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This text explores what drives us to believe, to have faith, and to create and flock to religions the world over. Throughout, Michael Shermer is interested in the how and why rather than the right or wrong, proving or disproving. This analysis is designed for anyone, whether devout believer or devoted agnostic, spiritual searcher or armchair anthropologist.

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"Unusually useful . . . may foreshadow a new spirit of amity and mutual inquiry." "-Washington Post Book World"

"Ranges eloquently and learnedly over broad areas of philosophy, theology, and science.""-Scientific American"

Unusually useful . . . may foreshadow a new spirit of amity and mutual inquiry. "Washington Post Book World"

Ranges eloquently and learnedly over broad areas of philosophy, theology, and science. "Scientific American""

Unusually useful . . . may foreshadow a new spirit of amity and mutual inquiry. Washington Post Book World

Ranges eloquently and learnedly over broad areas of philosophy, theology, and science. Scientific American

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"Unusually useful . . . may foreshadow a new spirit of amity and mutual inquiry." --Washington Post Book World

"Ranges eloquently and learnedly over broad areas of philosophy, theology, and science." --Scientific American

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Michael Shermer is the author of "The Believing Brain," "Why People Believe Weird Things," "The Science of Good and Evil," "The Mind Of The Market," "Why Darwin Matters," "Science Friction," "How We Believe" and other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of "Skeptic" magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for "Scientific American," and an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. He lives in Southern California.

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  • PublisherW.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 071673561X
  • ISBN 13 9780716735618
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages288
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