The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs--even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.
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I recommend reading the Quran before reading this book so you independently understand what he's on about. I read the Bible, Quran, and Harris's meditation books (and others). In addition, recent religion-motivated rulings have made me as rageful as I interpreted Harris to be so I was definitely open to his arguments. As with all these books though, I'm frustrated he ignored all the non-literal religious devotees.
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