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What does /lit/ think of Sam Harris?

>> No.16495323

>>16495307
like most modern 'philosophers' and most modern atheists, he's a flaming faggot

>> No.16495332
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16495332

BTFO by Taleb

>> No.16495339
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16495339

He's extremely based and redpilled.

>> No.16495441

>>16495307
His """"islamophobia"""" pisses off lefties so I can tolerate him.

>> No.16495460

>>16495307
Doesn't understand Ethics (or philosophy in general) but is incredibly smug about.

>> No.16495465

>>16495307
I think he does what he can given what he has, is just trying to make a living doing what he loves to do, etc. I don't find him at all threatening. Usually don't agree with him but don't resent him either.

>> No.16495484

>>16495307
>I'm unaware or uninterested in any arguments to the contrary
I mean come on that's a literal quote from his philosophical arguments, arrogant retard who tried to write a book about a field he doesn't respect, read none of the literature and on top of that claimed to solve the is/ought gap. Hack/pseud.

>> No.16495491

his podcast and meditation app are pretty interesting, though his philosophical ideas are mediocre

>> No.16495507

>Hating on the Muslims because (((he))) feels threatened
classic merchant

>> No.16495516

>>16495491
>McMindfulness
>interesting
do burgers really...?

>> No.16495537

>>16495484
So you saw that youtube video that made the thinking for you. I bet you didn't even read the book.

>> No.16495631

I think he's a piece of shit just just like all the other popular atheists. One time he tried to use Luke 19:27 as evidence that Jesus commanded his followers to kill unbelievers so he's either very stupid or very dishonest.

>> No.16495772

>>16495631
>very dishonest.
Sums him up

>> No.16495908

consult the stove

>> No.16496009

He's good at packaging existing ideas in ways that are engaging, but his thought is almost always derivative of someone who said it better. His books can serve as good introductions to certain topics, but are never in depth enough to really satisfy.
>Good imagery
>decently engaging if slightly generic style
>usually well reasoned
>generally pretty accessible.
But he really is the philosopher for the common man, and is let down by having to explain complex ideas to 90 iq americans.

>> No.16496744

>Torture is justified
>why? here's an obscure thought experiment that may not reflect reality

>> No.16496914
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>>16495307
>>16495332
BTFO by Chomsky

>> No.16496954

>>16495307
he's a grateman

>> No.16496960

>>16496914
Exactly. Why does /lit/ waste so much time with Harris, Pinker, and Peterson? Stop it stop it

>> No.16496972

He made me watch the social dilemma.

>> No.16496993

>>16496960
holes with names, kek

>> No.16497759

The smug meter is off the charts and he's arguably the least interesting of the horsemen, but his book on free will is worth a read

>> No.16497764
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>>16495307
He's a major faggot and pure pseudo.

>> No.16497765

>>16496960
They're all poseurs, but Chomsky too. You want authenticity? I don't know where you'll find it.

>> No.16497777

>>16495307
One of the less useful authors I've read.

>> No.16497780

Has the most cancerous fanbase conceivable to man.

>> No.16497829

>>16497780
But his fanbase (on reddit) ridicules him all the time

>> No.16497839
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16497839

damn, /lit/ is so comfy and antijewish while the shills are asleep.

>> No.16497843

>>16497777
cheked

>> No.16497899

>>16495339
He is a NYT fan and super blue

>> No.16497902

>>16495307
Please read his PHD thesis.
You will shit brix, I promise.

>> No.16498065

>>16497829
Usually for not being leftist enough or for daring to speak to people more rightwing than himself.

>> No.16498747

>>16495307
What a friendly face, OP, is that you?

>> No.16498753

>>16496914
Based. Taleb would say the same thing, that suicide bombing was invented by Christians.

>> No.16498758

Sneering critics in this thread: 28
Neuroscientists in this thread: 0

>> No.16498912
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16498912

I haven't read Sam Harris, but I have enjoyed his interviews/debates.

>> No.16498928

>>16498758
>has a BA in philosophy
>no masters degree in anything vaguely related to biology
>phd is collection of wild theories his friends came up with while they were high
>never worked in the field of biology
>published exactly zero research papers
>doesn't teach neuroscience at any university
>doesn't participate in any research relating to neuroscience
He isn't a neuroscientist either :)

>> No.16498929

>>16495307
Older version of Ben Shapiro.

>> No.16498930

>>16495307
Grade A pseud. Writes perfect midwit jerkoff material.

>> No.16499011

>>16496960
This is probably the only intelligent post you've ever made.

>> No.16499039

>>16497764
Whoa is that real

>> No.16499768
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>>16498758
>Goes to India
>Takes psychadelics and gets inspired by Buddhism
>Publishes generic book about atheism that no one reads
>Realizes he needs appearance of authority
>Mom and step-dad make generous "donations" to UCLA
>UCLA lets Harris pretend to do science stuff
>Thesis is an unreplicatable mess
>gets PhD anyway
>Suddenly invited to TED talk and Bill Maher

Face it, Sam Harris isn't a neuroscientist; he's a midwit who bought his way into the American intelligentsia

>> No.16499801

>>16496914
Funny how Chomsky responds to a "99%" claim by pointing out one single counterexample individual, and maintains that Harris has no clue what he's talking about immediately before saying he's only "presuming" this, aka doesnt know what he's talking about.
Both these guys are jokes.

>> No.16499823

used to listen to his podcast if the guest seemed interesting but then he but it behind a paywall and i unsubbed from his youtube channel. thanks for reading my story.

>> No.16499875

>bunch of jobless liberal arts major getting high and mighty about a scientist's work

>> No.16499927

>>16495441
dumb burger detected

>> No.16499974

>>16499768
Wrong.

>> No.16500037

>>16499974
Wrong.

>> No.16500052

>>16495307
I used to think Sam Hyde and Sam Harris were the same person, until I found it to be too weird for a serial mass shooter to have a normie atheist podcast.

>> No.16500087

>>16497777
based and checked

>> No.16500237

>>16495537
yes that's exactly what I did, is that wrong? By all means if you have a smack down against the arguments in that video you could say them instead of leaving snarky replies. I'll be receptive.

>> No.16500246

>>16500037
true

>> No.16500248
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>>16497765

>> No.16500342

>>16495307
basically ass

>> No.16500703

His podcast is good, but only at 1.5x speed and above

>> No.16500734

>>16496960
Because most of us are in our late 20s or early 30s and spent our formative years watching them fight with the Christian Right and SJWs on Youtube.

Funny how now these "New Atheists" get accused of being racist/sexist/homophobic by the new left that once embraced them.

>> No.16500765

>>16495441
kek libtards owned
trannies btfo

>> No.16501204

>>16500734
>Harris, Pinker
Dude, they're literally radical ethno-nationalists.

>> No.16501228

>>16501204
Hardly, they support enlightenment western ideals against Islam and the radical left. Does that make you a nazi nowadays?

>> No.16501333

>>16501228
Supporting a violent apartheid state on the basis of "my people deserve it" makes you a nazi, yes.

>> No.16501362

>>16495307
charlatan

>> No.16501365

>>16501333
What apartheid state exactly?

>> No.16501385

>>16501365
Isr*el

>> No.16501392

Scientific arguments against his work in this thread: 0.

>> No.16501396

>>16501365
Illegitimate Zionist entity of the so-called Israel.

>> No.16501410

>>16501385
>>16501396
Because every argument used against Israel could also be used against America. Civilization has a natural right to subjugate inferior peoples.

>> No.16501436

>>16501410
Harris and Pinker are still radical ethno-nationalists, and way more extreme than people like Jared Taylor lolz.

>> No.16501438

>>16500246
So True!

>> No.16501487

The guys occupying Palestine?

>> No.16501530

>>16495307
He's one of the best comedy actors, I loved him in "Meet the Fockers"

>> No.16501572

>>16501487
gonna use this to refer to Israel from now on

>> No.16501671

>>16499768
what a white smug faggot

>> No.16501672

I think he's a big fag

>> No.16502291

>>16501410
>Civilization has a natural right to subjugate inferior peoples.
True, and the progenitors of the notion of progress in civilizations is going to correct Kourosh's mistake.