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The disbeliever
Sam Harris, author of "The End of Faith," on why religious moderates are worse than fundamentalists, 9/11 led us into a deranged holy war, and believers should be treated like alien-abduction kooks.
By Steve Paulson [2006-07-07]

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    Thank you Salon for publishing this interview. I had heard about this book in passing, but thought it was another rant by someone in the vein of Stephen Gould. After reading the interview, I realize his view of the world is close to mine. I grew up in the deep South where "Jaysus" was a topic of many conversations, usually in relation to passing judgement on some group or behavior.

    I think part of the problem are the terms "religion", "atheist" and "christian". I don't consider Sam Harris an "atheist" in the vein of Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Like a lot of people (and me) he just cannot accept a simplistic world view for the world he perceives. Many people who study shamanism, mysticisim, psychic phenomena, etc have experiences that show them that the world as defined by CNN, Time, NY times et al. ain't quite right. Begin a program of meditiation with an open mind and you just might see for yourself.

    -- robob
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    Friday, July 7, 2006 07:56 AM
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