Meet Author Sam Harris
Sam Harris is an American author and speaker who earned his degree in philosophy from Stanford University and his PhD in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. During his career, he has written several New York Times bestsellers including The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation and The Moral Landscape. The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. Additionally, His writing has appeared in Newsweek, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic and The Annals of Neurology.
Sam is also a co-founder and CEO of Project Reason, a "nonprofit foundation devoted to spreading scientific knowledge and secular values in society."
Ask Sam Anything
In the videos below, Sam Harris answers questions from Reddit users as part of a series where you can ask various authors anything and everything:
1. Author Series Playlist
Check out the questions Reddit users asked below to more easily navigate through the first "Ask Sam Harris Anything" session:
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
Check out the questions interested viewers asked below to more easily navigate through the second "Ask Sam Harris Anything" session:
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?
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