A Look at Sam Harris and His Atheist Indoctrination

February 27, 2020 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

One of my favorite examples of atheist indoctrination comes from Sam Harris (Letter to a Christian Nation, (2006), 51). He begins: […]

atheism, indoctrination, new atheism, Sam Harris

NDEs and those determined not to believe in them

February 4, 2014 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 68 Comments

In “Sprites and near death experiences” I argued that current study of NDEs is in the early stages of first-person […]

afterlife, dualism, evidence, NDE, OBE, Sam Harris, science

Pot. Kettle. Black. Another response to Chris Hallquist

January 13, 2013 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 54 Comments

A couple days ago I posted a critique of Chris Hallquist’s critique of William Lane Craig which you can read […]

Chris Hallquist, confirmation bias, motivated reasoning, Sam Harris, William Lane Craig

Did William Lane Craig smear Sam Harris? A response to Chris Hallquist

January 11, 2013 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 52 Comments

In the discussion thread for my article “Would you want an atheist for a neighbor?” R0c1 took issue with my […]

Chris Hallquist, psychopathy, rhetoric, Sam Harris, truth, William Lane Craig

The Existential Argument and Sam Harris’ Big Diamond

December 9, 2012 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 28 Comments

In the thread to my article “In defense of existential arguments for belief in God” Matt DeStefano commented that my argument “doesn’t […]

atheism, existential argument, God, prudential argument, Sam Harris, theism

Squeezing David Hume’s big toe (and other ironic ways to honor the naive skeptical tradition)

June 11, 2012 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 39 Comments

As you probably know, the idea of “tradition” has not received great press in the modern age. In particular the […]

atheism, David Hume, epistemology, humanism, Sam Harris, skepticism, tradition

On the Myth of Religious Violence

May 15, 2011 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 146 Comments

Yesterday I attended a lecture by scholar William Cavanaugh from DePaul University speaking on the topic of his recent book […]

Christopher Hitchens, Nicholas Humphrey, Sam Harris, The Myth of Religious Violence, William Cavanaugh

I wanna kill myself … and you too

November 12, 2010 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 33 Comments

Conversational Atheist has listed at his website 9 facts that Sam Harris has provided to go from is to ought. […]

atheism, Columbine, Conversational Atheist, Dylan Klebold, Eric Harris, ethics, God, morality, naturalism, Sam Harris

Gingerbread lattes and Gary Ridgeway

November 9, 2010 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 27 Comments

You might call it a case of double dipping. I decided to put a response to James in a post. […]

atheism, ethics, moral objectivism, morality, naturalism, Sam Harris

Why Sam Harris should not go into retail

November 3, 2010 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 56 Comments

Imagine a store called “Harris Mart” which advertises great prices while proudly touting the slogan: “All our packages are made in the USA!” Anxious […]

atheism, ethics, meta-ethics, naturalism, Sam Harris

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