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What does Sam Harris mean by saying that religions are failed sciences?

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What does Sam Harris mean by saying that religions are failed sciences?
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RE: What does Sam Harris mean by saying that religions are failed sciences?
January 12, 2024 at 12:36 pm (This post was last modified: January 12, 2024 at 12:37 pm by Nay_Sayer.)
(January 12, 2024 at 12:27 pm)Foxaèr Wrote: I need to see the quote and possibly its surrounding text.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQgI4bHpAlA

He basiclly says one point religion was used to explain everything humans didn't know. So in a sense, it was like a failed field of science.
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RE: What does Sam Harris mean by saying that religions are failed sciences? - by Nay_Sayer - January 12, 2024 at 12:36 pm

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