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Move discussion in progress
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Listing William MacAskill under "influenced"
Proponent of 'scientific racism'?
@MagicatthemovieS: This is a pretty serious charge, I suggest if we are going to categorize him as such it needs to be backed up by multiple reliable sources, and not opinion pieces. Merely talking with Charles Murray and expressing some level of agreement is not sufficient in my opinion. Remember this is a BLP and the standards for inclusion are higher. –CWenger (^ • @) 04:38, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- As far as I can see, the phrase "scientific racism" doesn't appear on the article, and obviously he's not an adherent to classic 19th-century and early 20th-century scientific racism (Nordic, Alpine, Mediterranean etc). What he is accused of seems to be documented with many footnotes. AnonMoos (talk) 11:46, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
- Indeed. To my eyes, the discussion in this section is in a neutral and encyclopedic tone, and is well cited in-line. Talking about the converoversies in question and the media discussion around them in the present article doesn't compromise neutrality; I move to remove the "neutrality" tag from this section. Onlyevertoday (talk) 17:15, 2 July 2025 (UTC)
Joe Rogan
Imo, there's absolutely no need to mention this unnecessary detail. 2A02:1210:8C92:F700:B0C0:1E1C:8AD0:3F75 (talk) 16:39, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Sam Harris’ connection to Edge.org and Epstein
Re: the sub-heading “Intellectual dark web” under the heading “Political views,” regardless of whether Harris identifies with the term intellectual dark web or anyone in it, the fact remains that he was and is a member of Edge.org, see https://www.edge.org/memberbio/sam_harris, to which Jeffrey Epstein was by far the largest financial donor. Presumably in this connection, Harris received an email from Epstein advising Harris to use “more charm and less argument”: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02501693.pdf
Seems relevant to update the discussion in this section accordingly. Aspotoftea (talk) 18:32, 15 March 2026 (UTC)
- WP:PSTS, WP:NOR. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 21:21, 15 March 2026 (UTC)