New Atheism vs. God
Alister McGrath book “Why God Won’t Go Away” brings to light the ongoing battle between if God really exists or not. Unlike his protagonists Harris, Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens the author of this book, McGrath, does not waste his time bashing the others for their beliefs. Instead, he takes the time in his book so that you fully understand all four of his protagonist’s points of views. After you have a better understanding then he compares all the points of views. McGrath addresses many issues and problematic topics that are conveniently bypassed with the other authors. McGrath does not hide the fact that there are some things that cannot be proven by faith or by science. That does not mean we disregard or abandon our religious beliefs. McGrath clearly states that the New Atheism movement is more or less another fad that is already quickly disappearing. The interesting thing is the numbers of people who believe on God do not seem to be going away but continue to grow.
The idea that religion causes violence based on the wars and terrorist actions we have seen is an unsupported theory. McGrath even provides examples of wars that were started that had nothing to do with religion. The basic fact is if you remove religion, we humans will find something else to fight.
Allow the others time to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame because the in the end if one of us is wrong in our beliefs which one of us will truly suffer for it?
I received a free copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through BookSneeze.com in exchange for my honest review of the book.
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