Sleeping with extra-terrestrials
the rise of irrationalism and perils of piety
by Wendy Kaminer
"In Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials, Wendy Kaminer argues that we are a society intoxicated by the irrational: religion, spirituality, and popular therapies threaten to replace rational thought with supernaturalism and impassioned but unexamined personal testimony.
Ranging from our fascination with angels, aliens, and near-death experiences to the rise of junk science, the recovery movement, and the digital culture, Kaminer points out the amusing and ominous effects of our deference to spiritual authorities and resistance to critical thinking. She questions conventional wisdom about the association of religious belief with virtue, identifying the sectarianism of efforts to establish religion in the public square.
With both wit and empathy, Kaminer takes on what many people hold sacred."--BOOK JACKET.
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Sleeping with extra-terrestrials: the rise of irrationalism and perils of piety
1999, Pantheon Books
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