false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171838369m/122215.jpg 122215 1 Greg Graffin is frontman, singer and songwriter for the punk band Bad Religion. He also happens to have a Ph.D. in zoology and wrote his dissertation on evolution, atheism and naturalism. Preston Jones is a history professor at a Christian college and a fan of Bad Religion's music. One day, on a whim, Preston sent Greg an appreciative e-mail. That was the start of an extraordinary correspondence.For several months, Preston and Greg sent e-mails back and forth on big topics like God, religion, knowledge, evil, evolution, biology, destiny and the nature of reality. Preston believes in God; Greg sees insufficient evidence for God's existence. Over the course of their friendly debate, they tackle such cosmic questions as: Is religion rational or irrational? Does morality require belief in God? Do people only believe in God because they are genetically predisposed toward religion? How do we make sense of suffering in the world? Is this universe all there is? And what does it all matter?In this engaging book, Preston and Greg's actual e-mail correspondence is reproduced, along with bonus materials that provide additional background and context. Each makes his case for why he thinks his worldview is more compelling and explanatory. While they find some places to agree, neither one convinces the other. They can't both be right. So which worldview is more plausible? You decide. 117657 8 6 2006 Is Belief in God Good, Bad or Irrelevant?: A Professor And a Punk Rocker Discuss Science, Religion, Naturalism & Christianity total:62|5:7|4:23|3:25|2:6|1:1| 62 215 127 25 1 0 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:54:47 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:54:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Tue Oct 13 13:38:26 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 13:57:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 18 14:39:33 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 18 14:43:36 -0800 2007
Also, the writers are from different worlds, yet connect well: college histor...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jul 15 07:34:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:39:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 14:51:33 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 16:28:23 -0700 2008 Bad Religion, a punk rock group. ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 17 17:01:32 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 13:07:08 -0800 2009
Quick capsule review: no new ideas here, no particular insights, same old arguments rehashed in debate form.

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