I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I just started reading Sam Harris’ "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason" and that I’m actually liking it so far. Firstly, it’s a little late to read it now, considering that all the hypes about the book have almost subsided completely. The book might be a bit outdated already. It’s like commenting on a book that is already out of print or a book that one commonly finds in the bargain sections of major bookstores. As a matter of fact, I just recently got a copy of it for 75 cents from a used bookstore of a public library. Secondly, I am not supposed to like this book, since I am an adherent of a religion. Most religionists who read and reacted to the book tried to figure out something degrading to say about the book. I don’t feel the urge to do the same. Don’t get me wrong here. Although I am sympathetic to the criticisms of religion, I am not a closet atheist or agnostic.
Although some philosophers (even nonreli
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