"This is the problem for 'moderation' in religion: it has nothing underwriting it other than the unacknowledged neglect of the letter of divine law," Harris notes. Thus, Harris explains, "A literal reading of the New Testament not only permits but require heretics to be put to death." they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium.
He believes it is religious moderates who are keeping the whole edifice of religion from crumbling, because they protect the core religious ideas of faith and 'respect' for a person's beliefs from criticism. It is time secularists took a stronger stand against religion, says Steohanie Merritt. An End not Justified by the Means . Sam Harris is the guy behind this notable book. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts I agree with him on all three, but they are quite a long way from any discussion of faith, and this is only a short book. He flirts with the idea that we can connect with non-material realms (at one point, he eccentrically claims there is evidence for "psychic phenomena") - which hardly seems to be a rational atheist case.So ultimately, this provocative, occasionally brilliant book did not persuade me.
FREE PRESS £12.99 (336pp). What is our ultimate success if we followed the religion and what’s worst happened to us if we did not follow the religion? The End of Faith by Sam Harris – a review. Harris says starkly, "We are at war with Islam. Yes, if it is as well-written as Sam Harris’s This book will strike a chord with anyone who has ever pondered the irrationality of religious faith… Even Mr. Harris’s critics will have to concede the force of an analysis which roams so far and wide, from the persecution of the Cathars to the composition of George Bush’s cabinet.
"Words like 'God' or 'Allah' must go the way of 'Apollo' and 'Baal', or they will unmake our world. "It's a bold and oddly exhilarating thesis, and for the first 50 pages Harris runs with it. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post Like chicken soup, it can’t hurt. The doors leading out of spiritual literalism do not open from the inside," Harris explains. Free download or read online The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason pdf (ePUB) book.
Before long, technological advances will make weaponry of mass destruction fairly easily available to any group of private individuals. So now is the time for to dismantle the religious idea that human action can be justified with reference to afterlives, mystical realms and magical Gods - before those ideas are turned once again on humanity. "And yes, it is true that we can rationally investigate how people feel when, say, they don't eat for thirty days. Didn't the Buddha peddle notions just as absurd as the Christianity Harris has mocked? The second step - and this is the work of centuries - is to persuade moderate Muslims of the case for atheism. As the great American atheist H.L. All of these religions cover the ninety-percent of the world population. Faith is - by definition - a process that bypasses any need for evidence; it is a psychological mechanism based solely on personal instinct. The people feel proud, happiness and they are really excited when we talk about these norms. The End of Faith is the philosophy, religion, sociology and psychology book which brings reason and religion face to face.
In The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. 5 0 obj Sam offers further comments in his post, Do we need another book on the conflict between reason and faith? {{#replies}} x�U�͊1���u�K��I:3�E��.��awQ_ߞ �hr��J�j�Rƣ�B������IT�! By Johann Hari ; Friday 11 February 2005 01:00 {{^moreThanTen}} {{total}} comments {{/moreThanTen}} FREE PRESS £12.99 (336pp). He argues that there has never been a more important time for a campaigning, aggressive atheism - for a simple reason.
They even give them a friendly sheen, and encourage the sceptical to conclude that faith isn't so bad after all.Religious moderates are only moderate if they choose to ignore great slabs of their own holy texts. £11.99 (free p&p) from 0870 079 8897A holy alliance of the religious right and the multicultural left has erected a taboo at the heart of our culture. He crosses a line here from condemning all religions for their gross delusions to claiming that Islam is a uniquely poisonous and evil system.
the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. In Deuteronomy 13:7-11, God declares that, "if your son or daughter" or "your most intimate friend" even suggests worshipping other Gods, "You must kill him, your hand must strike the first blow in putting him to deathÉ You must stone him." try again, the name must be unique He expresses his arguments so starkly that anyone who reads them can’t remain neutral.