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Wow. I'm surprised at how incompetent Ben Affleck is at debating, or even following a line of reasoning.

• pc86 6y ago
  I think it's because he's angry, which is somewhat understandable, because he thinks he's debating with a racist. I'm not sure why he refuses to accept the fact that he might be wrong in this instance, though. I've seen him talk about other topics with Maher before and he's not nearly so bombastic or hard-headed. I saw an interesting interview with Harris shortly after this where he said everyone was shocked that Affleck inserted himself into the conversation this way as well. I haven't seen many episodes of this show but apparently this segment is always a one-on-one between Maher and the guest in question, usually talking about whatever book or movie they're promoting, and given Ben's relative frequency on the show prior to this, he was aware of that.
  • skinnymuch 6y ago
    That seems like a total lie by Harris. “Everyone”? The incident’s reactions are divided. Sam Harris is one of those people who has a huge [internet] rabid following. A following who love jumping on things and blowing things out of proportion while holding up their guy as amazing. Maher to a lesser extent. Not surprising that their fanbases and communities loyal to them are going to jump on this far more than necessary. It doesn’t matter if Affleck didn’t do a horrible job in that scene, the reaction wasn’t going to be that much different from Harris’ fans.