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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

by Sam Harris - £9.99  Free Press (2006)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9780743268097 | ISBN 10: 0743268091

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. With penetrating clarity and accessibility, Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behaviour and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially he argues that we cannot afford to pay moderate lip service to religion - doing so is simply an accomodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. While warning against the encroachment of organised religion into world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to invoke that need in taking a secular, humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world. Beautifully written, provocative and lucid, this is a stunning exploration of perhaps the most important issue facing the world in the 21st century.

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