The author is the publisher of Skeptic magazine and the host of the Skeptics Lecture Series at the California Institute of Technology. He also teaches the history of science, technology, and evolutionary thought at Occidental College in...
Belief and doubt
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Author:Shermer, MichaelSummary: -
Author:Grant, AdamSummary:#1 New York Times Bestseller
“THIS. This is the right book for right now. Yes, learning requires focus. But, unlearning and relearning requires much more—it requires choosing courage over comfort. In Think Again, Adam Grant ...
- Author:Storr, WillSummary:
Interweaves personal memoir and investigative journalism with the latest neuroscience and experimental psychology research to reveal how the stories individuals tell themselves about the world shape their beliefs, leading to self-...
- Author:Hollon, Frank TurnerSummary:
Gabriel has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for a murder he did not commit. While jailed, he reads about a man who has been cured of cancer, supposedly proving God's existence. Gabriel is unimpressed. If God exists, why...
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Author:Atkinson, Andrew, Harris, MarkSummary:In a collection as fine in scope as it is intimate in detail, Running the Whale’s Back presents a host of Eastern Canada’s brightest literary talents, all putting pens to paper to explore the multiple facets of what we call “faith”...
- Author:McRaney, DavidSummary:
A brain-bending investigation of why some people never change their minds--and others do in an instant--by the bestselling author of You Are Not So SmartWhat made a prominent conspiracy-theorist YouTuber finally see that 9/11 was not a...
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Author:Hecht, Jennifer MichaelSummary:Hecht claims doubt and questioning are one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions. From Confucius to Stephen Hawking, this is a history of humanity's greatest doubters who drove history forward.
- Author:Specter, MichaelSummary:
Specter fervently argues that people are turning away from new technologies and engaging in a kind of magical thinking that is hindering scientific progress.
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Author:Graham, BillySummary:Based on the culmination of a lifetime of experience in ministry, Billy Graham guides the reader through a study guide series that explores the joys, triumphs, and conflicts that you will encounter along the journey of your spiritual...
- Author:Gould, LeslieSummary:
Heartbroken after a failed relationship, Treva Zimmerman returns to Lancaster County to visit her Amish relatives before leaving her Plain past behind her for good. While caring for her elderly Aunt Rosene, Treva finds inspiration in...
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Author:McGuire, Michael T.Summary:Beliefs: What are they? How have evolution and culture led to a brain that is seemingly committed to near endless belief creation? And once established, why are most beliefs so difficult to change? Believing offers answers to these...
- Author:McKinlay, MeganSummary:
Every girl dreams of being part of the line - the chosen seven who tunnel deep into the mountain to find the harvest. No work is more important. Jena is the leader of the line - strong, respected, reliable. And - as all girls must be -...
- Author:Irving, JohnSummary:
When he was eleven years old, Owen Meany hit a foul ball that struck and killed the mother of his best pal, Johnny Wheelwright, the story's narrator. Thereafter, Owen believes himself to be an instrument of God. What happens to the...
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Author:McDonnell, KathleenSummary:In a world where thousands are dying over matters of religion, where do you go? What do you believe? Who do you put your own faith in? These questions, so relevant to growing up in 2006, are also questions faced by young people hundreds...
