Adventures With Alex

Tag: Islam

  • BR52) The Evolution of God Book Review

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    The Evolution of God by Robert Wright.  4/5 rating. Book #127 of 2019. Read November 12, 2019. This fascinating book takes an anthropological view of religion’s history: tracing the path from hunter-gatherer shamanic religions to the three Abrahamic world religions of today. It first discusses the importance of religion as an arbiter of morality during…

  • BR9) Infidel Book Review

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    Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali.  3/5 rating.  Book #80 read in 2019. Read May 30, 2019. This is Ayaan’s story of her early life. It tells about her upbringing in various African countries as a Muslim refugee. She talks about her eventual disenchantment with Islam for many reasons but mostly focusing around the subjugation of…