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Religion as a Natural Phenomenon – Daniel C. Dennett

In Breaking the Spell, Daniel C. Dennett, the widely known professor of philosophy at Tufts University, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, argues for the exposure of religion to empirical scrutiny.  Dennett leads us on an evolutionary account of human religion, which finds religion to be an evolutionary artifact that may have once had value but is not necessary any longer.  To Dennett, it is nothing more than a toxic concept or “meme” that refers to no transcendent reality and does a great deal of harm.  Dennett devotes himself to breaking through the prejudice (the “Spell”) against scientifically plausible but unverifiable Darwinian explanations of religion. Follow the link for more http://www.delightinhim.com/breaking-the-spell-religion-as-a-natural-phenomenon

The End of Faith by Sam Harris

Sam Harris in The End of Faith makes the impassioned central premise that belief without evidence is irrational and religious belief, in particular, leads to many world conflicts between the major faiths.  His earnest and critical scrutiny is essential because we live in an era of nuclear and biological weapons that, in the hands of religious leaders, may well kill us all.  At the end of the first chapter, however, he drops his bombshell–it isnot fundamentalists who pose the greatest danger but religious moderates. Find more at http://www.delightinhim.com/the-end-of-faith-by-sam-harris.html

God is Not Great Book Review

Christopher Hitchens is a gifted writer with a great mind, a lot of real world experience, a ribald sense of humor and a devastating pen. I would not want to be the target of one of his polemics. The problem is that CH is great at lobbing opinion bombs at his targets from a distance, but he either knows nothing about the religions he attacks beyond the most superficial of details. Find more at http://www.delightinhim.com/god-is-not-great-book-review.html