[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: The God Genome

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Wouldn't normally include a book review, but this one really stood out - both as a review of a book on a timely topic, and as a piece of good writing.


BOOKS / SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW | February 19, 2006
'Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon,' by Daniel C. Dennett: The God Genome
Review by LEON WIESELTIER
Daniel C. Dennett investigates the natural history of religion, hoping to break the taboo against questioning faith.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/19/books/review/19wieseltier.html?ex=1141016400&en=7ce8b346262aed92&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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