Origins: A skeptics guide to the creation of life on earth (Origins)

by xeno6696 , Sonoran Desert, Sunday, July 11, 2010, 02:30 (5030 days ago)

Amazingly, the university library didn't have this book; I had to track it down on amazon. -I apologize for my unexpected hiatus; I review books for amazon and so I wouldn't lose my status as a Vine reviewer, I had to read 3 books and get the reviews done before 7/15. 1.5 down, 1 to go.-I'm puzzled as to why Shapiro's book is no longer in print. Dating from '86/'87, I also will have to state my concern that its arguments are also dated; we shall see. -==OT==-Some of the books I chose to review included two targeted directly to Christianity; "Constantine's Bible," and "The First Seven Ecumenical Councils." -This 1-2 combination should be an absolute MUST for anyone who wants to get a critical insight into the formation of early Christianity. "Constantine's Bible " for its demonstration of the cultural backdrop the early Roman church inherited from the Greeks and the history of the ecumenical councils--while dry--does alot to explain much of the course of the early church, as well as root causes for many of the problems we've inherited on the origins debate. -The best book I read however is "Ghosts of Cannae." I had already posted a review on Amazon for that, but if you're interested at all in the 2nd punic war, buy it. Hannibal and Scipio live again!-The other book I have to review is "The Edge of Physics."

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