Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why The Arguments For God Just Don't Add Up

Author: John Allen Paulos

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Price : 22.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780809059188
Publisher : Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Imprint : Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
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Publication date : 08 September 2009
Dimensions : 190mm X 127mm X 12mm
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Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? The mathematician and bestselling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In "Irreligion" he presents the case for his own world view, organizing his book into twelve chapters that refute the twelve arguments most often put forward for believing in God's existence. Interspersed among these counterarguments are remarks on a variety of irreligious themes, ranging from the nature of miracles and creationist probability to cognitive illusions and prudential wagers. Special attention is paid to topics, arguments, and questions that spring from his incredulity 'not only about religion but also about others' credulity'. Despite the strong influence of his day job, Paulos says, there isn't a single mathematical formula in the book.

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John Allen Paulos is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. His books include the bestseller "Innumeracy: Mathematical""Illiteracy and Its Consequences "(H&W, 1988), "A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market," and "A Mathematician Reads the Newspapers."