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Book review: Irreligion by John Allen Paulos

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dsc04123.jpg In Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why The Arguments For God Just Don’t Add Up, John Allen Paulos performs a great favor for Christians: he knocks the props from under the classic arguments for the existence of God. You might think that evaluation strange coming from a Baptist pastor, but let me explain.

This short 158-page book takes on a task far beyond its diminutive size. Paulos begins the book by asking:

Are there any logical reasons to believe in God?

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