false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171046388m/83580.jpg 83580 5 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."<p> 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 <I>Skeptics</I> 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. <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 1068767 1999 How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God (second edition) total:169|5:33|4:83|3:45|2:7|1:1| 169 647 338 26 4 1 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Feb 09 10:40:18 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 09 14:26:44 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 09:31:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 09:31:25 -0800 2009 xviii Contrary to what most religions preach about the need and importance of faith, most people believe because of reason.
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