Rationalist's Required Reading List - Part 8      Rationalist's Requ...      Why Science? James Trefil Teachers College Press, 2007 Is a scientific education needed to fully understand the world even for the lay? + The Age-Old Question Is a scientific education needed to fully understand the world even for the lay? "Why Science?" is a call for America to increase their scientific literacy for a more perfect union - saying understanding of the fundamentals of science - natural selection, electricity, magnetism, and others - are ...             The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby Pantheon, 2008 Maybe being a scientist and an intellectual is worthwhile after all + Brilliant; makes you wish you'd paid more attention in school I enjoyed this book tremendously. I liked best Jacoby's critique of today's newspapers for reporting at face value patently false statements by politicians, as if actual facts made no difference at all. I did disagree with a few of Jacoby's points. She is too cavalier about dismissing the ...             Junk Science: An Overdue Indictment of Government, Industry, and Faith Groups That Twist Science for Their ... Dan Agin St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 A Scientist Serves the Public Interest: A Dark Era Warning I agree with Dan Agin's assessment: something is wrong in the way we are living. We're putting up with the bogus, with lies, half-truths, deliberate distortions from the media, government, politicians, corporations, schools and universities, and we're allowing the cowboys of junk science to ride ...             Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up John Allen Paulos Hill and Wang, 2008 One more voice of reason + the logician + Fascinating but ultimately irrelevant + (Arguments for God's existence) + (A mathematician's analysis of these arguments) = (Faulty reasoning for God's existence)             Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul Kenneth R. Miller Viking Adult, 2008 It takes the Mundane, Arcane, & Germane ... Grabs you by the neck, and Entertains! + Evolution is scientific; ID isn't + The Gathering Storm of another Pseudo-Religico-Science This is a surprisingly engaging effort by Mr. Miller. Reading Only a Theory is akin to watching a captivating movie filled with intriguing special effects, robust characters , and a suspenseful plot ... with twists, turns, and Olympic hurdles! For years I have been grappling with the question: ...             Anti-Intellectualism in American Life Richard Hofstadter Vintage, 1966 Fear of Intellect + Old Friend + Beam me up Scotty + anti-intellectualism in american life + Timeless             Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy (Ideas Explained) David Ramsay Steele Open Court, 2008 Fun, logical, and convincing + Best Handbook on Atheism I've Seen To Date + Well Worth the Time and Money for the Doubting Religionist + Well Argued + A volume that belongs on the high end of the atheist shelf             Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul Kenneth R. Miller Viking Adult, 2008 It takes the Mundane, Arcane, & Germane ... Grabs you by the neck, and Entertains! + Evolution is scientific; ID isn't + The Gathering Storm of another Pseudo-Religico-Science This is a surprisingly engaging effort by Mr. Miller. Reading Only a Theory is akin to watching a captivating movie filled with intriguing special effects, robust characters , and a suspenseful plot ... with twists, turns, and Olympic hurdles! For years I have been grappling with the question: ...             Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up John Allen Paulos Hill and Wang, 2008 One more voice of reason + the logician + Fascinating but ultimately irrelevant + (Arguments for God's existence) + (A mathematician's analysis of these arguments) = (Faulty reasoning for God's existence)             Anti-Intellectualism in American Life Richard Hofstadter Vintage, 1966 Fear of Intellect + Old Friend + Beam me up Scotty + anti-intellectualism in american life + Timeless             Why Science? James Trefil Teachers College Press, 2007 Is a scientific education needed to fully understand the world even for the lay? + The Age-Old Question Is a scientific education needed to fully understand the world even for the lay? "Why Science?" is a call for America to increase their scientific literacy for a more perfect union - saying understanding of the fundamentals of science - natural selection, electricity, magnetism, and others - are ...             Atheism Explained: From Folly to Philosophy (Ideas Explained) David Ramsay Steele Open Court, 2008 Fun, logical, and convincing + Best Handbook on Atheism I've Seen To Date + Well Worth the Time and Money for the Doubting Religionist + Well Argued + A volume that belongs on the high end of the atheist shelf             The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby Pantheon, 2008 Maybe being a scientist and an intellectual is worthwhile after all + Brilliant; makes you wish you'd paid more attention in school I enjoyed this book tremendously. I liked best Jacoby's critique of today's newspapers for reporting at face value patently false statements by politicians, as if actual facts made no difference at all. I did disagree with a few of Jacoby's points. She is too cavalier about dismissing the ...             Junk Science: An Overdue Indictment of Government, Industry, and Faith Groups That Twist Science for Their ... Dan Agin St. Martin's Griffin, 2007 A Scientist Serves the Public Interest: A Dark Era Warning I agree with Dan Agin's assessment: something is wrong in the way we are living. We're putting up with the bogus, with lies, half-truths, deliberate distortions from the media, government, politicians, corporations, schools and universities, and we're allowing the cowboys of junk science to ride ...          products you might be interested in        toavi.com    web we recommend Maybe being a scientist and an intellectual is worthwhile after all randomly chosen book: Lifetime Physical Fitness and Wellness