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Sam Harris: La science peut répondre aux questions morales.

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Il est communément admis que la science ne peut apporter aucune réponse aux questions portant sur le bien et le mal, sur ce qui est juste ou injuste. Mais Sam Harris défend l'idée contraire: la science peut -- et doit -- être reconnue comme une autorité pour répondre aux questions d'ordre moral, sur ce qui forme nos valeurs humaines et sur ce qui définit et constitue une bonne vie.

Adored by secularists, feared by the pious, Sam Harris' best-selling books argue that religion is ruinous and, worse, stupid -- and that questioning religious faith might just save civilization. Full bio »

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