Sam Harris does not believe in a god exterior to the human experience. This accords perfectly well to most definitions of “atheist.” He thinks that religious experience is valid insofar as it is a psychological phenomenon and that in eliminating sentient humans and similar creatures, this experience, along with “God,” would vanish from the universe.
Sam Harris is not an atheist.
Sam Harris does not believe in a god exterior to the human experience. This accords perfectly well to most definitions of “atheist.” He thinks that religious experience is valid insofar as it is a psychological phenomenon and that in eliminating sentient humans and similar creatures, this experience, along with “God,” would vanish from the universe.