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Sam Harris is pretty sophomoric and smug. It's hard not to have contempt towards him, even if one is an atheist.
by littletimmy 11y ago
Sam Harris is pretty sophomoric and smug. It's hard not to have contempt towards him, even if one is an atheist.
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- eumoria 11y agoyea I find he can poison viewpoints that I totally agree with in his phrasing and argumentative style of "Not aligning entirely with my opinion is not only incorrect but imbecilic." That said, though, his joint podcast with Dan Carlin was actually pretty good link here --> http://www.dancarlin.com/product/common-sense-293-sitting-down-with-sam/ http://www.dancarlin.com/product/common-sense-293-sitting-do...
- Retra 11y agoPerhaps his attitude is filtering away people who take intellectual arguments personally.
- Kristine1975 11y agoThen he would filter himself.
- Retra 11y agoHe's not debating himself anyway.
- grandalf 11y agoAgreed. His intellect pales in comparison with Chomsky's. Harris's single skill lies in persuasively making arguments that contain significant logical leaps.