A Devil's Chaplain

[Jeremy1952]

. . . Is now available for pre-order from Amazon Science is neither a philosophy nor a belief system. It is a combination of mental operations that has become increasingly the habit of educated peoples, a culture of illuminations hit upon by a fortunate turn of history that yielded the most effective way of learning about the real world ever conceived. E.O.Wilson

[PeterDF]

"A Chaplain" might be a good choice for book talk it is an eclectic mix of Dawkin's writings, quite unlike his earlier science-based books. He attacks post modernism, quack medicine, all kinds of spiritualism etc. There is a eulogy for his friend Douglas Adams (The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy) and a fascinating letter he wrote to his daughter when she was ten, warning her to be careful what to believe and how she should decide between competing arguments.

[Jeremy1952]

Is on the shelf at Borders. Science is neither a philosophy nor a belief system. It is a combination of mental operations that has become increasingly the habit of educated peoples, a culture of illuminations hit upon by a fortunate turn of history that yielded the most effective way of learning about the real world ever conceived. E.O.Wilson

[Chris OConnor]

This book might make a good choice for our Jan. & Feb. poll.Chris "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward,for there you have been, and there you will always want to be."