplifies things and distorts the facts.

I'm puzzling over why the book received such positive reviews, such as this feeds@yuku.com (JulianTheApostate) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3546 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:49:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Sam Harris Interview & Manifesto ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3542/t/Sam-Harris-Interview-amp-Manifesto.html Truth Dig.com interview

An Atheist Manifesto

Highly condensed portions of the book... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (LanDroid) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3542 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:40:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Ender's Game v. Harris on Intent (SPOILERS) ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3552/t/Ender-s-Game-v-Harris-on-Intent-SPOILERS-.html feeds@yuku.com (riverc0il) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3552 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 21:37:35 GMT <![CDATA[ Discussion Leaders ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3551/t/Discussion-Leaders.html feeds@yuku.com (tarav) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3551 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:37:57 GMT <![CDATA[ Fundamentalists v. Moderates ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3536/t/Fundamentalists-v-Moderates.html
Henry VIII was very critical ::01 ;)

Then again, you might(!) argue that his Christianity wasn't very moderate... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mal4mac) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3536 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:35:02 GMT <![CDATA[ God fearing scientists ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3537/t/God-fearing-scientists.html
p15 "A person can be a god-fearing Christian on Sunday and a working scientist come Monday morning, without ever having to account for the partition..."

Why should he need to account for the partition?

If he is, say, researching Human reproduction then why can't he believe that Jesus was a 'special case'? Why can't he hold the non-overlapping magisteria of moderate... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mal4mac) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3537 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 05:02:59 GMT <![CDATA[ Should we tolerate religion? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3550/t/Should-we-tolerate-religion-.html
Quote:
riverc0il quotes p15 Harris "I hope to show that the very ideal of religious tolerance-born of the notion that every human being should be free to believe whatever he wants about God-is one of the principal forces driving us toward the abyss." ... That is a fairly radical notion you just suggested that Religious Tolerance should be avoided suggesting a purely secular society free of all religion. That seems to me to... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (mal4mac) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3550 Mon, 03 Apr 2006 04:28:35 GMT <![CDATA[ What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading? ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3547/t/What-Month-During-Q2-Will-You-Be-Reading-.html
To get a better feel for both how many people plan on... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (riverc0il) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3547 Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:59:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 1 - Reason in Exile ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3543/t/Ch-1-Reason-in-Exile.html
Ch. 1 - Reason in Exile


Use this thread to discuss Chapter 1 - Reason in Exile, or create and use your own threads. ::44 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3543 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:57:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 2 - The Nature of Belief ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3545/t/Ch-2-The-Nature-of-Belief.html
Ch. 2 - The Nature of Belief


Please use this thread to discuss Chapter 2 - The Nature of Belief. Or you are free to create and use your own threads. ::80 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3545 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:56:41 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 3 - In the Shadow of God ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3535/t/Ch-3-In-the-Shadow-of-God.html
Ch. 3 - In the Shadow of God


Please use this thread to discuss Chapter 3 - In the Shadow of God. You're also free to create your own threads. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3535 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:55:25 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 4 - The Problem with Islam ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3532/t/Ch-4-The-Problem-with-Islam.html
Ch. 4 - The Problem with Islam


Please use this thread to discuss Chapter 4 - The Problem with Islam. You are also free to create and use your own threads. ::204 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3532 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:54:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 5 - West of Eden ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3548/t/Ch-5-West-of-Eden.html
Ch. 5 - West of Eden


Please use this thread to discuss Chapter 5 - West of Eden. You're also free to create and use your own threads. ::44 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3548 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:52:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Ch. 6 - A Science of Good and Evil ]]> http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3540/t/Ch-6-A-Science-of-Good-and-Evil.html
Ch. 6 - A Science of Good and Evil


Please use this thread to discuss Chapter 6 - A Science of Good and Evil. You're also free to create and use your own threads. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Chris OConnor) http://booktalk.yuku.com/topic/3540 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:49:18 GMT