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If someone doesn’t value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide that proves they should value evidence. If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument would you invoke to prove they should value logic?

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Sam Harris
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: April 9
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Samuel Benjamin Harris
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