Sam Harris Part II, Bristol Ideas Fest: Pre-talk thoughts

Back on the M1 again driving down to Bristol.

I really enjoyed last nights chat between Harris & Dawkins. There wasn’t too much in the way of new material, but it was still great to see the ideas of TML being articulated to a UK audience.

Tonight should be different though, as far as I’m aware this is an hours lecture from Sam alone. This will hopefully be in the vein of the google author talk he did last year. The extra time given in this format helps get into some of the details that can preempt some of objections that occur in the Q&A.

I’ve been thinking more and more about the potential limits of reason and it’s application in the discourse of religion. Does Sam sees any practical use for reason in conversation with people who hold a faith inspired world view.

I suppose I would want to know that if given sufficient time, and baring in mind that despite protestations to the contrary people aren’t reasoned into faith, could he, Harris, reason William Lane Craig out of his belief in say, the miracles of Jesus.

Cant decide how to word it, we’ll see how it goes.

dB