How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science by Michael Shermer

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How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science

by Michael Shermer

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Shermer, director of the Skeptics Society and author of the Skeptic column for Scientific American, doesn't like to be dubbed a "debunker." He takes the definition of "skeptic" —a rational, scientific approach to the universe—seriously, and his books are calm, reasoned explorations of how the world works and why so many claims about paranormal phenomena and pseudo-science can't survive even basic tests.

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One hundred years ago social scientists predicted that belief in God would decrease by the year 2000. "In fact ... the opposite is has occurred," Shermer writes in his introduction. "Never in history have so many, and such a high percentage of the population, believed in God. Not only is God not dead as Nietzche proclaimed, but he has never been more alive."

Why do so many believe in the existence of something so inexplicable? That's exactly what Shermer answers in this comprehensive, intelligent, and highly readable discussion about the nature of faith. "People believe in God because the evidence of their senses tell them so," claims Shermer, who is the publisher of Skeptics magazine. Having been a believer and a student of the history of science, Shermer (now an agnostic) is more interested in knowing why and how people believe in God rather than trying to prove who's right or wrong. As a result, this book is not only even-handed and thorough, it is also destined to become a timeless contribution to spirituality as well as science. --Gail Hudson

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