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Atheist philosopher Sam Harris tells CNN at TED 2010 that religion distracts people from tackling real problems.

Questions of good and evil, right and wrong are commonly thought unanswerable by science. But Sam Harris argues that science can — and should — be an authority on moral issues, shaping human values and setting out what constitutes a good life.

Really good discussion about the talk over at reddit and, of course, at TED.

Curious Christian associations.
Easter: DyedUnfertilizedChickenEmbryos.
Christmas: ObeseArcticToyMaker.
StPatrick’sDay: Beer

If you want to see more of the Beyond Belief series, you can go to the Science Network and watch more videos.