- -: Sam Harris Considers a Creator
July 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Sam Harris refutes the notion of an intelligent creator.
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- -: Sam Harris: Is there certainty in science?
July 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Harris believes that certainty is a false goal.
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- -: Religion Panel - Do Atheists Lack "Spiritual Values?"
August 6, 2007 (almost 17 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=940 A panel of religious experts debates the question of whether or not "spiritual values" can be said to be held by individuals who to not profess a belief in God. This excerpt is taken from a program titled "Religion in U.S. Culture and ...
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- -: Atheists and the Stock Market - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
March 24, 2008 (about 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/04/Future_Has_Always_Been_Crazier_Than_We_Thought Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb gives his take on beliefs, religion, and stock market analysts. ----- The Future Has Always Been Crazier Than We Thought with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Author Nass...
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- -: Darwin, Lincoln, and the New Atheists - Adam Gopnik
February 12, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/01/26/Adam_Gopnik_at_City_Arts__Lectures Adam Gopnik, author of Angels and Ages, discusses how Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin differed in their approaches to atheism, and contrasts their views with those of modern atheists such as Richard Dawkins. ----...
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- -: Wally Lamb on Meeting Columbine Gunman's Father
April 20, 2009 (about 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/12/04/Wally_Lamb_The_Hour_I_First_Believed While signing copies of The Hour I First Believed, his novel about the Columbine High School massacre, author Wally Lamb was approached by the father of gunman Eric Harris. Lamb remembers the details of the emotion...
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- -: Information Overload: Why US Intel Is Falling Short
March 10, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Shane_Harris_The_Rise_of_Americas_Surveillance_State Shane Harris, author of The Watchers, claims that U.S. intelligence agencies collect too much information to process competently. "We have essentially created an official system of surveillance that...
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- -: Does Warrantless Surveillance Violate the 4th Amendment?
March 11, 2010 (about 14 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/03/04/Shane_Harris_The_Rise_of_Americas_Surveillance_State Reporter Shane Harris traces the controversy over the Bush administration's Terrorist Surveillance Program to a fundamental debate over language in the Fourth Amendment. Harris recalls a heated deba...
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- -: Sam Harris: Islam Is Not a Religion of Peace
December 30, 2010 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Author Sam Harris argues that Islam -- like most religions -- is not simply a peaceful faith misrepresented by extremists. "The only problem with Islamic fundamentalism are the fundamentals of Islam," says...
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- -: 'We Find Genocides Boring': Sam Harris on Moral Illusions
January 10, 2011 (over 13 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/11/10/Sam_Harris_Can_Science_Determine_Human_Values Author Sam Harris explains that despite humanity's general desire to be good, we frequently fall prey to "moral illusions." As an example, he points to the developed world's neglect of strife in regions li...
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