The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
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"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, ?New York Times
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?The End of Faith?, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs—even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.Sam Harris cranks out blunt, hard-hitting chapters to make his case for why faith itself is the most dangerous element of modern life. And if the devil's in the details, then you'll find Satan waiting at the back of the book in the very substantial notes section where Harris saves his more esoteric discussions to avoid sidetracking the urgency of his message.
Interestingly, Harris is not just focused on debunking religious faith, though he makes his compelling arguments with verve and intellectual clarity. The End of Faith is also a bit of a philosophical Swiss Army knife. Once he has presented his arguments on why, in an age of Weapons of Mass Destruction, belief is now a hazard of great proportions, he focuses on proposing alternate approaches to the mysteries of life. Harris recognizes the truth of the human condition, that we fear death, and we often crave "something more" we cannot easily define, and which is not met by accumulating more material possessions. But by attempting to provide the cure for the ills it defines, the book bites off a bit more than it can comfortably chew in its modest page count (however the rich Bibliography provides more than enough background for an intrigued reader to follow up for months on any particular strand of the author' musings.)
Harris' heart is not as much in the latter chapters, though, but in presenting his main premise. Simply stated, any belief system that speaks with assurance about the hereafter has the potential to place far less value on the here and now. And thus the corollary -- when death is simply a door translating us from one existence to another, it loses its sting and finality. Harris pointedly asks us to consider that those who do not fear death for themselves, and who also revere ancient scriptures instructing them to mete it out generously to others, may soon have these weapons in their own hands. If thoughts along the same line haunt you, this is your book.--Ed Dobeas
"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, ?New York Times
In
?The End of Faith?, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs—even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.Rang parmi les ventes Amazon: #81874 dans eBooksPublié le: 2005-09-17Sorti le: 2005-09-17Format: Ebook KindlePrésentation de l'éditeur"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, ?New York TimesIn ?The End of Faith?, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs—even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.Revue de presse‘The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated, almost personally understood. Sam Harris presents major religious systems like Judaism, Christianity and Islam as forms of socially sanctioned lunacy, their fundamental tenets and rituals irrational, archaic and, important when it comes to matters of humanity’s long-term survival, mutually incompatible . . . This is an important book, on a topic that, for all its inherent difficulty and divisiveness, should not be shielded from the crucible of human reason’Natalie Angier, New York Times Book Review‘This book will strike a chord with anyone who has ever pondered the irrationality of religious faith and its cruel and murderous consequences – from the Spanish Inquisition to the suicide bombs of devout young Islamists . . . It is a clever thesis by a clever man . . . Even Mr Harris’s critics will have to concede the force of an analysis which roams so far and wide, from the persecution of the Cathars to the composition of George Bush’s Cabinet’The Economist'At last we have a book that focuses on the common thread that links Islamic terrorism with the irrationality of all religious faith. THE END OF FAITH will challenge not only Muslims but Hindus, Jews and Christians as well' Peter Singer, author of THE PRESIDENT OF GOOD AND EVIL'Harris' tour de force demonstrates how faith-blind deaf and dumb unreason threatens our very existence. His expose of faith-based unreason -- from the religious fanaticism of Islamic suicide bombers to the secular fanaticism of Noam Chomsky -- is a clarion call for reasonal debate in the age of terrorism. THE END OF FAITH shows how the perfect tyranny of religious and secular totalitarianism demonizes imperfect democracies such as the United States and Israel. A must read for all rational people'Alan Dershowitz, author of AMERICA ON TRIAL‘Impassioned . . . Harris whose background is in philosophy and neuro-science, giv[es] him an unusually comprehensive overview of the human mind . . . A radical attack on the most sacred of liberal precepts - the notion of tolerance . . . [The End of Faith] is an eminently sensible rallying cry for a more ruthless secularisation of society’Stephanie Merritt, OBSERVER'A bold and exhilarating thesis . . . His quotations are startling . . . a brave, pugilistic attempt to demolish the walls that currently insulate religious people from criticism . . . urgent reading'INDEPENDENT'Harris makes his case pugnaciously and for long stretches compellingly' David Honigmann, FINANCIAL TIMES WEEKEND‘A timely if controversial book… A well-argued work that draws on history, politics, science and philosophy, the books is particularly relevant in the light of the rise of fundamentalism … thought-provoking, whether or not you agree with Harris’ conclusions.’ Brighton Argus 18/02 '[THE END OF FAITH] is engagingly written and its arguments challenge even when they shock or fail to persuade. Woven into the main theme are stimulating reflections on consciousness and 'spirituality' . . . Harris's next book . . . should be worth waiting for' David Boulton, NEW HUMANIST'[Harris's] contribution in the contemporary battle of ideas is essential and provocative' GUARDIAN‘The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris (Free Press) is a genuinely frightening book about terrorism, and the central role played by religion in justifying and rewarding it. Others blame "extremists" who "distort" the "true" message of religion. Harris goes to the root of the problem: religion itself. Even moderate religion is a menace, because it leads us to respect and "cherish the idea that certain fantastic propositions can be believed without evidence". Why do men like Bin Laden commit their hideous cruelties? The answer is that they "actually believe what they say they believe". Read Sam Harris and wake up’ Richard Dawkins, GUARDIAN‘Do we need another book on the conflict between reason and faith? Yes, if it’s as well written as Sam Harris’ The End of Faith’ New Scientist 4/2‘A blistering, readable and intelligent critique’Glasgow Herald 11/2‘Beginning his forthright attack on religion with an account of a bus bomber, Sam Harris insists ‘our most cherished beliefs… are leading us, inexorably, to kill one another’ … The trouble with Harris’ fierce and cogent argument is that humanity seems hard-wired to believe in deities’Independent ‘A stimulating polemic’Tribune,Présentation de l'éditeur"The End of Faith articulates the dangers and absurdities of organized religion so fiercely and so fearlessly that I felt relieved as I read it, vindicated....Harris writes what a sizable number of us think, but few are willing to say."—Natalie Angier, ?New York TimesIn ?The End of Faith?, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs—even when these beliefs inspire the worst human atrocities. While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris draws on insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and Eastern mysticism to deliver a call for a truly modern foundation for ethics and spirituality that is both secular and humanistic. Winner of the 2005 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques critiques les plus utiles sur The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason. Vous pouvez considérer cela avant de décider d'acheter / lire ce livre.
3 internautes sur 3 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile.un pamphlet argumentéPar fredle seul regret que j'ai après avoir refermé ce livre c'est que je crains qu'il ne puisse pas toucher un large public, ce qui est dommage pour le futur de l'humanité ; les sceptiques/agnostiques dont je fais partie y trouveront des raisons et des raisonnements étayant leurs opinions et les crédules de tout bord ne liront que la quatrième de couverture pour retourner à leurs confortables illusions.....
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