Sam harris joins dave rubin to discuss his appearance on real time with bill maher where he and ben affleck debated the difference between muslim people and the doctrine of islam. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over radical. Do not injure, abuse, oppress, enslave, insult, torment, torture, or kill any creature or living being. Mahavira, the jain patriarch, surpassed the morality of the bible with a single sentence. Oct 07, 2014 ben affleck has won praise for accusing tv host bill maher and author sam harris for what he called gross and racist depictions of islam during a televised debate appearing on hbo. In islam, we confront a civilization with an arrested history. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. The actor has won praise on social media for accusing both men of religious stereotyping while discussing islam with them on mahers hbo. Islams the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will fking kill you if you say the wrong thing maher, sam harris and ben affleck get heated over radical islam in a must. Why did ben affleck lose patience when sam harris was so. But when isis crucifies people, buries children alive, and rapes and tortures women by the thousands all in the name of islam the response is a few small demonstrations in. Ben affleck curses jesus while defending islam messiahs. Maher and harris accused affleck of ignoring the extent of intolerance within islam. Updated with videos sam harris, the controversial and bestselling new atheist who became a top real time with bill maher statistic when his heated 2014 debate with ben affleck went viral, wasted.
Ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. Are you the person that understands the officially codified doctrine of islam. Oct 07, 2014 ben affleck and nicholas kristof along with, sad to say, a former chairman of the republican national committee would have none of that. Sam harris induces cognitive dissonance in ben affleck. It is as though a portal in time has opened, and the christians of the 14th century are pouring into our world. Samuel benjamin harris born april 9, 1967 is an american author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and podcast host. Oct 04, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher. Watch ben affleck and bill maher argue about islam time. Oct, 2014 one response to sam harris states the obvious about islam, enrages ben affleck retire2022 june 30, 2015 at 4. Ben affleck angrily defends islam against bill mahersam. Why ben affleck is right, bill maher is wrong, and sam. When ben affleck differentiates the extremists from the overwhelming majority of peaceful muslims, and when harris and maher claim that polls indicate the extreme are a larger part of the overall pie than we think, affleck s argument is not only stronger, but correlates to the raison detre for both the iraq and afghanistan wars.
Ben affleck blasts bill maher for racist views on islam. Harris has criticized the way the term islamophobia is commonly used. In a debate about islam on hbos real time on friday, actor ben affleck was offended by the idea from sam harris that liberalism has failed to characterize radical islam as a threat. Ignoring the politics of it for the moment, check out this video of sam harris debating ben affleck on bill mahers real time show. Yes, seething mad that someone might think, just because muslims are chopping off heads, raping young girls and committing honor killings, there might be a problem within the doctrines of islam. T he latest episode of bill mahers hbo show real time. When the atheist philosopher sam harris made an october 2014 guest appearance on bill mahers hbo show real time and derided this meme of islamophobia where every criticism of islam is conflated with bigotry toward muslims as people, afflecka fellow guest on the program that nightcalled harriss remarks gross and racist. Even bill maher, an avowed atheist and super liberal. Of course, theres gone girl, which topped the box office this weekend. Bill maher and ben affleck have a fierce debate over radical islam. Ill teach you how to spot cognitive dissonance in the clip. One response to sam harris states the obvious about islam, enrages ben affleck retire2022 june 30, 2015 at 4.
Did ben affleck ever comment on the conversation on bill. Maher and sam harris, his debating partner, do a fine job if affleck would just let them talk using facts to dispel afflecks emotiondriven myths. Islam and the future of tolerance is an open dialogue and collaboration between sam harris and maajid nawaz, who both discuss the problems of a subsection of extremists in the name of islam and provide some eloquent solutions. In what follows, afflecks main arguments are presented and then discredited. May 01, 2017 harris and maher are simply bigots, in that their opinions and pronouncements on islam are not based on the actual empirical data islamic inspired terrorism for example, occurs at much lower rates than christianinspired terrorism in the us and. Affleck had accused panelist sam harris, author of waking up. Actor ben affleck, star of the hit film gone girl, recently appeared on bill mahers hbo show along with sam harris, author of the book waking up. Sam harris and bill maher racist and gross in views of. Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher.
Ben affleck has won praise for accusing tv host bill maher and author sam harris for what he called gross and racist depictions of islam during a televised debate appearing on hbo. In the october 3rd episode, mahers guest panel included ben affleck, sam harris, nicholas kristof, and michael steele. The value of actor ben afflecks recent outbursts in defense of islam on hbos real time is that here, in one 10minute segment, we have all the leftistliberal bromides used whenever islam is criticized. Apparently affleck had come to the show somewhat prepared to attack harris. Drugs and the meaning of life by sam harris, july 6, 2011.
Oct 07, 2014 in response to our mistreating a book, millions of muslims would take to the streets, and we would spend the rest of our lives fending off credible threats of murder. Creator of book my chacha is gay tells american actor he shut down the opportunity for a productive dialogue on radical islam. That is, even if you do know all your muslim friends, contacts and acquaintances to be good people. Oct 08, 2014 maher and sam harris, his debating partner, do a fine job if affleck would just let them talk using facts to dispel affleck s emotiondriven myths.
But, when a rabid, maddog liberal like bill maher gets accused of being islamaphobic and racist by another liberal useful idiot like ben affleckhell has officially frozen over. Harris said islam is the mother load of bad ideas and ben affleck retorted it. Ben affleck and nicholas kristof along with, sad to say, a former chairman of the republican national committee would have none of that. Islam s the only religion that acts like the mafia, that will fking kill you if you say the wrong thing maher, sam harris and ben affleck get heated over radical islam in a must. Deconstructing the ben afflecksam harris cage fight psychology.
Lalo yaskywireimage the actorscreenwriterdirector is into the whole truth and nothing butwhether its a classic guide to good grammar, exposes of crooked foreign governments, a look at what actually drives mass media, or a gospel that illuminates the real message of christ. There were furious outbursts and wild gesticulati ons by affleck, hardhitting criticisms of islam and liberals by maher and harris, and accusations. Gone girl star ben affleck and real time host bill maher got into a heated argument about islam on mahers hbo talk show friday maher and author sam harris argued that liberals were backing. The latest media debate about islam stems from american chat show host bill mahers criticism of islam, and the surprisingly passionate response of ben affleck, oscarwinning actor and director. Ben affleck on capitol hill, february 2014 mark wilsongetty images bill maher and sam harris are the exception to liberal relativism. Sam harris taunts ben batman affleck on real time with. The continuing barbarity of isis gave bill maher and real time guest sam harris another opportunity to bash the religion of islam friday night, and while. Ben affleck curses jesus while defending islam charisma news. Sam harris states the obvious about islam, enrages ben affleck. Sam harris is the author of the bestselling books, the end of faith, letter to a christian nation, the moral landscape, free will, lying, waking up, and islam and the future of tolerance. Oct 14, 2014 the value of actor ben afflecks recent outbursts in defense of islam on hbos real time is that here, in one 10minute segment, we have all the leftistliberal bromides used whenever islam is criticized. Ben affleck in passionate defence of islam on bill maher show.
And theres this debate he got into on real time on friday night with bill maher and. In response to our mistreating a book, millions of muslims would take to the streets, and we would spend the rest of our lives fending off credible threats of murder. Sam harris discusses his ben affleck debate on real time with bill. Oct 06, 2014 ben affleck seems so amiable in his movies. Ben affleck reflects on his debate with sam harris 0. Ben affleck, sam harris and bill maher debate radical islam real time with bill maher hbo duration. The truth about islam is as politically incorrect as it is terrifying.
Nov 09, 2018 the continuing barbarity of isis gave bill maher and real time guest sam harris another opportunity to bash the religion of islam friday night, and while gone girl star ben affleck did his best to. Sam harris taunts ben batman affleck on real time with bill. The tense debate about islam between bill maher, sam harris, and ben affleck has been shared multiple times over social media and provides a case study in girards mimetic theory. If batman were here, hed call us racist, harris said during his topoftheshow interview before expounding on islam and the western liberals he. While claiming that, as a good liberal, he must be kind and tolerant of muslims, he uses the name of jesus as a curse word. Ben affleck and bill maher engaged in a heated debate over the nature of islam on friday evenings episode of hbos real time with bill maher. There were furious outbursts and wild gesticulati ons by affleck, hardhitting criticisms of islam and liberals by maher and harris, and accusations of racism by both affleck and kristof. What did ben affleck have to say regarding the sam harris. Maher, sam harris and ben affleck get heated over radical. Ben affleck melts down debating islam with sam harris and. Oct 09, 2014 actor ben affleck, star of the hit film gone girl, recently appeared on bill mahers hbo show along with sam harris, author of the book waking up. A guide to spirituality without religion, of stereotyping and condemning all muslims, which he denied. Academy award winner ben affleck and neuoscientist sam harris clash over islam on hbos real time. However, on the set of bill mahers liberal tv show i dont even know the name, he was seething.
My recent collision with ben affleck on bill mahers show, real time, has provoked an extraordinary amount of controversy. The debate between sam harris and ben affleck on bill mahers show generated a lot of controversy. Share sam harris quotations about atheist, religion and belief. Harris and maher are simply bigots, in that their opinions and pronouncements on islam are not based on the actual empirical data islamic inspired terrorism for example, occurs at much lower rates than christianinspired terrorism in the us and. Its the only religion that acts like the mafia that will expletive kill you if you say the wrong thing. Pakistani illustrator writes to ben affleck on radical islam. Harris said islam is the mother load of bad ideas and ben affleck retorted it is an ugly thing. Deconstructing the ben afflecksam harris cage fight. Watching affleck go out of his way to defend islam is just pathetic, to me. Film star ben affleck engaged in a furious debate with author sam harris and tv host bill maher, accusing his opponents of racism after harris called islam the motherload of bad ideas. Sam harris discusses his ben affleck debate on real time.
I consider your gad saad, ben affleck to sam harris. Ben affleck, the oscarwinning actor and director, has launched a ferocious defence of islam, after becoming involved in a heated argument when he appeared on an american chat show. Bill maher talks about that islam debate with ben affleck. Oct 05, 2014 gone girl star ben affleck and real time host bill maher got into a heated argument about islam on mahers hbo talk show friday maher and author sam harris argued that liberals were backing. Ben affleck angrily defends islam against bill mahersam harris. Oct 08, 2014 ben affleck and bill maher clearly have differing views on islam, which, to me, is actually quite comical. Ben affleck in passionate defence of islam on bill maher.
Ben affleck publicly comments on islam spat with maher by josh feldman nov 20th, 2014, 12. Oct 09, 2014 the tense debate about islam between bill maher, sam harris, and ben affleck has been shared multiple times over social media and provides a case study in girards mimetic theory. Mahers backup atheist serpent, sam the end of faith harris, also a guest on the show, threw in for good measure. My criticism of islam is a criticism of beliefs and their consequences, but my fellow liberals reflexively view it as an expression of intolerance toward people, he wrote following a disagreement with ben affleck in october 2014 on the show real time with bill maher. While claiming that, as a good liberal, he must be kind and tolerant of. Oct 18, 2014 the debate between sam harris and ben affleck on bill mahers show generated a lot of controversy. Ben affleck furiously defends islam on bill maher show. Oct 08, 2014 mahers backup atheist serpent, sam the end of faith harris, also a guest on the show, threw in for good measure.
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