Regnad Kcin
25th October 2006, 09:49 PM
Just read Sam Harris' new book (http://www.amazon.com/Letter-Christian-Nation-Sam-Harris/dp/0307265773/sr=8-1/qid=1161834210/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-5488001-6455260?ie=UTF8&s=books), currently on the NY Times best seller list. It is the follow up to his "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason".
His arguments are nothing new, but the strength of the work is its brevity (it's small, about 90 pages, and I read it in less than an hour). Rather than go into great detail on a variety of points re: the irrationality of religious belief -- the consumption of which would require a dedicated, committed reader -- he presents somewhat of a primer on the subject. Since the title is therefore likely to be more widely read, it's a shrewd move.
His arguments are nothing new, but the strength of the work is its brevity (it's small, about 90 pages, and I read it in less than an hour). Rather than go into great detail on a variety of points re: the irrationality of religious belief -- the consumption of which would require a dedicated, committed reader -- he presents somewhat of a primer on the subject. Since the title is therefore likely to be more widely read, it's a shrewd move.