01723ctm a22003735a 4500 15800376 20250312110701.0 ta 180914s2009 nyu 001 0 eng c 2009931847 9780465019373 (pbk.) 0465019374 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn401147024 BTCTA BTCTA OOY OBE FHP DLC pcc BL240.3 .B46 2009 215 22 Berlinski, David, 1942- The Devil's delusion : [manuscript] : atheism and its scientific pretensions / by David Berlinski. New York : Basic Books, c2009. xvii, 237 p. ; 21 cm. "Published in the United States in 2008 by Crown Forum"--T.p. verso. Includes index. No gods before me -- Nights of doubt -- Horses do not fly -- The cause -- The reason -- A put-up job -- A curious proof that God does not exist -- Our inner ape, a darling, and the human mind -- Miracles in our time -- The cardinal and his cathedral. A secular Jew, Berlinski nonetheless delivers a biting defense of religious thought. This incisive book explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it can be--indeed must be--the ultimate touchstone for understanding the world. Religion and science. Atheism. 7 cbc pccadap 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK xj11 2010-05-06 to Dewey rd07 2010-07-21 8 10158 10158 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 215 Ber 2009 19776 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK