God: The Failed Hypothesis by Victor J. Stenger - ISBN: 9781591026525
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Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, this title examines the claims made for God’s existence. It considers the Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God’s influence in biology.

God: The Failed Hypothesis

How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist

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    310 pages

  • Release Date

    29 April 2008

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Summary

This title features a new foreword by best-selling author Christopher Hitchens. Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology. In the meantime, science has sat on the sidelines and quietly watched this game of words march up and down the field. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781591026525
ISBN-10:1591026520
Author:Victor J. Stenger, Christopher Hitchens
Publisher:Prometheus Books
Imprint:Prometheus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:310
Release Date:29 April 2008
Weight:494g
Dimensions:219mm x 153mm x 19mm
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Critics Review

”“I learned an enormous amount from this splendid book.”-Richard Dawkins, author of the New York Times bestseller The God Delusion”Marshalling converging arguments from physics, astronomy, biology, and philosophy, Stenger has delivered a masterful blow in defense of reason. God: The Failed Hypothesis is a potent, readable, and well-timed assault upon religious delusion. It should be widely read.“-Sam Harris, author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation”Extremely tough and impressive…a great book…a huge addition to the arsenal of argument.“-Christopher Hitchens, author of the New York Times bestseller God Is Not Great

About The Author

Victor J. Stenger

Victor J. Stenger (1935 - 2014) was an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado and emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii. He was the author of the New York Times bestseller God: The Failed Hypothesis, God and the Atom, God and the Folly of Faith, The Comprehensible Cosmos, and many other books.

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