Overview
"Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? The mathematician and bestselling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In ""Irreligion"" he presents the case for his own world view, organizing his book into twelve chapters that refute the twelve arguments most often put forward for believing in God's existence. Interspersed among these counterarguments are remarks on a variety of irreligious themes, ranging from the nature of miracles and creationist probability to cognitive illusions and prudential wagers. Special attention is paid to topics, arguments, and questions that spring from his incredulity 'not only about religion but also about others' credulity'. Despite the strong influence of his day job, Paulos says, there isn't a single mathematical formula in the book."
Full Product Details
Author: John Allen Paulos
Publisher: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Imprint: Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 19.00cm
Weight: 0.136kg
ISBN: 9780809059188
ISBN 10: 0809059185
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 09 June 2009
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
"""Reasoned, cool and concise--a good-natured primer for infidels."" --Kirkus Reviews ""[Paulos] is as sure-footed as a tiger as he prowls through the theocratic landscape, pouncing on sloppy thinking. To a large extent he succeeds in demolishing the arguments of believers."" --Phillip Manning, The News & Observer (Raleigh) ""[Paulos] knocks the props from under the classic arguments for the existence of God . . . The book is written with a charming skepticism that is not off-putting or arrogant."" --Chuck Warnock, Amicus Dei blog ""Few of the recent books on atheism have been worth reading just for wit and style, but this is one of them: Paulos is truly funny."" --Publishers Weekly ""Irreligion will, I'm confident, take a distinguished place in what one might call the canonical literature of the New Atheism."" --Norman Levitt, eSkeptic"
He is as sure-footed as a tiger as he prowls through the theocratic landscape pouncing on sloppy thinking. To a large extent he succeeds in demolishing the arguments of believers. --The News & Observer (Raleigh) Paulos . . . knocks the props from under the classic arguments for the existence of God . . . Written with a charming skepticism that is not off-putting or arrogant. -- Amicus Dei
Author Information
John Allen Paulos is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. His books include the bestseller Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (H&W, 1988), A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market, and A Mathematician Reads the Newspapers.
