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The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
Lee Strobel
3.73 AVERAGE
51 reviews for:
The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God
Lee Strobel
3.73 AVERAGE
"Heads or tails, the Creator wins."
disclaimer: i will not be rating this book, as i have not rated any other religious books, because i don't feel comfortable rating the range of someone else's beliefs based on my own views of the world and the Word itself.
lee strobel did it again! i've already read two of his books, and it still impresses me how well-formulated and well-thought his questions and directions are whenever he's building a case. if the case for Christ was inspiring to read, and the case for Faith was difficult yet necessary, then the case for a Creator is surprising. i have always been a Christian. there was never a time in my life when i could say any different, and i know, with God's permission, it will remain that way. however, that fact also meant i never looked deep into any sort of scientific opinion on Christianity. reading this book allowed me to see a new side of that which is already the most important part of my life, and i'm incredibly happy i decided to read it. i'd recommend this, even if you haven't read the other two books, as long as you're willing to go into it open-minded. for better or for worse.
disclaimer: i will not be rating this book, as i have not rated any other religious books, because i don't feel comfortable rating the range of someone else's beliefs based on my own views of the world and the Word itself.
lee strobel did it again! i've already read two of his books, and it still impresses me how well-formulated and well-thought his questions and directions are whenever he's building a case. if the case for Christ was inspiring to read, and the case for Faith was difficult yet necessary, then the case for a Creator is surprising. i have always been a Christian. there was never a time in my life when i could say any different, and i know, with God's permission, it will remain that way. however, that fact also meant i never looked deep into any sort of scientific opinion on Christianity. reading this book allowed me to see a new side of that which is already the most important part of my life, and i'm incredibly happy i decided to read it. i'd recommend this, even if you haven't read the other two books, as long as you're willing to go into it open-minded. for better or for worse.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
This is the second Lee Strobel book that I have read. Again the information is fascinating. This book was a little more difficult to read because of all the science terminology, but he still tries his best to put it in layman's terms. Really had me thinking about Creationism. It is so strange though to have so much "tangible" evidence for my faith which shouldn't require any.
informative
reflective
"It's pure a concept, an idea, without scientific proof [...]. skeptics have to come up with such an outlandish theory is because [...] some people will hypothesize anything to avoid reaching that conclusion."
The above is actually an out-of-context quote from this book that argues *for* the case of an intelligent designer. It's hard to tell at times if this is supposed to be ironically tongue-in-cheek.
I was hoping this would be good rebuttal to Dawkin's "The God Delusion" but this book doesn't even come close. The "conversational" writing style is as condescending as a late night infomercial. There's straw-men aplenty and every chapter is essentially re-iterating the same argument: "Current scientific evidence is telling us the physical world is very complex, and that complexity *logically* can only be the work of an intelligent designer."
The above is actually an out-of-context quote from this book that argues *for* the case of an intelligent designer. It's hard to tell at times if this is supposed to be ironically tongue-in-cheek.
I was hoping this would be good rebuttal to Dawkin's "The God Delusion" but this book doesn't even come close. The "conversational" writing style is as condescending as a late night infomercial. There's straw-men aplenty and every chapter is essentially re-iterating the same argument: "Current scientific evidence is telling us the physical world is very complex, and that complexity *logically* can only be the work of an intelligent designer."
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
informative
medium-paced
This entire book is a practice in anti-intellectualism and deceit.
This book makes me sooooo angry. I used to be Chirstian, am now an atheist, and was really excited when a friend lent me this book. My love of science is what led me to turn away from religion, and I was really curious as to what scientific evidence there was that possibly led to different conclusions about the nature of the universe.
This book is the very antithesis of intellectualism and critical analysis. The author goes to great pains to convince his audience that he is an atheist, an investigative reporter, and unbiased. As soon as you start reading it is clear he has lied about all three.
As an investigative journalist, he should know to look at BOTH sides of the argument. Instead he cherry picks his interviews to the very few people within those fields who don't accept the current theories in that field. His questions are not hard-hitting - he only asks what he knows the "scientist" would be able to answer and conveniently "forgets" to ask questions that reflect the true nature of scientific practices.
Both the author and the people he interviews have an astounding lack of understanding about the principles of science and the actual theories they think they are disproving. For example, in the interview about evolution, both the author and the scientist CLEARLY have NO idea about what the theory of evolution ACTUALLY is. While Strobel is sitting there saying "wow, this is stuff the Darwinists don't teach you", the rest of us who actually understand evolution are sitting there banging our heads against the wall thinking "of course not, because it's COMPLETELY wrong!"
This entire book is a practice in anti-intellectualism and deceit. It preys upon those who have little understanding of science and refuses to seek out the truth. This book is poison.
This book makes me sooooo angry. I used to be Chirstian, am now an atheist, and was really excited when a friend lent me this book. My love of science is what led me to turn away from religion, and I was really curious as to what scientific evidence there was that possibly led to different conclusions about the nature of the universe.
This book is the very antithesis of intellectualism and critical analysis. The author goes to great pains to convince his audience that he is an atheist, an investigative reporter, and unbiased. As soon as you start reading it is clear he has lied about all three.
As an investigative journalist, he should know to look at BOTH sides of the argument. Instead he cherry picks his interviews to the very few people within those fields who don't accept the current theories in that field. His questions are not hard-hitting - he only asks what he knows the "scientist" would be able to answer and conveniently "forgets" to ask questions that reflect the true nature of scientific practices.
Both the author and the people he interviews have an astounding lack of understanding about the principles of science and the actual theories they think they are disproving. For example, in the interview about evolution, both the author and the scientist CLEARLY have NO idea about what the theory of evolution ACTUALLY is. While Strobel is sitting there saying "wow, this is stuff the Darwinists don't teach you", the rest of us who actually understand evolution are sitting there banging our heads against the wall thinking "of course not, because it's COMPLETELY wrong!"
This entire book is a practice in anti-intellectualism and deceit. It preys upon those who have little understanding of science and refuses to seek out the truth. This book is poison.
Pretty good with a good wrap up
However, I liked some of his other stuff a little better. This one was just to technical for me to really get into.
However, I liked some of his other stuff a little better. This one was just to technical for me to really get into.