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A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil
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A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking, while also embracing a faith that supports human flourishing—by making sense of the universe, giving meaning to life, connecting us in supportive communities, mandating altruism, and offering hope in the face of adversity and death.
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David G. Myers
Myers is professor of psychology at Hope College. He is best known for his widely adopted texts on introductory psychology and social psychology. He had published widely in professional journals and is the recipient of the Gordon Allport Prize for research studies of group influence. His latest book is The Pursuit of Happiness: Who Is Happy and Why (William Morrow).
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An elegantly written and argued book, focusing on finding common ground between skeptics and believers. It argues convincingly that some belief in God is not disproved by science, and that there is room for belief in the modern world. Myers' relgious views are hard for even a skeptic to find very offensive, for they are mild and life-affirming But to make this argument, he cedes a lot of ground (rightfully I think) to the skeptics, dismissing religious views that deny evolution and the like as admittedly beyond the pale of reasonable discourse. But this dismissal is undercut by his own admission that 43 percent of Americans believe the world is only about 10,000 years old. .He then argues eloquently that people who hold religious views of this sort (himsefl included) are generally happier and enjoy a mroe fully realized life. So then why shouldn't we just agree to disagree on these points? Myers' book is a good start towards a rational discussion on religion and whether it makes sense. I would think in the end he might well lose this argument, but at least he sets out reasonable ground rules and provides a good first round of arguments for consideration by agnostics and skeptics of a more reasoned approach to whetehr or not there is a God. It's a discussion, not a rant.
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