Christopher Bennetts

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

Sam Harris cranks out blunt, hard-hitting chapters to make his case for why faith itself is the most dangerous element of modern life. And if the devil’s in the details, then you’ll find Satan waiting at the back of the book in the very substantial notes section where Harris saves his more esoteric discussions to avoid sidetracking the urgency of his message.

Interestingly, Harris is not just focused on debunking religious faith, though he makes his compelling arguments with verve and intellectual clarity. The End of Faith is also a bit of a philosophical Swiss Army knife. Once he has presented his arguments on why, in an age of Weapons of Mass Destruction, belief is now a hazard of great proportions, he focuses on proposing alternate approaches to the mysteries of life. Harris recognizes the truth of the human condition, that we fear death, and we often crave “something more” we cannot easily define, and which is not met by accumulating more material possessions. But by attempting to provide the cure for the ills it defines, the book bites off a bit more than it can comfortably chew in its modest page count (however the rich Bibliography provides more than enough background for an intrigued reader to follow up for months on any particular strand of the author’ musings.)

• Is the Christian Faith Deluding Millions?
• Which worldview is best supported by science: Christianity or atheism?
• Historically, does Christianity have a better or worse record than atheism?
• Is it logically necessary to believe in the transcendent to be moral?

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Bestselling author, scientist, and atheist Richard Dawkins puts his assertions to the test when he debates his Oxford University colleague John Lennox, who is both a scientist and a Christian theologian. Filmed before a sold-out audience in Birmingham, Alabama – the heart of the American “Bible Belt.”

A follow-up to this debate, filmed in Oxford, England, is also available on Amazon: “Has Science Buried God? – A Debate.”… More >>

The God Delusion Debate

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In his sensational international bestseller, the preeminent scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins delivers a hard-hitting, impassioned, but humorous rebuttal of religious belief. With rigor and wit, Dawkins eviscerates the arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of the existence of a supreme being. He makes a compelling case that faith is not just irrational, but potentially deadly. In a preface written for the paperback edition, … More >>

The God Delusion