The View from the End of the World | Sam Harris

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Published 2011-04-25
"The end is at last near!" It's a tremendously appealing story, widely held now and in history. It has consequences, and that's the subject of this Seminar About Long-term Thinking by Sam Harris, author of the incendiary, reverse-apocalyptic book, "The End of Faith" (2005).

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All Comments (21)
  • @1981Mog
    Hitch is the wrecking ball you send in to clear out the slums, Harris is the architect that puts solid houses up afterwards.
  • @zenman5910
    Not knowing the bible might still make you into a religious liberal, sometimes reading the bible often makes you a moderate, having it read to you in church can result in being fundamentalist, but a serious critical reading usually makes you an atheist. 
  • @Cyxixs
    Sam Harris......Great Man
  • @fayehayes2422
    I Love You , Sam Harris!! I REALLY LIKE YOUR ANALOGY OF THE DIAMOND IN THE BACKYARD!! YOU ARE BRILLIANT& AM SO GLAD I BECAME AN ATHEIST!!
  • @irfansamad1937
    Very nice talk. Sam Harris has profoundly influenced me.
  • @titusgray4598
    "I wouldn't want to live in a Universe in which there wasn't a diamond buried in my backyard."  LOL @30:10
  • @Andizottel
    I think the only difference in this talk to his other talks with this topic is the "I'm also a percussionist" line. Fucking worth it!
  • @dasmrman
    Wish I could stream audio from my brain to my mouth like Sam does! I certainly agree with Sam but can't help wondering how frustrating it must be at times!
  • @burbsboi18
    There is almost nobody who is right as frequently, as fully, and as devastatingly as Sam Harris.
  • @versioncity1
    One of the "problems" of fundamentalists (of whatever religion or politic) is that they can also be very useful to governments, so whilst at times they can be a problem they are at other times very handy, so its not about getting rid of them, more about keeping them at arms length.
  • @jamesbulmer6594
    Like Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Largely atheist, and all offer their citizens a fantastic quality of life. Bigup science and Engineering
  • @mikhailman
    nope. Its a strong indication of a fact that people are terrified by death and would believe anything to make them feel better.
  • @steveharvey4245
    "Everyone's a scientist and everyone's a mystic." Sam Harris.
  • @9fifty5
    Gotta say, I love Hitch, but find Sam more accessible.
  • @LeBigBangTheory
    If you still believe in the invisible boogie man in the sky after this brilliant explanation, then you are delusional or a child.
  • @consciousnez
    wow i think this is the first sam harris comment thread not being mucked up by religious comments trying to defend the floundering faith! maybe we are progressing. long live logic and reason