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The End of Faith

Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

By Sam Harris

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| Paperback | 9780393327656

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An impassioned plea for reason in a world divided by faith.

This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, evContinue

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Throwing my fist in the air with most of this stuff - why are sensible people sucked into religion? It's the absolute denial of all that is best about being human - one's reason. Spirituality is fine, but God? what a waste of energy and effort to believe the patently absurd and contradictory and c ... (continue)

Throwing my fist in the air with most of this stuff - why are sensible people sucked into religion? It's the absolute denial of all that is best about being human - one's reason. Spirituality is fine, but God? what a waste of energy and effort to believe the patently absurd and contradictory and contralogical and contraexperiential stuff of religion. God is an unnecessary complication. Relgious belief in the afterlife is postively dangerous to the survival of the human race - if muslim fundamentalists and terrorists get nuclear weapons, the world will shortly end and they would be happy with that. I wouldn't.

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Shallow Phil said on Jun 3, 2006 | Add your feedback

How to ignore decades (maybe centuries) of sociology and history to draw some cheap conclusions about "Islamic terrorism". I regret even the few minutes I've spent on this.

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Marzian said on Nov 12, 2011 | Add your feedback

The most reasonable book I have ever read. Many atheists miss the point, and consequently religious people do not have the proper view of atheism. Harris' clear writing rectifies this and speaks out on issues that have become taboo in our society. This book is a force for human happiness and good in ... (continue)

The most reasonable book I have ever read. Many atheists miss the point, and consequently religious people do not have the proper view of atheism. Harris' clear writing rectifies this and speaks out on issues that have become taboo in our society. This book is a force for human happiness and good in the world.

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audioreader said on Aug 14, 2008 | Add your feedback

Not for the religiously squeemish!

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Philip Harris said on Jan 22, 2008 | Add your feedback

Although Sam Harris didn't convince me to give up what little faith I hold, he did a hell of a job trying...(no pun intended)..LOL

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ambient pleasures said on Sep 12, 2006 | Add your feedback