Sam Harris

Sam Harris

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Sam Harris is an American author and atheist. Sam Harris is one of the founders of the New Atheism movement. Dr. Harris received a Ph.D. in neuroscience from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is also a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University. He wrote two controversial, but New York Times best seller books, The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. He has written essays such as "Science must destroy religion".

Charges of misogny and Islamophobia

Sam Harris and charges of misogny

Like his fellow new atheist Richard Dawkins, Harris has raised the ire of feminists. For example, on October 3, 2014, Salon magazine published an online article entitled, Atheism’s shocking woman problem: What’s behind the misogyny of Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris? On September 20 2014, the feminist blogger Libby Anne wrote an article entitled Is Sam Harris Sexist? Atheist Sam Fincke wrote a piece entitled On Sam Harris’s Reply to Feminist Critics.

Sam Harris and the decline of global atheism

On June 26, 2012, a proponent of the Question evolution! campaign pointed out that Harris has yet to address the issue of the decline of global atheism in adherents and global market share and its expected effect on Western World atheism nor has Harris offered substantial commentary on the explosive growth of global Christianity. Specifically, it was pointed out out that "In 2012, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (GCTS) reported that every day there are 800 less atheists per day, 1,100 less non-religious (agnostic) people per day and 83,000 more people professing to be Christians per day."

The article Sam Harris, Project Reason failed quipped:

“

Sam, I know you wrote a book titled The End of Faith. I think it's time you rethought things and write a book titled The End of Atheism. If you want atheists to read it, I would write it quick before they are all gone! By the way, one thing I have noticed about the dwindling number of world atheists: They are totally unable to satisfactorily answer the 15 questions for evolutionists of the Question Evolution! Campaign. Why is that?

”

Harris claims atheist is right next to child molester as a designation

see also: Atheism, pederasty and NAMBLA and Views on Atheists

Dr. Sam Harris is a founder of the New Atheism movement. He is quite aware of the stigma surrounding atheism and has even advocated that atheists no longer call themselves atheists. In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."

Lack of a plan to stop decline of global atheism and global agnosticism

Using academic studies, survey data and other information, supporters of the Question evolution! campaign maintain that including Sam Harris, there is a lack of sound leadership within the agnostic/atheist and evolutionist communities in dealing with the global decline of atheism and agnosticism.

See:

• Evolutionists, atheists and agnostics: Where is your master plan to reverse your global decline?

• Atheism is rudderless and unseaworthy

Gender and racial demographics of Sam Harris' audience

See also: Western atheism and race

According to the web traffic tracking company Quantcast, white males appear to be the group of individuals who are most receptive to Richard Dawkins' and atheist Sam Harris' message. Survey data and website tracking data of prominent atheists' websites indicate that in the Western World, atheism appears to be significantly less appealing to women. These findings suggest that New Atheism movement is significant more appealing to white males.

See also

• Where was Sam Harris when the New Atheists needed him? - satire
• Women's views of Richard Dawkins

External Links

• Letter to a Maladjusted Misotheist
• Sam Harrris by True Free Thinker