Dan

“While thinking is a practical necessity, the failure to recognize thoughts as thoughts, moment after moment, is what gives each of us the feeling that we call “I,” and this is the string upon which all our states of suffering and dissatisfaction are strung.”
― Sam Harris

“Dogma in science really is humiliating when it is recognized as dogma.”
― Sam Harris

“In adaptive terms, belief has been extraordinarily useful. It is, after all, by believing various propositions about the world that we predict events and consider the likely consequences of our actions. Beliefs are principles of action: whatever they may be at the level of the brain, they are processes by which our understanding (and misunderstanding) of the world is represented and made available to guide our behavior.”
― Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

“A belief is a lever that, once pulled, moves almost everything in a person’s life.”
― Sam Harris