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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]

  • The same mistake made over and over again...

    What's the difference between Sam Harris, Jerry Falwell and Osama bin Laden? Not much. All three are true believers. You see that in their contempt for the targets of their wrath. It's easy to lay the blame for the problems of the world at someone else's door. Falwell blames secular humanists. Osama blames the Great Satan. Harris does the same with religious believers. And why not? The technique works. Just ask Ann Coulter.

    Simply put - you don't solve problems by blaming someone else or some other group. Instead, you deal with the problem itself.

    -- David P. Graf
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    Friday, July 7, 2006 08:12 PM
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