The End of Faith

By: Sam Harris

Narrated by: Brian Emerson

Here is an impassioned plea for reason in a world divided by faith. This important and timely work delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world.

Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify harmful behavior and sometimes heinous crimes. He asserts that in the shadow of weapons of mass destruction, the world can no longer tolerate views that pit one true god against another. Most controversially, he argues that the we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion - an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism.

While warning against the encroachment of organized religion into world politics, Harris also draws on new evidence from neuroscience and insights from philosophy to explore spirituality as a biological, brain-based need. He calls on us to invoke that need in taking a secular humanistic approach to solving the problems of this world.

©2007 Sam Harris; (P)2004 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Thought-Provoking

Thought-provoking rationality. Bluntly, yet eloquently honest with a genuine concern for mankind. This is NOT a hateful book, no, it is an effort to end hatred. If listeners (readers) will approach with an open, logical mind, then amazing changes in perspective will occur. Choose an open, logical mind and the battle is already won.

Fantastic

Who better than Sam Harris to deliver objective and absolute truth. Thank you for your work.

Great.

A necessary evisceration of the absurdities of having religious and irrational outlooks in the 21st century.

Where was Sam?

Great book, have read them all now...
Wish this was read by the author. Heard his voice throughout, thankfully my consciousness could make that happen!!!

Sam is the best

Lucid thought conquers dogma. (Or, maybe it will someday.) All his books are great.. also, he has maybe the most thought-provoking podcast on the net.