Sam Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, blogger, and podcast host. He is a critic of religion and proponent of the liberty to criticize religion. He is concerned with matters that touch on spirituality, morality, neuroscience, free will, and terrorism. He is described as one of the "Four Horsemen of atheism", with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.

Harris was born on April 9, 1967 in Los Angeles, the son of actor Berkeley Harris and TV producer Susan Harris (nee Spivak), who created The Golden Girls. His father came from a Quaker background and his mother is a secular Jew. He was raised by his mother following his parents' divorce when he was aged two. Harris has stated that his upbringing was entirely secular, and his parents rarely discussed religion, though it was always a subject that interested him. Fellow critic of religion Christopher Hitchens once referred to Harris as a "Jewish warrior against theocracy and bigotry of all stripes". While a student at Stanford University, Harris experimented with MDMA, and has written and spoken about the insights he experienced under its influence.  Though his original major was in English, he became interested in philosophical questions while at Stanford University after an experience with the psychedelic drug MDMA. The experience led him to be interested in the idea that he might be able to achieve spiritual insights without the use of drugs. Leaving Stanford in his second year, a quarter after his psychedelic experience, he went to India and Nepal, where he studied meditation with Buddhist and Hindu religious teachers, including Dilgo Khyentse. Eleven years later, in 1997, he returned to Stanford, completing a B.A. degree in philosophy in 2000. Harris began writing his first book, The End of Faith, immediately after the September 11 attacks.  He received a Ph.D. degree in cognitive neuroscience in 2009 from the University of California, Los Angeles, using functional magnetic resonance imaging to conduct research into the neural basis of belief, disbelief, and uncertainty. His thesis was titled "The moral landscape: How science could determine human values", and his advisor was Mark S. Cohen. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

what is mdma?
psychedelic drug
Sam Benjamin Harris (född 9 april 1967) är en amerikansk författare, filosof, neuroforskare, bloggare och podcastvärd. Han är en religionskritiker och förespråkare för friheten att kritisera religionen. Han är intresserad av sådant som berör andlighet, moral, neurovetenskap, fri vilja och terrorism. Han beskrivs som en av "Ateismens fyra ryttare", med Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens och Daniel Dennett. Harris föddes 9 april 1967 i Los Angeles, son till skådespelaren Berkeley Harris och TV-producenten Susan Harris (nee Spivak), som skapade The Golden Girls. Hans far kom från en kväkarebakgrund och hans mor är en sekulär jude. Han uppfostrades av sin mor efter föräldrarnas skilsmässa när han var två år. Harris har uppgett att hans uppfostran var helt sekulär, och hans föräldrar diskuterade sällan religion, även om det alltid var ett ämne som intresserade honom. Fellow kritiker av religion Christopher Hitchens refererade en gång till Harris som en "judisk krigare mot teokrati och trångsynthet av alla ränder". Medan Harris var student vid Stanford University experimenterade han med MDMA, och har skrivit och talat om de insikter han upplevde under dess inflytande. Även om hans ursprungliga huvudämne var engelska, blev han intresserad av filosofiska frågor medan han vid Stanford University efter en erfarenhet av den psykedeliska drogen MDMA. Upplevelsen fick honom att intressera sig för tanken att han skulle kunna uppnå andliga insikter utan att använda droger. Lämnade Stanford under sitt andra år, en fjärdedel efter sin psykedeliska erfarenhet, reste han till Indien och Nepal, där han studerade meditation hos buddhistiska och hinduiska religiösa lärare, bland annat Dilgo Khyentse. Elva år senare, 1997, återvände han till Stanford och avslutade en B.A. Filosofie doktor år 2000. Harris började skriva sin första bok, Trons slut, omedelbart efter 11 september-attackerna. Han avlade doktorsexamen i kognitiv neurovetenskap 2009 vid University of California i Los Angeles, och använde funktionell magnetisk resonanstomografi för att bedriva forskning om den neurala grunden för tro, misstro och osäkerhet. Hans avhandling hade titeln "Det moraliska landskapet: Hur vetenskapen kunde bestämma mänskliga värden", och hans rådgivare var Mark S. Cohen. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med hjälp av ett citat från följande artikel: vad är mdma?
Sam Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American writer, philosopher, neuroscientist, blogger and podcast host. He is a critic of religion and advocate of freedom to criticize religion. He is interested in matters related to spirituality, morality, neuroscience, free will, and terrorism. He is described as one of "The Four Horsemen of Ateism", with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett. Harris was born April 9, 1967, in Los Angeles, the son of actor Berkeley Harris and television producer Susan Harris (nee Spivak), who created The Golden Girls. His father came from a Quaker background and his mother is a secular Jew. He was raised by his mother after his parents' divorce when he was two years old. Harris has stated that his upbringing was completely secular, and his parents rarely discussed religion, although it was always a subject that interested him. Fellow critics of religion Christopher Hitchens once referred to Harris as a "Jewish warrior against theocracy and bigotry of all stripes". While a student at Stanford University, Harris experimented with MDMA, and has written and spoken about the insights he experienced under its influence. Although his original major was English, he became interested in philosophical issues while at Stanford University following an experience with the psychedelic drug MDMA. The experience caused him to take an interest in the idea that he could achieve spiritual insights without using drugs. Leaving Stanford in his second year, a quarter after his psychedelic experience, he traveled to India and Nepal, where he studied meditation with Buddhist and Hindu religious teachers, including Dilgo Khyentse. Eleven years later, in 1997, he returned to Stanford and completed a B.A. Doctor of Philosophy in 2000. Harris began writing his first book, The End of Faith, immediately after the September 11 attacks. He earned a PhD in cognitive neuroscience in 2009 from the University of California in Los Angeles, and used functional magnetic resonance imaging to conduct research on the neural basis of faith, distrust, and uncertainty. His thesis was titled "The Moral Landscape: How Science Could Determine Human Values", and his advisor was Mark S. Cohen. CANNOTANSWERANSwer this question using a quote from the following article: what is mdma?
psykedeliskt läkemedel
psychedelic medicine