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Bill Maher’s call for liberals to stand by principles has value

By VALERIE YU - COUNTERPOINT
October 6, 2014 4 Comments/in Columns, Featured, Opinion

Last Friday night on his HBO program, Real Time, Bill Maher bickered with Ben Affleck in a heated argument about the nature of Islam. Once the two — along with Sam Harris, the author of Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion — succeeded in turning the debate into a yelling match, the whole […]

Media fails to bring credible sources to discussion on Islam

By YASMEEN SERHAN - POINT
October 6, 2014 2 Comments/in Columns, Opinion

Islam has been the subject of recent debate, and even Hollywood heavyweights have started to partake in the discussion. Last Friday, Gone Girl star Ben Affleck appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher alongside author Sam Harris, The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and politician and MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele, during which Affleck […]

Faithful and nonbelievers think alike, study says

By CORIANDA DIMES
October 14, 2009 in News

Led by a USC faculty member, the study uses MRI scans to understand what part of the brain affects beliefs.

Tag Archive for: Sam Harris

Bill Maher’s call for liberals to stand by principles has value

Media fails to bring credible sources to discussion on Islam

Faithful and nonbelievers think alike, study says

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