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May 19, 2012
New in the Bookstore: God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion (2012) by Victor J. Stenger.
It has become the prevalent view among sociologists, historians, and some theistic scientists that religion and science have never been in serious conflict. Some even claim that Christianity was responsible for the development of science. In God and the Folly of Faith, physicist Victor J. Stenger shows that this conclusion flies in the face of the historical facts.
May 10, 2012
New in the Kiosk: Undermining the Argument from Common Consent (2012) by James R. Henderson
"Peter Kreeft defends the Argument for Common Consent by claiming it is not an illicit appeal to the masses. While it is true that some appeals to the majority are legitimate, Kreeft fails to show that the Argument from Common Consent falls into this category. Given this, I argue that the argument carries no weight and adds nothing in the way of establishing god's existence."