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beam me up scottie

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6. Harris, like Dawkins and Hitchens is one of the atheists theists love to vilify.

Reply to Goblinmonger (Original post)

Sun Oct 4, 2015, 09:01 PM

Oct 2015

Some of his statements have concerned me as well but if you listen to certain DUers he's the male version of Pamela Gellar.

I think 9/11 affected him deeply and that we should remember that when we listen to him speak.

Here is a blog entry he made on the anniversary that explains why he's an anti-theist (not anti-Muslim):

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/september-11-2011

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So I saw Sam Harris on CNN talking about Muslims [View all] Goblinmonger Sep 2015 OP

Nothing happened to him Brainstormy Sep 2015 #1

Sorry, I thought my sarcasm was clear. It obviously wasn't. Goblinmonger Sep 2015 #2

Apology Brainstormy Sep 2015 #3

Most of the criticism I hear comes from not fully understanding Sam Harris's... ion_theory Oct 2015 #4

I saw the sarcasm Cartoonist Oct 2015 #5

Harris, like Dawkins and Hitchens is one of the atheists theists love to vilify. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #6