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Sam Harris on Religion

born 1967 United States

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There is, I'm happy to say, a religion of peace in this world, but it's not Islam.

If I could wave a magic wand and get rid of either rape or religion, I would not hesitate to get rid of religion.

In a world that has long been terrorized by fratricidal Sky-God religions, the ascendance of Buddhism would surely be a welcome development.

Now Jainism actually is a religion of peace. The core principle of Jainism is non-violence.

The position of the Muslim community in the face of all provocations seems to be: Islam is a religion of peace, and if you say that it isn't, we will kill you.

The difference between science and religion is the difference between a willingness to dispassionately consider new evidence and new arguments, and a passionate unwillingness to do so.

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