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Who are some other people like him?

>intelligent
>lucid
>has honest debates
>won't resort to yelling over his opponents

I just really like hearing him talk, the way he articulates thought process, although I might not agree with everything he says.

>> No.7216514

Hume's like the 18th century version of him. There's so many parallels between their genius.

>> No.7216526

sam pls go

>> No.7216553

>>7216514
Shame YouTube wasn't around back then

>>7216526
What alternative do you suggest?

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>>7216509
1/4

>> No.7216660

>>7216509
>/lit/ - Literature
keep shitting up this board sam, you fucking monkey.

>> No.7216663

sam, your ironic self-effacement is endearing but it needs to stop

>> No.7216668

Bertrand Russell, the other new Atheists.

Read analytical philosophy, that's the most atheist reddit tier philosophy.

>> No.7216672

>>7216651
moar

>> No.7216865

>>7216509
Noam Chomsky - start reading him, Sam Harris will seem a joke.

>> No.7216935

>>7216865
what

>> No.7216940

>>7216935
It's true.

>> No.7217063

>>7216651
comics are always a good way to prove things wrong haha

>> No.7217084

>>7216865
>implying they aren't just two sides of the same coin

>> No.7217092

Sam Harris is genuinely incredible, just listening to him gives you this feel of complete peace, he truly is a fantastic person.
I started meditating because of him.

>>7216651
This is incredibly stupid, this reeks of butthurt Christfaggotry, notice how there are no arguments presented except for -literal- ad homina.
Harris has a degree in philosophy, he knows what he's doing.

At worst you can accuse him of being careless.

>>7216865
They are nothing alike, what are you talking about?
Also Chomsky is an asshole, unlike Harris.

>>7216668
>the other new Atheists
No, Hitchens and Dawkins are total dickheads, OP was specifically talking about this feeling of kindness that Harris emits.

>> No.7217282

>>7217092
>I started meditating because of him.
this has got to be bait but it's too good for me not to give you this reply.

>> No.7217285

>>7217092
>They are nothing alike, what are you talking about?
>Also Chomsky is an asshole, unlike Harris.

What makes you think he's an asshole?

>> No.7217310

>>7217092
>comic is about how David Hume's work is superior to that of Harris
>"reeks of Christfagotry"

>> No.7217320

>>7217092
>Chomsky is an asshole
>Hitchens and Dawkins are total dickheads
>feeling of kindness that Harris emits
Are you a child? Do you really think how nice someone is has anything to do with their thought?

>> No.7217324

>>7217092
>Man who promotes torture is 'kind'.
... ???

>> No.7217337

>>7217320
Being hostile in any way towards others is only going to cause them to be defensive, whether they're right or not. It's not productive behavior.

>> No.7217339

>>7217324
>>7217092

>science tells us that Muslims are objectively less human than Western rationalists

Whatta great guy, can't wait for the scientist revolution in ethics.

>> No.7217341

>>7217320
He also thinks David Hume was a Christian, so he may just be retarded tbh.

>> No.7217348

>>7217092

Lots of people have degrees in philosophy. Most of then are fucking idiots. Harris isn't an exception.

>> No.7217362

>>7217092
tell me when he hits that Philosophy PhD fam

>> No.7217403

John locke, david hume, bertrand russell, john stuart mill, etc

>> No.7217429

>>7217362
Do you really think he couldnt get a philosophy phd if he wanted? Secondly, why in the world would he try? What would the point be?

>> No.7217433

>>7217429
To gain credibility among basement dwellers who attack science despite being unable to even get a bachelor's in biology tbh

>> No.7217491

>>7217429
>Do you really think he couldnt get a philosophy phd if he wanted?
considering he constantly justifies his own unliteracy of moral theory, no i think not

>> No.7217499

>>7217491
Hes not in school anymore.

>> No.7217502

>>7217499
>2good4skool bro
lol, nice one Sam

>> No.7217503

I mean theres a difference between being outside of academia and being "2 dumb to get a phd." Far dumber people than harris have gotten philosophy phds. They give out quite a lot of them.

>> No.7217629

>>7217503
except he hasnt contributed to academia whatsoever and has only published political tracts with less worthwhile content than the Chick tracts

>> No.7217645

>>7217629
Yes, that's because he's not: an academic.

What is so confusing about this?

>> No.7217666

>>7217645
the fact that youre taking him seriously is confusing

>> No.7217689

>>7217666
My only point is hes smart enough to get a philosophy phd if he ever decided he wanted one for some reason.

>> No.7217699

>>7217689
that doesnt make him competent though

>> No.7217758

>>7217699
competent at what? contributing to academic philosophy is not his job, he's competent at what he does.

>> No.7217770

>>7217758
>competent at what?
being reasonable

>> No.7217785

>>7217324
Have you actually read one of his pieces on torture or just slanderous cherry-picked quotes from them?

>> No.7217804

>>7217770
i think he's pretty reasonable.

>> No.7217855

Milo Yiannopoulos is positively delightful, have you ever heard of him? He is a genius and one of the most enlightened individuals of our time.

>> No.7217860

>>7217804
>makes books about religion
>doesnt address the arguments for it
yeah, no

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>>7216651
>1/4
>sam harris 2.jpg
>Sam Harris: Powerful Philosopher III

>> No.7217915

>>7217285
Chomsky always resorts to ad homs and tu quoque fallacies.

>> No.7218473

>>7217084
Chomsky has some knowledge of history/philosophy/literature, contributed substantially to important academic fields, and is an outspoken critic of western violence.

Sam Harris is a clod who's obsessed with answering the question, "but wut if a-rabs ran the whole world???" and he's not contributed anything meaningful to anything (apart from stoking popular support for brutal US invasion/intervention in the Middle East).

>> No.7218480

>>7217915
lol. Someone ate up one of Harris' five "last thoughts on Chomsky" articles/talks/sound bytes/etc.