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== Killing people for thought crimes and Harris' book The End of Faith ==

== Killing people for thought crimes and Harris' book The End of Faith ==

In his book ''The End of Faith'', Harris wrote: “Some beliefs are so dangerous that it may be ethical to kill people for believing them”.<ref name="dangerousidea.blogspot.com">[http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2011/06/sam-harris-on-killing-people-for-what.html Sam Harris on Killing People for What they Believe] by Victor Reppert</ref>  Harris was criticized by [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] Victor Reppert and others for his promotion of the idea that killing people for thought crimes is morally acceptable.<ref name="dangerousidea.blogspot.com"/><ref name="voxday.blogspot.com">[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2014/10/sam-harris-is-still-genocidal-maniac.html Sam Harris: genocidal maniac or suicidal logician?] by [[Vox Day]], October 13, 2014</ref><ref>Madeleine Bunting, "[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/may/07/comment.religion The New Atheists loathe religion far too much to plausibly challenge it]," The Guardian, May 7, 2007</ref>

In his book ''The End of Faith'', Harris wrote: “Some beliefs are so dangerous that it may be ethical to kill people for believing them”.<ref name="dangerousidea.blogspot.com">[http://dangerousidea.blogspot.com/2011/06/sam-harris-on-killing-people-for-what.html Sam Harris on Killing People for What they Believe] by Victor Reppert</ref>  Harris was criticized by [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] Victor Reppert and others for his promotion of the idea that killing people for thought crimes is morally acceptable.<ref name="dangerousidea.blogspot.com"/><ref name="voxday.blogspot.com">[https://voxday.net/2014/10/13/sam-harris-is-still-genocidal-maniac/ Sam Harris: genocidal maniac or suicidal logician?] by Vox Day, October 13, 2014</ref><ref>Madeleine Bunting, "[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/may/07/comment.religion The New Atheists loathe religion far too much to plausibly challenge it]," The Guardian, May 7, 2007</ref>

Theodore Beale wrote in response to Harris defending his statement:

Theodore Beale wrote in response to Harris defending his statement: