“You are happily being misunderstood in your use of the word "God."”

—  Sam Harris

Sam Harris in debate against Deepak Chopra on ABC Nightline (23 March 2010) "Does God Have a Future?"
2010s

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American author, philosopher and neuroscientist 1967

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