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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a first class, thought provoking book. The arguments are clearly and intelligently presented, and backed up by detailed facts and illustrations which clearly show both the historical aspects of the subject and the results of recent developments. The author is no respecter of reputations, and it is a pleasure to see the somewhat arrogant opinions and statements of some pillars of the current scientific establishment questioned. In particular, hard line Darwinists are asked some awkward questions.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
33 of 43 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is probably the most important book I have read in a decade. Le Fanu shows how recent scientific investigations into the genome and into the human brain seriously undermine the certainties of materialist science, and force us to rethink our attitude to long discarded ideas such as the soul. If you want to read a cogent, entertaining, intellectually rigorous answer to Dawkins et al. then this is the book for you.
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Le Fanu wrote ,in the rise and fall of modern medicine,about things I thought I ,as a doctor knew about but didnt.His latest book is even better.Just as beautifully written,describing complex things simply ,rigorous and certain to provoke argument.
However only to be read with an open mind.
However only to be read with an open mind.
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What does "non material reality" mean?
In this book, Dr James Le Fanu tries at first, almost successfully to hide his religious agenda.
He goes on to unfairly accuse the scientific community of being in a... Read more
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Published 13 months ago by M. G. KETTERIDGE
Fascinating
James Le Fanu asks some important questions, you know, the ones we are not supposed to ask. If you still think science has all the answers already this is worth a read. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Reader
Testing Darwin - does he survive?
All scientific theories should be challenged and re-examined regularly and when, like Darwinism, they survive the challenge, they grow in stature. Read more
Published 19 months ago by John Nichols
A triumph
The author's declared aims are to restore a sense of wonder to the scientific enterprise, and man to the pedestal from which he has been so unceremoniously toppled by philosophical... Read more
Published 20 months ago by C. Copus
Why not?
Honestly, I didn't enjoy this book as I did with other science books... His arguments and criticisms based only on the Genoma Project and the new techniques to scan the brain are... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Lewiscat
Not convinced
I really enjoyed 'The rise and fall of modern medicine' but I was very disappointed by 'Why us?'. This book does not feel objective and it seems to have been written with a... Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. Macdougall
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Excellent book. One of the best I have read. Not a light read but very interesting.
Published 24 months ago by D. W. H. Evans
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Reading this book you wonder - how can so many intelligent people be so blind when the issue of evolution is at stake? Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2009 by N. Bar
MORE BAD SCIENCE
I find that this book consists largely of a regurgitation of naive popular anti-scientific humbug. The author does not seem to understand basic biology and the book is full of 'bad... Read more
Published on 20 July 2009 by B. H. Gaskell
Why Us?
This was a gift which was very appreciated. It arrived very quickly, so thank you for your prompt attention.
Published on 19 Jun 2009 by Ms. C. M. Vincent
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