3 Sam Harris Quotes on Life

Sam Harris quotes on life

76. The point at which we fully acquire our humanity, and our capacity to suffer, remains an open question, but anyone who would dogmatically insist that these traits must arise coincident with the moment of conception has nothing to contribute, apart from his ignorance, to this debate.[2]

79. The moral truth here is obvious: anyone who feels that the interests of a blastocyst just might supersede the interests of a child with a spinal cord injury has had his moral sense blinded by religious metaphysics.

94. There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to terms with it could well be the highest purpose of human life.[2]