lherrou 's review for:

The Evolution of God by Robert Wright

3.0

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The Evolution of God has an interesting thesis, and sets forth along an interesting path to present it. Ultimately a stronger editorial hand was probably needed, because the reader quickly recognizes the thesis and must acknowledge the strong evidence for it. Much of the middle section of the 576-page book is therefore somewhat redundant and tedious. Finally, the author attempts to draw a conclusion that is not at all backed by the large body of evidence previously presented (or one that perhaps is irrelevant to the evidence presented).