Giving the Devil His Due
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Michael Shermer
Who is the 'Devil'? And what is he due? The Devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety's sake because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn't you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence 'unpleasant' ideas, what's to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times bestselling author and skeptic Michael Shermer. The new collection of essays and articles takes the Devil by the horns by tackling five key themes: free thought and free speech, politics and society, scientific humanism, religion, and the ideas of controversial intellectuals. For our own sake, we must give the Devil his due.
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Author
Michael Shermer
Pages
366
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published Date
2020-04-09
ISBN
1108489788 9781108489782
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"This is more of a collection of essays with updated thoughts of the author. Shermer is one of the more famous scientific skeptics in the US and has been paid to speak/debate/write on many topics that today, I suppose we could call controversial. It’s a dense, slow read because there are so many different topics and I do think knowing a bit about his work would add to enjoyment. The Believing Brain is my favorite previous book of his."
Sheldon Rapoza
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