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Karen's avatar

I find Sam Harris's barely concealed smugness and aura of enlightened rationalism grating, and his unabashed apologism for Israel and Islamophobia indefensible and reprehensible. The extent to which people professing devotion to spirituality can be egregiously unaware of their own shortcomings never ceases to baffle me.

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If I recall, I actually found Bob through Sam around the time "Why Buddhism Is True" came out, and I think Bob was on Sam's show, so seeing all of the mutual animosity was a tad disorienting. That said, I listened to the Decoding the Gurus podcast and didn't find it particularly informative when it came to tribalism, precisely because it didn't seem like anyone had an agreed upon definition.

Here's an idea: Get Paul Bloom to mediate. He was on both podcasts within the last week promoting his book and seems like someone both Sam and Bob respect. Make it happen, Bob!

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