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1、FurtherPraiseforTheEndofFaith"Aradicalattackonthemostsacredofliberalprecepts—thenotionoftolerance....[TheEndofFaith]isaneminentlysensiblerally•ingcryforamoreruthlesssecularisationofsociety."—StephanieMerritt,TheObserver"Harris'stourdeforcedemonstrateshowfaith—blind,deaf,dumb,andu
2、nreasoned—threatensourveryexistence.Hisexposeoffaith-basedunreason—fromthereligiousfanaticismofIslamicsuicidebomberstothesecularfanaticismofNoamChomsky—isaclarioncallforreasoneddebateinthisageofterrorism.TheEndofFaithshowshowtheperfecttyrannyofreligiousandseculartotal•itarianismd
3、emonizesimperfectdemocraciessuchastheUnitedStatesandIsrael.Amustreadforallrationalpeople."—AlanDershowitz,professoroflawatHarvardUniversityandauthorofAmericaonTrial"[Harris]writeswithsuchverveandfrequentinsightthatevenskepticalreaderswillfindithardtoputdown."—DanielBlue,SanFranci
4、scoChronicle"AtlastwehaveabookthatfocusesonthecommonthreadthatlinksIslamicterrorismwiththeirrationalityofallreligiousfaith.TheEndofFaithwillchallengenotonlyMuslimsbutHindus,Jews,andChristiansaswell."—PeterSinger,authorofThePresidentofGoodandEvil:TheEthicsofGeorgeW.Bush"[Harris's]
5、briefaccountsofintuition,andofthenotionofa'moralcommunity,'areasgoodasanythingIhavereadonthesetopics."—JohnDerbyshire,NewYorkSun"HereisaringingchallengetoallAmericanswhorecognizethedangertoAmericandemocracyposedbythepoliticalallianceofright-wingreligionandpoliticsandthefailureoft
6、hetepidandtentativeresponsesbyliberalpersonsoffaith.WhileonemightdisputesomeoftheclaimsandargumentspresentedbyHarris,theneedforawake-upcalltoreligiousliberalsisrightonthemark."—JosephC.HoughJr.,presidentofUnionTheologicalSeminary,NewYorkTHEENDOFFAITHReligion,Terror,andtheFutureof
7、ReasonSAMHARRISW•W•NORTON&COMPANYNEWYORKLONDONCopyright©2005,2004bySamHarrisAllrightsreservedPrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaFirstpublishedasaNortonpaperback2005Forinformationaboutpermissiontoreproduceselectionsfromthisbook,writetoPermissions,W.W.Norton&Company,Inc.,500FifthAven
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