Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan to dialogue about faith.

[More Than A Feeling]

Should be interesting.

Most Americans oppose violence spurred by religious fundamentalism, but few agree on how to address it. In books like The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation, author Sam Harris contends that religion itself--not its more extreme forms--is to blame. This week, Harris debates blogger and Conservative Soul author Andrew Sullivan in a no-holds-barred "blogalogue." Return here to see Harris' next post--and check Andrew Sullivan's blog for his responses.

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/209/story_20904_1.html

[Hardrada]

1. Who is Sam Harris, pray tell?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. he wrote a couple of GREAT BOOKs, including a letter to

those demented religious-type folks.

[More Than A Feeling]

3. Relatively famous atheist author. n/t

[lostnotforgotten]

4. The End Of Faith

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0393035158.01-A2R2RITDJNW1Q6._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/End-Faith-Religion-Terror-Future/dp/0393035158/sr=8-3/qid=1168997477/ref=pd_bbs_3/103-6183129-5529449?ie=UTF8&s=books

[bananas]

5. An atheist woo-woo

Sam Harris: “Head-in-the-Sand Liberals”
http://www.freethoughtforum.org/members/ralphellectual/sam_harris_headinthe.htm

Sam Harris's Faith in Eastern Spirituality and Muslim Torture
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=106202&mesg_id=106202

Sam Harris believes in "speaking in tongues"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=214&topic_id=107007&mesg_id=107007

[Hardrada]

6. Das ist was ich habe frueher gedacht.

[Meshuga]

7. I'd love to see

Harris debate a liberal religious person. I thought Sullivan was a conservative blogger. Sure he is gay and at odds with some conservatives but he is still a conservative.

The last debate I saw was between Harris and Dennis Prager who is right wing. That was a disappointing debate. I think it would be more interesting to see Harris debate a very liberal Christian leader or a Reform Rabbi.

[immoderate]

8. Take into account....

...that Prager is an idiot, and you won't be disappointed.

--IMM

[Meshuga]

9. Yes, Prager is an ass

and an idiot. I am not fond of him. He is one of those guys who preaches one thing and does something else. Hopefully the Sullivan vs. Harris will be a good and educational exchange. I hope not to miss the debate.