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Okay, so sam harris is a supercontroversial dude mainly due to his beliefs or lack thereof as an atheist meaning he doesnt believe in god. Free will is an illusion so convincing that people simply refuse to believe that we dont have it. The end of faith won a 2005 pen award for nonfiction, and his writing has been. Sam harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and new york times bestselling author.