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Further Praise for The End of Faith

"A radical attack on the most sacred of liberal precepts—the notion

of tolerance. . . . [ The End of Faith ] is an eminently sensible rally-

ing cry for a more ruthless secularisation of society."

—Stephanie Merritt, The Observer

"Harris's tour de force demonstrates how faith—blind, deaf, dumb,

and unreasoned—threatens our very existence. His expose of

faith-based unreason—from the religious fanaticism of Islamic

suicide bombers to the secular fanaticism of Noam Chomsky—is a

clarion call for reasoned debate in this age of terrorism. The End of

Faith shows how the perfect tyranny of religious and secular total-

itarianism demonizes imperfect democracies such as the United

States and Israel. A must read for all rational people."

—Alan Dershowitz, professor of law at

Harvard University and author of America on Trial

"[Harris] writes with such verve and frequent insight that even

skeptical readers will find it hard to put down."

—Daniel Blue, San Francisco Chronicle

"At last we have a book that focuses on the common thread that

links Islamic terrorism with the irrationality of all religious faith.

The End of Faith will challenge not only Muslims but Hindus,

Jews, and Christians as well."

"[Harris's] brief accounts of intuition, and of the notion of a 'moral

community,' are as good as anything I have read on these topics."

—John Derbyshire, New York Sun

—Peter Singer, author of

The President of Good and Evil:

The Ethics of George W. Bush

"Here is a ringing challenge to all Americans who recognize the

danger to American democracy posed by the political alliance of

right-wing religion and politics and the failure of the tepid and

tentative responses by liberal persons of faith. While one might

dispute some of the claims and arguments presented by Harris, the

need for a wake-up call to religious liberals is right on the mark."

—Joseph C. Hough Jr., president of

Union Theological Seminary, New York

THE END OF FAITH

Religion,

Terror,

and the Future of Reason

SAM HARRIS

W • W • NORTON & COMPANY

NEW YORK

LONDON

Sam Harris - The End of Faith.pdf