Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up

Paulos, John Allen

ISBN 10: 0809059185 / ISBN 13: 9780809059188

Verlag: Hill and Wang, 2009

Beschreibung

Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers S_327206632

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
• Verlag: Hill and Wang
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0809059185
• ISBN-13: 9780809059188
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Very Good

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

Are there any logical reasons to believe in God? The mathematician and bestselling author John Allen Paulos thinks not. In "Irreligion" he presents the case for his own world view, organizing his book into twelve chapters that refute the twelve arguments most often put forward for believing in God's existence. Interspersed among these counterarguments are remarks on a variety of irreligious themes, ranging from the nature of miracles and creationist probability to cognitive illusions and prudential wagers. Special attention is paid to topics, arguments, and questions that spring from his incredulity 'not only about religion but also about others' credulity'. Despite the strong influence of his day job, Paulos says, there isn't a single mathematical formula in the book.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

<b>John Allen Paulos </b>is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. His books include the bestseller <i>Innumeracy: Mathematical</i> <i>Illiteracy and Its Consequences </i>(H&W, 1988), <i>A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market</i>, and <i>A Mathematician Reads the Newspapers</i>.