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Sam Harris is a controversial writer, philosopher, public speaker and neuroscientist . He is most well known for being a figurehead of the “new atheist” movement alongside Richard Dawkins and the late Christopher Hitchens. He has built a following with public debates found on YouTube and multiple New York Times best-selling books, most notably The End of Faith.

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5 Oct, 2014

Debate with Maher

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A debate between Maher, Affleck and a panel of guests on Real Time With Bill Maher gets heated as Maher says that liberals have failed by not criticizing homophobia and sexism in Islamic countries. Affleck responds that more than a billion Muslims worldwide are mostly moderate. Maher:

Why are you so hostile about this concept?

Affleck:

Because it’s gross, it’s racist, it’s disgusting

Ben Affleck, Sam Harris and Bill Maher Debate Radical Islam | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)