The Devil's delusion
Subtitle: atheism and its scientific pretensions
By: David Berlinski.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Forum
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780307396266
Subjects: Science and religion; Atheism
Description: A secular Jew, Berlinski delivers a biting defense of religous thought. An acclaimed author who has spent his career writing about mathematics and the seciences, he turns the scientific community's cherished skepticism back on itself, daring to ask and answer some rather embarrassing questions. -- Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: No gods before me; title: Nights of doubt; title: Horses do not fly; title: The cause; title: The reason; title: A put-up job; title: A curious proof that God does not exist; title: Our inner ape, a darling, and the human mind; title: Miracles in our time; title: The cardinal and his cathedral.