(January 11, 2017 at 5:57 pm)Brian37 Wrote: 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.
There is a vast difference between promoting yourself as an author to sell more books, and promoting yourself as an authority on a subject you know nothing about and not caring about all how you are misguiding people.
I wouldn't have anything against Sam Harris if he stuck to what he actually knew.