Monday, October 30, 2006

The End of Faith

I finally finished "The End of Faith". It's so good I think I'll read it again after I get a couple more done. Sam Harris articulates the bankruptcy of dogma and faith, especially in the nuclear age. You wouldn't let your surgeon operate on you using the Bible as a textbook so why would you rely on this ancient, pre-scientific text for modern thought on social and political realities?

One new release is "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. I heard him on a podcast recently and can't wait to read this. Here's a cool poster for it:

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