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A review by adamcarrico91
Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition by Wendell Berry
3.0
“To trust ‘progress’ or our putative ‘genius’ to solve all the problems that we cause is worse than bad science; it is bad religion.”
Although there are pockets of brilliance, this is not among my favorite set of essays from Berry. I didn’t quite care for a book that acted as a criticism of another work, especially when at the base I already agree with Berry’s viewpoint. I can see there being an audience that is interested in a response to Wilson’s “Consilience”, but it wasn’t enlightening to me.
That being said, the general ideas are typically solid. In most cases, he has other writings that expand upon the base ideas in a more original way. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed it more if I hadn’t read so much of his work that already talks about these issues.
Although there are pockets of brilliance, this is not among my favorite set of essays from Berry. I didn’t quite care for a book that acted as a criticism of another work, especially when at the base I already agree with Berry’s viewpoint. I can see there being an audience that is interested in a response to Wilson’s “Consilience”, but it wasn’t enlightening to me.
That being said, the general ideas are typically solid. In most cases, he has other writings that expand upon the base ideas in a more original way. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed it more if I hadn’t read so much of his work that already talks about these issues.