| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
336 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-321) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Religion -- Controversial literature.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects.
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Psychology, Religious.
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Secular humanism.
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| ISBN |
0393035158 (hardcover) |
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