Comments by "cchris874" (@cchris874) on "Sam Harris Embarasses Himself While Trying to Debate Noam Chomsky" video.

  1. Not a Harris fanboy, I agree with the video there are both good insight and flaws in Harris. But that said, this video commentary provides scant analysis of the actual email exchange. I think the most regrettable part is that Harris presents his book passages in the spirit of "hey, maybe I misrepresented you, if so, let me try to correct them." And before this process even begins Chomsky puts up a barb wired fence and STOPS the process by saying "The example that you cite illustrates very well why I do not see any point in a public discussion." Why is it a mark of civility and sophistication to deny someone the chance to correct their views? I can only conclude that Chomsky defenders in this case have not seen fit to understand the context of what Harris is attempting to do. cheers
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