A review by libra17
God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion by Victor J. Stenger

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.