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Perhaps the most astonishing lesson of World War Two is that, in the aftermath of total war and unconditional surrender, a hard reset of two very different cultures was possible. Judging from the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, it certainly seems that one can bomb ideas—by obliterating many of the people who hold them. Kill a s
... See moreFrom Sam Harris • Hamas and Human Sacrifice
He was already sick.
And it was clear by his appearance, as he said so well “more & more was being taken from less and less”
“How are you feeling?” - the host asked.
“well, I’m dying.” - He said - "But so too, are you"
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For many Americans, especially non-Christians, the thought that Christian morality can be a useful guide to much of anything is risible, particularly since so many white evangelicals from 2016 forward chose to throw in their lot with a solipsistic American president who bullies, boasts, and sneers. Yet Lewis’s life suggests that religiously inspire
... See moreJon Meacham • His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
The horror of 9/11 motivated several of these scientists to write books, and between 2004 and 2007, so many such books were published that a movement was born: the New Atheism. The titles were combative. The first one out was Sam Harris’s The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason, followed by Richard Dawkins’s The God Delusion, D
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