The God Delusion1529 reviews
Richard Dawkins

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Brilliant

This is an eminently cogent and brave book. Dawkins reasoning and arguments are brilliant, his style eloquent and warm. He gives a solid foundation for the improbability of a Creator Deity, the considerable harms caused by Religion and Theism, and the possibility and desireability of living a ...
  
  











  



  
Letter to a Christian Nation678 reviews
Sam Harris

Knopf, 2006

Letter to a Christian Nation

+ Do you believe in the god, Zeus? No? Neither do I.
+ Delivers what it Promises
+ Letter to Christian Nation
  
  











  



  
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason872 reviews
Sam Harris

W. W. Norton, 2005

Refreshing Secular Humanism without Political Correctness

+ A thought-provoking, if somewhat alarmist, wake-up call

Sam Harris discusses and substantiates extensively that Islam constitutes a totalitarian danger for modern civilization and that it is much more resistent to a tolerant interpretative change than other religions. Despising real life versus a glorious hereafter promised to the faithful is ...
  
  











  



  
Natural Atheism42 reviews
David Eller

American Atheist Press, 2004

WOW!!! You MUST read this book!

+ A very sound, solid, refreshing, and deep book on Atheism
+ Atheism is natural to human existence.
+ Excellent, but wordy
+ Taking Steps Beyond The Heated Debate
  
  











  



  
Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design64 reviews
Michael Shermer

Holt Paperbacks, 2007

Good book on why intelligent design is irrelevant

+ Effective if somewhat politically correct
+ Good Book for Evolution Junkies

A highly readable book that precisely discusses the current debates around evolution, intelligent design, why people belief in God and why Darwin matters. Shermer knows exactly what the issues are and presents them in a straightforward way. I'd definitely recommend this book for anyone interested ...
  
  











  



  
Darwinism and its Discontents12 reviews
Michael Ruse

Cambridge University Press, 2006

Truth Over Ideology

+ Darwinism -- For laity and scholar alike
+ Quite A Substantive Introduction to Darwinism and its Impact
+ Adjudicating points of contention
  
  











  



  
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life159 reviews
Daniel C. Dennett

Simon & Schuster, 1996

"DDI" offers Bold and accessible argument

+ A philosophy book that stuff scientists (like me) can get behind

In "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," author Daniel Dennett offers a compelling and comprehensive argument for why Charles Darwin's idea of modification by natural selection is "the single best idea anyone has ever had" and why ultimately, it is not "dangerous" in the least bit. He further attests that the ...
  
  











  



  
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life159 reviews
Daniel C. Dennett

Simon & Schuster, 1996

"DDI" offers Bold and accessible argument

+ A philosophy book that stuff scientists (like me) can get behind

In "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," author Daniel Dennett offers a compelling and comprehensive argument for why Charles Darwin's idea of modification by natural selection is "the single best idea anyone has ever had" and why ultimately, it is not "dangerous" in the least bit. He further attests that the ...
  
  











  



  
Letter to a Christian Nation678 reviews
Sam Harris

Knopf, 2006

Letter to a Christian Nation

+ Do you believe in the god, Zeus? No? Neither do I.
+ Delivers what it Promises
+ Letter to Christian Nation
  
  











  



  
Natural Atheism42 reviews
David Eller

American Atheist Press, 2004

WOW!!! You MUST read this book!

+ A very sound, solid, refreshing, and deep book on Atheism
+ Atheism is natural to human existence.
+ Excellent, but wordy
+ Taking Steps Beyond The Heated Debate
  
  











  



  
Darwinism and its Discontents12 reviews
Michael Ruse

Cambridge University Press, 2006

Truth Over Ideology

+ Darwinism -- For laity and scholar alike
+ Quite A Substantive Introduction to Darwinism and its Impact
+ Adjudicating points of contention
  
  











  



  
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason872 reviews
Sam Harris

W. W. Norton, 2005

Refreshing Secular Humanism without Political Correctness

+ A thought-provoking, if somewhat alarmist, wake-up call

Sam Harris discusses and substantiates extensively that Islam constitutes a totalitarian danger for modern civilization and that it is much more resistent to a tolerant interpretative change than other religions. Despising real life versus a glorious hereafter promised to the faithful is ...
  
  











  



  
Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design64 reviews
Michael Shermer

Holt Paperbacks, 2007

Good book on why intelligent design is irrelevant

+ Effective if somewhat politically correct
+ Good Book for Evolution Junkies

A highly readable book that precisely discusses the current debates around evolution, intelligent design, why people belief in God and why Darwin matters. Shermer knows exactly what the issues are and presents them in a straightforward way. I'd definitely recommend this book for anyone interested ...
  
  











  



  
The God Delusion1529 reviews
Richard Dawkins

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006

Brilliant

This is an eminently cogent and brave book. Dawkins reasoning and arguments are brilliant, his style eloquent and warm. He gives a solid foundation for the improbability of a Creator Deity, the considerable harms caused by Religion and Theism, and the possibility and desireability of living a ...