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The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason
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The end of faith : religion, terror, and the future of reason

Author: Sam Harris
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2005.
Edition/Format: Book : English : 1st Norton pbkView all editions and formats
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A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion on Read more...

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Genre/Form: Ouvrage de controverse (Descripteur de forme)
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Sam Harris
ISBN: 0393327655 9780393327656
OCLC Number: 62035805
Notes: "With a new afterword"--Cover.
Description: 348 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents: Reason in exile -- The nature of belief -- In the shadow of God -- The problem with Islam -- West of Eden -- A science of good and evil -- Experiments in consciousness.
Responsibility: Sam Harris.
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Abstract:

A startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world, this historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify atrocities, asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can not expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, argues that moderate lip service to religion only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need, and invokes that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.

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