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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 | + | '''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"<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-harris/science-must-destroy-reli_b_13153.html Huffington Post article]</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:32, September 24, 2011
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"[1].
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.[2] In fact, Dr. Harris has said concerning the label of atheist, "It's right next to child molester as a designation."[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8] These findings suggest that New Atheism movement is significant more appealing to white males.
See also
References
- ↑ Huffington Post article
- ↑ http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist
- ↑ http://newsinitiative.org/story/2007/06/19/interview_with_an_atheist
- ↑ http://www.quantcast.com/richarddawkins.net#demographics
- ↑ http://www.quantcast.com/samharris.org
- ↑ http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf
- ↑ http://www.livescience.com/culture/090227-religion-men-women.html
- ↑ http://www.conservapedia.com/Atheism_appears_to_be_significantly_less_appealing_to_women