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Did you know that Sam Harris' mother, Susan, was the creator of The Golden Girls?

In case you're not familiar with him, he's an author, podcaster, neuroscientist, and "New Atheist."

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by Anonymousreply 29April 17, 2022 3:59 PM

Is he sick and tired of being sick and tired?

by Anonymousreply 1February 19, 2022 12:27 AM

Definite BDF.

by Anonymousreply 2February 19, 2022 12:28 AM

From Wikipedia. I think I love him.

[quote]In 2006, Harris described Islam as "all fringe and no center," and wrote in The End of Faith that "the doctrine of Islam [...] represents a unique danger to all of us", arguing that the War on terror is really a war against Islam. In 2014, Harris said he considers Islam to be "especially belligerent and inimical to the norms of civil discourse", as it involves what Harris considers to be "bad ideas, held for bad reasons, leading to bad behavior." In 2015 Harris and secular Islamic activist Maajid Nawaz cowrote Islam and the Future of Tolerance. In this book, Harris argues that the word Islamophobia is a "pernicious meme", a label which prevents discussion about the threat of Islam. Harris has been described in 2020 by Jonathan Matusitz, Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida, as "a champion of the counter-jihad left".

by Anonymousreply 3February 19, 2022 12:36 AM

Us eldergays should remember his father Berkeley from TV from the 60s through the 70s. He was a good lookin' rascal too.

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by Anonymousreply 4February 19, 2022 12:39 AM

That's MY wheelhouse, R1!

by Anonymousreply 5February 19, 2022 1:41 AM

What is a 'new atheist'?

by Anonymousreply 6February 19, 2022 1:42 AM

Whenever I hear of him, I always remember that time a 'roided up Ben Affleck was set off.

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by Anonymousreply 7February 19, 2022 1:43 AM

But, does he sing as well as the real Sam Harris?

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by Anonymousreply 8February 19, 2022 10:38 AM

Sam's mum Susan also created Soap (which she also wrote), Benson, It Takes Two, Empty Nest, Nurses, Good & Evil, and The Golden Palace.

by Anonymousreply 9February 19, 2022 10:45 AM

R8. That's who I think this guy is everytime I see his name.

by Anonymousreply 10February 19, 2022 11:27 AM

Would he be in favor of giving the Palestinians Greenland?

by Anonymousreply 11February 19, 2022 11:30 AM

Sugar Don’t Bite!

by Anonymousreply 12February 19, 2022 11:32 AM

What do you think/know about this person? Someone just recommended his meditation app, Waking Up, to me with a passion that was borderline cultish fervor.

Do we know anything?

by Anonymousreply 13April 17, 2022 1:45 PM

He is Beverly McKinsey-adjacent.

by Anonymousreply 14April 17, 2022 1:52 PM

I'd fuck him.

by Anonymousreply 15April 17, 2022 1:53 PM

Didn’t his mom have that Roseanne Barr disease where you lay around all day and don’t do anything?

by Anonymousreply 16April 17, 2022 1:59 PM

He's popular with a certain type of Libertarian dudebro, the kind that mistakes racism for intellectualism. If Bari Weiss feels inspired to defend you, and if DLs alt-right trolls embrace you, you're doing something wrong.

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by Anonymousreply 17April 17, 2022 2:03 PM

Alexandra Spaulding was his stepmother.

by Anonymousreply 18April 17, 2022 2:07 PM

Geez, how does the person who created Soap raise a son like that?

by Anonymousreply 19April 17, 2022 2:31 PM

Sham Harrish.

by Anonymousreply 20April 17, 2022 2:32 PM

Did he tire of his mother telling off Dr. Budd every time they encountered him?

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by Anonymousreply 21April 17, 2022 2:39 PM

He looked good when he was young.

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by Anonymousreply 22April 17, 2022 2:39 PM

I want to have sex with him. Many times. Before I find out anything about his writing, thinking, or personality.

I'll take my chances on what he's like in bed. I just want him. Bad.

by Anonymousreply 23April 17, 2022 2:40 PM

Ben Affleck was nuts in that clip! He's not as smart as he thinks he is. Sam Harris was great.

by Anonymousreply 24April 17, 2022 3:32 PM

Affleck came off as completely uneducated and reactionary in that debate.

by Anonymousreply 25April 17, 2022 3:43 PM

Well, it was certainly not an even intellectual match.

by Anonymousreply 26April 17, 2022 3:46 PM

Wicked stepmother!

by Anonymousreply 27April 17, 2022 3:47 PM

Witt/Thomas Productions is an American television and movie production company run by TV producers Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. The company was consistently productive between its founding in 1973 and 1999, but is still active, producing an occasional film or TV series project. It has produced more than 25 American primetime television series, mostly half-hour sitcoms. Witt/Thomas is perhaps best known for producing the popular sitcoms Soap, Benson, It's a Living, The Golden Girls (along with its sequel, The Golden Palace), Empty Nest, Blossom, and Brotherly Love. Witt and Thomas have also produced many cinematic works, including the 1989 box-office success Dead Poets Society.

Numerous Witt/Thomas television series were created and co-executive produced by Susan Harris, then Witt's wife. The shows that had involvement from Harris were produced under the modified title Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions.

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by Anonymousreply 28April 17, 2022 3:52 PM

Sam Harris. An author? He's certainly no Malamud. Face it, Susan...Sam is limited.

by Anonymousreply 29April 17, 2022 3:59 PM
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