Sam Harris Continues To Promote Pseudoscience

A few weeks ago I posted on Sam Harris' erroneous thinking (link). One example was the promotion of Charles Murray and his pseudoscience on race. In this week's Making Sense podcast, he continues with such promotion by interviewing Robert Plomin, another promoter of the discredited genetics over environmental factors (nature over nurture). I am flummoxed: why does Sam Harris continue to challenge the consensus of science on nature vs. nurture? If he was an Alt-Right racist radical I would understand it.

Click on the links below for more on Plomin:

There is No Nature-Nurture War

Genetic determinism rides again

So is it nature not nurture after all?

Challenging the very core of psychology

The Erroneous Thinking Of Sam Harris

One of the most known personalities in the promotion of atheism and science-based thinking is Sam Harris. I follow him semi-regularly and appreciate his work. However, I can no longer stay silent in the face of his continued bias as represented in this recent podcast. Following are examples of this erroneous thinking:

He supports the Alt Right's “Intellectual Dark Web.” He believes that Islam is the only reason for 9/11, but ignores Israeli terror on the Palestinians. He accepts the discredited racial pseudoscience of Charles Murray. He doesn't accept the reality of systemic racism or unconscious bias. He is not accepting of the full spectrum of evidence regarding police violence. (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) (link) 

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11/27/2020 - UPDATE: This link debunks him regarding his claim that "the police used more deadly force against white people—both in absolute numbers and in terms of their contribution to crime and violence in our society."

12/10/2020 - UPDATE: This link shows his continuing "blind spot."

1/15/2021 - UPDATE: This link focuses on his whataboutism/false equivalency regarding the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th.

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Lies From Republicans Over Hillary's Denunciation Of Half Of Trump Supporters

The dust still hasn't settled on Hillary Clinton's comments about half of Donald Trump supporter being "deplorable."  While most media have criticized her for this statement, it actually is essentially correct.  This editorial piece by conservative columnist Ed Rogers is a prime example of the lies being perpetuated around this story.  Of course Hillary recognizes and supports the character of working class people.  She was just telling the truth about the large portion of Trump's support coming from the "Alt-Right" bigots.

Clinton’s remarks show how Democrats really feel about working class