Best. Video. Evar.

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:25:31 -0800

It just gets better and better...

The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly

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Atheist Rubric

nobody@vox.com(ydnar) — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:34:33 -0800

Sam Harris

There are many things I could say about this book. One of which is that I am the furthest from its intended audience as one could be. With an economy of pages (it weighs in at 96 pages, including references), Sam Harris presents a compelling case on morality, rule of law and the effect religion has had on humanity.

The book is at the same time both hilarious and incredibly frightening. With a few bits of simple logic, it dismantles a number of Christian precepts. Later it describes the dangerous effect that "religious morality" has on the health and well-being of mankind.

One example is the Right's opposition to a HPV vaccine because it would encourage premarital sex. If you extend this to a theoretical HIV vaccine, then the utter abhorrence of this point of view becomes clear.

Something Letterman said to Bill O'Reilly said the other night rang true here: "It's not a simple question, because I'm a thoughtful person."

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