What would our world be like if we ceased to worry about 'right' and 'wrong,' or 'good' and 'evil,' and simply acted so as to maximize well-being, our own and that of others? Would we lose anything important?

Quote by Sam Harris

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Faith enables many of us to endure life's difficulties with an equanimity that would be...

Faith enables many of us to endure life's difficulties with an equanimity that would be...

The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One...

The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One...

It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious...

It is time that we admitted that faith is nothing more than the license religious...

The moment you shift the conversation to God ... you can pretend to know things...

The moment you shift the conversation to God ... you can pretend to know things...

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and...

Let the human mind loose. It must be loose. It will be loose. Superstition and...

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...

This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in...

The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

An atheist is a man who has no invisible means of support.

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, &...

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, &...

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the...

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the Gods, but rather...

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the Gods, but rather...

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but...

It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but...

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.

The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

For myself," he wrote, "I do not believe in any revelation. As for a future...