The End of Faith
Have you read any good books lately?
The End of Faith Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris, 2004 ISBN 0-7394-5379-3
final paragraph from the Epilogue
"Man is manifestly not the measure of all things. The universe is shot through with mystery. The very fact of its being, and our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name. The consciousness that animates us is itself central to this mystery and the ground for any experience we might wish to call "spiritual". No myths need be embraced for us to commune with the profundity of our circumstance. No personal God need be worshiped for us to live in awe at the beauty and immensity of creation. No tribal fictions need be rehearsed for us to realize, one fine day, that we do, in fact, love our neighbors, that our happiness is inextricable from their own, and that our interdependence demands that people everywhere be given the opportunity to flourish. The days of our religious identities are clearly numbered. Whether the days of civilization itself are numbered would seem to depend, rather too much, on how soon we realize this.
The End of Faith Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris, 2004 ISBN 0-7394-5379-3
final paragraph from the Epilogue
"Man is manifestly not the measure of all things. The universe is shot through with mystery. The very fact of its being, and our own, is a mystery absolute, and the only miracle worthy of the name. The consciousness that animates us is itself central to this mystery and the ground for any experience we might wish to call "spiritual". No myths need be embraced for us to commune with the profundity of our circumstance. No personal God need be worshiped for us to live in awe at the beauty and immensity of creation. No tribal fictions need be rehearsed for us to realize, one fine day, that we do, in fact, love our neighbors, that our happiness is inextricable from their own, and that our interdependence demands that people everywhere be given the opportunity to flourish. The days of our religious identities are clearly numbered. Whether the days of civilization itself are numbered would seem to depend, rather too much, on how soon we realize this.
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