Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Arts, Politics, Books, Society & Culture, News

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🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the question: What if we hated Muslims, but in a secular way?Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Views of ViolenceCarnival Booth: An Algorithm for Defeating the Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening SystemThe same motive for anti-US 'terrorism' is cited over and overDoes intuitive mindset influence belief in God? Terrorism science: 5 insight...

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0:00.0	I have no zings except for joking about how Sam Harris is racist.
0:05.2	That'll be the focus of the episode, so it's not the worst.
0:07.5	We don't want to spoil the episode.
0:09.2	The thing I really want to give him shit for is if you listen to his podcast, he never says,
0:13.8	um or uh or any other filler words.
0:16.2	He just pauses for like minutes.
0:18.8	I mean, they're so fucking boring anyway. I can excuse racism, but long pauses.
0:24.8	They're either about how Muslims aren't people or meditation. He's like, clear your mind.
0:31.6	All right. We are back. The filthy mongrels of Palestine are attacking Israel. Free your mind of all thoughts other than ranking of the races.
0:40.6	Empty your mind of all your biases.
0:42.7	Create a castle at the top, white people.
0:47.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. I have one, I have one, I happen. Okay.
0:49.5	All right. Michael.
0:50.9	Peter.
0:51.7	Peter. What do you know about the end of faith?
0:58.1	All I know is that this book was the end of mine in Sam Harris. I like that Zinger because it was the first thing he ever did.
1:16.1	Okay, that's true.
1:17.1	Well, whatever.
1:18.1	Don't fact check the Zinger.
1:21.6	Boom.
1:22.5	Keeping Michael Hobbs honest on the If Books Could Kill podcast.
1:26.5	Fuck.
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