The end of faith by sam harris

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. Most controversially, he argues that we cannot afford moderate lip service to religion-an accommodation that only blinds us to the real perils of fundamentalism. 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. 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. This important and timely work delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. An impassioned plea for reason in a world divided by faith.