God: The Failed Hypothesis

"Darwin chased God out of his old haunts in biology, and he scurried for safety down the rabbit hole of physics. The laws and constants of the universe, we were told, are too good to be true: a setup, carefully tuned to allow the eventual evolution of life. It needed a good physicist to show us the fallacy, and Victor Stenger lucidly does so. The faithful won't change their minds, of course (that is what faith means), but Victor Stenger drives a pack of energetic ferrets down the last major bolt hole and God is running out of refuges in which to hide. I learned an enormous amount from this splendid book." -- Richard Dawkins, Author of the New York Times best seller The God Delusion. "Marshalling converging arguments from physics, astronomy, biology, and philosophy, Stenger has delivered a masterful blow in defense of reason. God: The Failed Hypothesis is a potent, readable, and well-timed assault upon religious delusion. It should be widely read." -- Sam Harris, author of the New York Times bestsellers The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. "I strongly recommend this book to all readers, including those on the fence and those firmly positioned either side of it. To the scientist Stenger provides a comprehensive review of the evidence and arguments in a balanced and accessible manner. To the theist, Stenger shows why intelligent design fails and as such, hints at what sort of evidence would be required to avoid the pitfalls of previous arguments. If theists want to take a matter of faith, and turn it into a matter of fact, then they will need to satisfy the arguments against their position put forward so cogently by Stenger. As such, it is a resource that should not be ignored by anyone interested in this field. I recommend it highly." -- Dr Jason Braithwaite, Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, University of Birmingham, UK.