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midnightcharcuterie's review against another edition
I got about 50 pages in and then started to skim, and flip through to see other chapters. Another review notes that this book could use a good editor and I have to agree. After reading AGAIN that he's "not trying to be cruel, [he] just wants people to think rationally" I was pretty tired. I guess I expected that this book might address the history of certain subjects and then also give counterpoints/arguments that you could make, but it feels lost in the authors back-patting and justificaton for writing the book. Maybe it gets better, but I have other books that I would rather be reading.
richard_lawrence's review against another edition
5.0
This is very good book in a lot of ways. It is a great introduction into Naturalism and how naturalists approach both the world and various claims about it. This would be the perfect text for a course in Critical Thinking both at the High School and Undergraduate level. In addition to a well written book there are copious end notes and hyperlinks in the Kindle edition which let the reader follow up on whatever areas of interest they may have.
steveinadelaide's review
5.0
An excellent read which should be on everyone’s bookshelf (physical or virtual!). McAfee puts things plainly and has clearly been thinking about the issue of good thinking for a long time. The book is not just a catalogue of criticism of poor thinking; there is some excellent discussion of what good thinking is, the need for it, and how to do it. The issues explored in depth are contemporary and show just how easy it is for any of us to be taken in by all sorts of non-evidenced ideas and beliefs. Highly recommended.
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