DELUSIONS — Pragmatic Realism

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The most intriguing question that I found to resonate most when reading this book are the arguments surrounding God and the Space around us, what is really our true reality? There are two sides to every situation in life.

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From the science perspective we find theories that have been taught about over the ages and yet still have not come into reality. Also from a religious standpoint discussions dealing with the existence of God, what beliefs are true and not are being told to us time and time again. At the end of the day, the more we search for answers, the closer we are to finding the truth. Far and away the questions discussed in this book will keep you pondering the true essence of life well after you are done reading. Author Stanislaw Kapuscinski has proven yet again to be an intellectual master.

The book is also written tactfully, with enough sarcasm and humor that made it entertaining and above all informative. It will surely last the same time. I will definitely look for more books from one of the best authors in the writing world today! It's wonderful to have a learned man like Stanislaw Kapuscinski around to wag his finger at fundamentalists from both the religious and scientific communities and do it with intelligence, kindness, and even humor.

Stan is so much fun to read because of how he does look at all sides of the argument pragmatically, pointing out what what makes sense and what is merely stubbornness disguised as fact. I always look forward to reading something from Stan and this certainly did not disappoint. One person found this helpful. This is a very intellectually stimulating book. Stanislaw Kapuscinski is a true freethinker - he is not convinced by the dogmas of either religion or science, and he does a wonderful job of discussing both sides of this often intractable debate.

This is not a perspective that is easy to find - most authors are fairly committed to one of these two positions, where Kapuscinski is skilfully able to take a moderate median.

The book is clearly written, and rich in ideas without being verbose. Though the arguments are intellectually challenging, they are not difficult to understand. Anyone who is interested in science and religion can and should read this book. I'm back with another review of Mr Kapuscinski's work. This time, he takes on the noble task of proving that modern science, for the most part, is merely conjecture too much like the way Richard Dawkins criticized religion , and is not as much written in stone as scientists would like you to believe.

I kind of knew that already, but it's interesting to see someone actually boldly stating it in a book like this. It makes me realize once more that each of us has their own way of learning about the world, and each of us truly lives in a different world.

It's all in the eye of the beholder. You shouldn't adhere to the tenets of religion or blindly follow sciencists in order to find 'the truth', in fact, there is no 'THE truth'. Again, a winner from a very deep thinker and brave author, who takes on and discusses the things that nobody else dares touch, questions our dearest beliefs, and does it all so respectfully that it never sounds scathing, hyper-critical or like he's just out to ridicule people which is what I always feel Mr Dawkins is doing too much, in my humble opinion.

I really strive to take a pragmatic approach to lie Unfortunately bias exists on both sides of most arguments, and this book tries to examine them in a pragmatic way. In this, the author succeeds.

Delusions: Pragmatic Realism

I really found myself as well as my beliefs thoroughly challenged. I just began a second read-through of the book, as well. It is also evident that those who criticize the most, have most to learn. Stan is so much fun to read because of how he does look at all sides of the argument pragmatically, pointing out what makes sense and what is mere stubbornness disguised as fact. Though the arguments are intellectually challenging, they are not difficult to understand. Anyone who is interested in science and religion can and should read this book.

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Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Aug 19, Philippa rated it it was amazing Shelves: Your recommendations are expected to be impartial but with the dullness of uniform options you steer your guests towards the hidden restaurant you fortuitously discovered. You hope they will unfold their napkins and enjoy it as much as you did.

He may well have observed the famous atheist in the polished steel kitchens of the Royal Society, cooking up traditional fare, steak and kidney pudding, shepherds pie, boiled mutton with gene caper sauce, knowing the palates of his readers will be satisfied with what they had expected, solid and kind to the digestion. Honestly presented certainly, but then the chef has become famous for that, no dressing things up with persuasive parsley. It is impossible to identify all the flavours that waft from this multidimensional dish, except to urge a reader to order it.

It gives a broad education across both centuries and disciplines, and obscure and classical sources. A rare book, indeed. Every now and then you come across a book you wished you had read years ago. It tackles the biggest philosophical, religious and scientific issues head on. What does that make me? There are a few possible answers to that question.

Delusions — Pragmatic Realism

I won't give them away. Is there a God? And if there is a God what might this God look like? Can you trust science? Can religion provide answers? These are the topics the author of this book writes about. At the same time this book could be called a letter to a famous atheist. I would love to read the atheist's reply.

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When you read this book you can feel that every thought, idea and piece of knowledge you encounter just had to come out of the author's Just now the question occurred to me: The book can explain this. It would not surprise me if it didn't take the author more than a few months to write it. Accordingly, sometimes the book is a little bit all over the place: This was okay with me.

It made for very entertaining reading. This is not a boring textbook. Apart from the many, many interesting facts it presents, it is humorous, witty, at times sarcastic and always thought-provoking. I liked it very much and highly recommend it.

A delusion and illusion Adam Kerry on June 30, The book examines our perception of reality shaped by science and religion from the point of view of the past, the present and the future. It seems that only few of us will continue to rise on the evolutionary scale, while the masses, the vast majority, will follow the dire predictions of Esoteric Buddhism see H.

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The author suggests that to assure our place among the few, we must reach back into the ancient myths. He may well be right… reviewed 4 months after purchase. Patrick Johnson on March 17, Apparently the scientists are free to postulate ten, in days to come probably 20 or more dimensions, but refuse to accept the invisible but equally as real assumptions of ancient myths.

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It used to be, that a scientific theory must have allowed to be tested under laboratory conditions. Those days are long gone. So how are we to differentiate between science and myths? There appears to be a double standard here. Kapuscinski for opening our eyes. I recommend this book to people of all persuasions.

They say that truth will set you free… reviewed 12 days after purchase.

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