Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible

Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible

â€œA superbly argued book.â€ â€”Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion

Â TheÂ New York TimesÂ bestselling author of Why Evolution is True explains why any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail
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In this provocative book, evolutionary biologist Jerry A. Coyne lays out in clear, dispassionate detail why the toolkit of science, based on reason and empirical study, is reliable, while that of religionâ€”including faith, dogma, and revelationâ€”leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions.
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Coyne is responding to a national climate in which more than half of Americans donâ€™t believe in evolution, members of Congress deny global warming, and long-conquered childhood diseases are reappearing because of religious objections to inoculation, and he warns that religious prejudices in politics, education, medicine, and social policy are on the rise. Extending the bestselling works of Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens, he demolishes the claims of religion to provide verifiable â€œtruthâ€ by subjecting those claims to the same tests we use to establish truth in science.
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Coyne irrefutably demonstrates the grave harmâ€”to individuals and to our planetâ€”in mistaking faith for fact in making the most important decisions about the world we live in.

Praise for Faith Versus Fact:

â€œA profound and lovely book . . . showing that the honest doubts of science are better . . . than the false certainties of religion.â€ â€”Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2016-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143108269

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2016-05-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143108269