Sam Harris, The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values Quotes
Just as there is no such thing as Christian physics or Muslim Algebra, we will see tht there is no such thing as Christian or Muslim morality.
We must continually remind ourselves that there is a difference between what is natural and what is actually good for us.
To point out nonepistemic motives in another’s view of the world, therefore, is always a criticism, as it serves to cast doubt upon a person’s connection to the world as it is.
Choosing beliefs freely is not what rational minds do.
We will embarrass our descendants, just as our ancestors embarrass us. This is moral progress.
