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The Moral Landscape

By: Sam Harris
Narrated by: Sam Harris
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Sam Harris has discovered that most people, from secular scientists to religious fundamentalists, agree on one point: science has nothing to say on the subject of human values. Indeed, science’s failure to address questions of meaning and morality has become the primary justification for religious faith. The underlying claim is that while science is the best authority on the workings of the physical universe, religion is the best authority on meaning, values, morality, and leading a good life. Sam Harris shows us that this is not only untrue; it cannot possibly be true.

Bringing a fresh, secular perspective to age-old questions of right and wrong, and good and evil, Harris shows that we know enough about the human brain and how it reacts to events in the world to say that there are right and wrong answers to the most pressing questions of human life. Because such answers exist, moral relativism is simply false – and comes at increasing cost to humanity.

Using his expertise in philosophy and neuroscience, along with his experience on the front lines of the cultural war between science and religion, Harris delivers an explosive argument about the future of science, and about the real basis of human relationships.

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Sam Harris is who Jesus should have been. The ideas expressed here lead to true compassion and empathy. Prepare to have your eyes and mind opened to the objective truths of your existence.

Sam Harris is the tits.

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An absolutely convincing argument for the science of morality, highlighting both the wrongly perceived difficulties as well as the actual difficulties.

This is what the word must-read is for.

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Sam Harris has revealed moral dogmas in pursuit of bringing more peaks to our culture's moral zeitgeist and greater understanding beyond relativist frameworks and flawed religious dragon-eating-it's-tail thinking processes.

S-tier modern moral literature.

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I love the subject matter and feel we need to rewrite the Bible on morals and hopefully the conscious awakening of mankind will tip soon but I'm writing this review to warn you about the psychopath section; there is a story about a "psycho" that I kinda didn't need to hear, it still plagues me a bit. If I was warned I'd still have listened though I guess.... if your sensitive maybe you might want to skip that part?

Great book but be warned

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This books provides a clear concise and crisp way to ignite your thinking on moral matters.

Sam harris is best

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I wish we could start to move away from the cultural insistence that it is OK to have your own personal 'truth'. Society does not value the scientific method and the use of honest reasoning anywhere nearly enough. Very much to our detriment.

Should be required reading

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A beautifully structured and presented account of some of the most fundamental questions about morality and culture.

Enlightening and thought provoking

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If only the common man put this much thought and consideration into how to conduct yourself in life. If this doesn't set your mind racing, nothing will

More moral than the bible

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I was able to listen to this while enduring a particular shitty time in my life and it definitely helped foster perspective into my life.

Excellent outlook on the human condition!

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I really enjoyed this book, Sam Harris presents well rounded ideas in a clear and intelligible way that is easy to understand. Very thought provoking.

Technical note: the recording is almost unbearably sibilant and there are SEVERAL audio glitches.

Well put ideas that make for interesting thought

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