Reviews

God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion by Victor J. Stenger

richard_lawrence's review against another edition

4.0

Excellent retort to those who think that faith and evidence are two sides of the same coin.

libra17's review against another edition

5.0

Despite its title, God and the Folly of Faith is more or a science book than a religion one. Chapter by chapter, Dr. Stenger takes the various claims made by traditional religions and new age mystics regarding science and explains how the science has been cherry-picked or otherwise misused, how the claims are incorrect, and how the claim has been used to create the a misleading impression that undermines actual facts and a worldview founded on openness and evidence. The author makes clear multiple times throughout the book that the 'folly of faith' is the worldview promoted by religion and mystics; basically, that accepting claims with no evidentiary basis in reality is unintelligent and ultimately harmful to both the individual and their society, even they feel nice in the short term. I very much enjoyed the book and - despite its length - found it to be very well-researched, well-written, and informative.