It's a sign of stupidity, madness, and/or religion

Postat: 2006-09-06 kl. 10.13

Sam Harris talar om religion i dagens samhälle och varför det är galet. Föreläsningen är sådär, men det här citatet står ut:

Imagine someone would come out on stage saying: I have news for you: The holocaust never happened. That's a big hoax. Either that person would have good reasons [to think so] or not.

But there would be no temptations whatsoever to respect his mere belief. Likewise with people who believe in elves or anything else for which there really is no good argument. These people are marginalized in our culture. They don't get invited to sit on the boards of directors or to decide public policy. And we're right to exclude them from serious conversations because to believe strongly without evidence or argument is a sign that something is wrong with you. It's a sign of either stupidity or madness.

Except on matters of faith.

IT Conversations: Pop!Tech 2005 Sam Harris - The Future of Ideas (2005-10-22)