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How we believe : science, skepticism, and the search for God / Michael Shermer.
Van Pelt Library BL240.3 .S545 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shermer, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and science.
- Faith and reason.
- Physical Description:
- xxxii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition, second Owls Book edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : H. Holt, 2003.
- Summary:
- Recent polls show that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? In "How We Believe, "Michael Shermer presents the results of an exhaustive empirical study in which he asked 10,000 Americans how and why they believe and about details of their faith. The result offers fresh and startling insights into age-old questions.
- Notes:
- "A W.H. Freeman/Owl book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-311) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0805074791
- OCLC:
- 51755850
- Online:
- Publisher description
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