The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, New York Times 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. |
Contents
Reason in Exile | 11 |
The Nature of Belief | 50 |
In the Shadow of God | 80 |
The Problem with Islam | 108 |
West of Eden | 153 |
A Science of Good and Evil | 170 |
Experiments in Consciousness | 204 |
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