If Books Could Kill

Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

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Episode notes

Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the question: What if we hated Muslims, but in a secular way?

Where to find us: 

• Peter's other podcast, 5-4
• Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

Sources:

• Views of Violence
• Carnival Booth: An Algorithm for Defeating the Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening System
• The same motive for anti-US 'terrorism' is cited over and over
• Does intuitive mindset influence belief in God? 
• Terrorism science: 5 insights into jihad in Europe
• Analytic cognitive style predicts religious and paranormal belief
• What Is "Islamophobia"?
• Essays In Defense of Profiling
• To Profile or Not to Profile
• Chapter 2 The Making of Jihadist Social Actors in Europe in
• Who are the new jihadis?
• Disbelief - Prometheus Books 
• God and the Ivory Tower
• Religion’s evolutionary landscape: Counterintuition, commitment, compassion, communion
• The Evolution of Religion: How Cognitive By-Products, Adaptive Learning Heuristics, Ritual Displays, and Group Competition Generate
• Talking to the Enemy

 Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!