Sam Harris: Free Will
What if the feeling of choosing is just that: a feeling? Sam Harris makes the case that free will is an illusion, built on solid ground in neuroscience and philosophy.
What if the feeling of choosing is just that: a feeling? Sam Harris makes the case that free will is an illusion, built on solid ground in neuroscience and philosophy.
The End of Faith by Sam Harris (2004) is a critique of organized religion, arguing that religious faith, especially when it involves unquestioning belief and resistance to evidence, poses a serious danger in the modern world, particularly when combined with weapons of mass destruction and geopolitical conflict.
Dawkins dismantles the arguments for God’s existence with scientific rigor and wit, tracing religion’s origins while championing a universe made no less wondrous by naturalistic explanation. Essential reading for anyone drawn to the case for atheism.
Secularism isn’t anti-religion, it’s the framework that lets all beliefs and non-beliefs coexist equally. Essential reading for anyone examining how religious freedom depends on governments staying neutral.
Nietzsche warns that killing God leaves us to build meaning, morality, and purpose from scratch. Essential reading for anyone rethinking faith in a secular age.
Hitchens brands religion violent, irrational, and intolerant, entangled with bigotry, hostile to inquiry, and harsh toward women and children. Essential reading for critics of organized faith.