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alh118 's review for:
The Evolution of God
by Robert Wright
The scope of this book is ambitious as it attempts to follow the history of God all the way from hunter-gatherer society to "civilization". As a student of ancient history, much of this book was familiar to me, but I was still fascinated and interested. I was disappointed that the sole focus of this book was the Abrahamic God. I realize that inclusion of Eastern religions would have made this book bulkier, but I would have been interested.
SPOILERS
The last chapter of this book left me with a poor lasting impression. I vehemently disagree with the author's premise that religion has tended to evolve towards a greater moral truth. Since he never fully convinced me of this, every other argument was pointless. I particularly found the "conversation" between the believer and the scientist to be overly simplistic and stereotypical. I probably would have rated this book higher if it weren't for the last chapter.
SPOILERS
The last chapter of this book left me with a poor lasting impression. I vehemently disagree with the author's premise that religion has tended to evolve towards a greater moral truth. Since he never fully convinced me of this, every other argument was pointless. I particularly found the "conversation" between the believer and the scientist to be overly simplistic and stereotypical. I probably would have rated this book higher if it weren't for the last chapter.