How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science
- ISBN-10
- 071674161X
- ISBN-13
- 9780716741619
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 302
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-11-01
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Michael Shermer
Description
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.
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