Meet Author Sam Harris
Ask Sam Anything
1. Author Series Playlist
Has religion changed your mind on specific ideas?
- Can you talk about morality in the animal rights debate?
- What will maximize well-being?
- Why did you write Letter to a Christian Nation?
- Why did you write The End of Faith?
- Why did you write The Moral Landscape?
- What are some arguments against The Moral Landscape?
- Can you defend eating meat?
- Can you reason someone out of their beliefs?
- Do you consider communism as a militant atheist power?
- Can you give some insight into practicing meditation?
- Can you tell us about your experience on MDMA?
- Since you travel with bodyguards, what are your security concerns?
- What are some practical goals for pro-reason activists?
- Can you talk about transcendence and spirituality pertaining to the supernatural?
- What kind of research are you conducting and plan to conduct in the future?
2. Author Series Playlist
How can we get across the damage of certain religious views?
- Can't religion just be a private matter?
- How do you recommend reducing religious conflict in personal/professional relationships?
- Can you explain the difference between your uses of objectivity and science?
- How can claims of spirituality be scientifically justified?
- Do you have any suggestions for approaching the opposition between religions?
- Do you think it would be beneficial to join forces with Christianity to criticize the poor treatment of women in Islam?
- If there is no heaven or hell, isn't life pointless?
- What can words like "choice" mean if there is no such thing as free will?
- How does your notion of the moral landscape incorporate the intrinsic value of human life?
- In the absence of religious belief, how do you talk to a child about death?
- How can we be confident in our knowledge of the world when the history of scientific progress is constantly evolving?
- What do you like to talk about at corporate events?