The Political Implications of Religion

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David Frum: We tend to form groups and treat members of those groups with great compassion. He says if that's a basic mechanism of humanity, then the way in which that has become activated so often for history obviously is religion. If people hadn't believed in these different religions, would we have had fewer conflicts? he asks.

Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, author, and the host of the Making Sense podcast. He rose to prominence as a member of the “Four Horsemen” of New Atheism, which also included Daniel Dennett, Richard Dawkins, and Christopher Hitchens.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Sam Harris discuss the intellectual case for atheism; why both left and right have become more extreme in recent years; and the prospects of a more rational politics in the near future.

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