(January 11, 2017 at 5:37 pm)Mathilda Wrote: Welcome. I'm not a fan of Sam Harris and think his main strength is in how well he sells himself but I do understand why people like him.
While I don't agree with everything Sam says, what exactly is wrong with making a living? If you write books, you market them. Harry Potter author does the same. If you want a shameless self promoter who doesn't get anything right and is a selfish fuck, well that asshole is going to take the oath on the 20th.
I have read a couple of his books, and watched tons of his videos.
"The End of Faith" is a very apt description of how religion can lead humans to do very horrible things.
"Letter To A Christian Nation" also a very apt book describing why right wing Christians are wrong and why we most certainly ARE NOT a theocracy.
And his condemnation of Trump this past year is a very needed alarm unfortunately he and others were not widely listened to enough.
I do have problems with his promotion of Buddhism and his tendency to be over protective of Israel. But no, I don't think he is a shameless self promoter. I think he is merely earning a living selling what he believes can benefit humanity. I don't agree with all of it, no.