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Title: endless meanders....
Review: This book was a big disappointment. As a fully persuaded atheist, the title of the book intrigued me but the substance just wasn't there. It begins with about a hundred pages of rambling where he ponders out loud endlessly about whether he should actually get to the point and then when he does he pretty much just re-states what is already well known and obvious to most reflective people in his own tedious, circumlocutious way and offers us precious little insight or interesting discussion. I think the rave reviews from readers here just reflects how desperate we secularists are for a voice to dispell religious delusions even where it falls far short of the mark of good work. This book desperately needed an infusion of substance, a good team of editors and some substantial re-writes. I have heard Dennett lecture before and been well impressed. Maybe he's just a poor writer. At any rate, reading this book was pretty much a waste of time.
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