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  <title><![CDATA[In God We Doubt: Confessions of an Failed Atheist]]></title>
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  <default-description>Today's agnostics are scorned by believers for their failure to find faith, as well as by atheists for being hopelessly wishy-washy and weak-minded. But John Humphrys is proud to count himself among the agnostic ranks. In this candid memoir he charts the history of his spiritual life, from his Christian childhood through the years in which he prayed every day of his life until his growing doubts finally began to overwhelm his faith. In 2006, he challenged the leaders of three of the world's biggest religions to prove to him that God does exist, all to no avail. Enthusiastic and honest, this intriguing study shows that while doubt is not the easiest option, if is often the only possible one for the millions who can find no easy answers to the most profound questions.</default-description>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 29 07:10:23 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Now, on to the book at hand. So far I am 80 pages in and not too impressed. The book seems to lack the depth, commitment and conviction &quot;The God Delusion&quot; permeated. To summarize the pages so far, the message seems to be &quot;I don't know, I can't be bothered to make a hunch either way an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6172031">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Humphys offers a promising premise in his <em>In God We Doubt</em>: His implicit claims is that to be an atheist is to follow Dawkins' footstep: to think that atheists are both intellectually and morally superior. He disagrees on both points, especially the latter. He points out how Dawkinian atheism go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55768377">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Humphrys recounts his journey producing a show for the BBC on his search for faith. His interviews with leading lights of the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith are intriguing - I particularly enjoyed Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. The section on the arguments against belief (on the side of atheism) is not s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45116024">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An honest account of a man's spiritual journey (to use that slightly cheesey phrase).  I liked it because unlike the atheist books (esp. Dawkin's 'God Delusion'), Humphrys isn't angry or unfair to others.  I also liked it because unlike believers, Humphrys doesn't fill the gaps with complicated theo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70954886">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really disliked John Humphrys when he first began to work on the Today programme (a long time ago!), but I have to admit to now having a great deal of respect for him.  I just want to hear his side of the argument regarding the existence of God.<br/><br/>Having read the book, I feel he wrote it ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34656032">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hadn't read anything by Humphrys before, couldn't put this book down. Humphrys asks the tough questions that religious believers find difficult to answer but at the same time explains why atheism leaves him unsatisfied.<br/><br/>This is a wonderfuly written book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed reading this, however he does speak from a christian perspective and I did feel that consideration of hinduism and buddhism spiritualism would have provided a more complete treatment of the subject.]]></body>
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