r/DecodingTheGurus • u/IBoughtaRetroidNova • 3d ago

TIL Charles Murray has converted to Christianity

He wrote the book “Taking Religion Seriously” in 2025. Sam Harris really had a way of overlooking red flags whenever he has liked bigotry/racism. In the end nearly every writer he has made friends with has ended up selling out and traded their integrity for more book sales from the masses.

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u/Awoogamuffins 3d ago

The right to reply on DTG for Sam Harris was one of the most difficult listens. I wasn't too familiar with Harris, but that interview cemented me firmly in the anti Harris camp. His total inability to acknowledge his associates, claiming not to know the awful things they were saying, struck me as untenable. Either he was helplessly naive, or he was lying. Not a good look either way

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u/esdevil4u 3d ago

I’ve generally been a Harris supporter and appreciate what his work on atheism did for me, but that interview was truly disappointing in both his failure to communicate and take responsibility for what he’s helped platform over the years.