A coyote howls, a sign that Satan has lost a soul from Sheol, as a young man
takes Christ into his heart. He leaves for Christian college and studies and
studies. The books are a guide, a shield that will carry him to heaven. But
there are just a few points that don’t seem logical, so he consults a
philosopher. A gripping start for arch-sceptic Michael Shermer’s How We
Believe—topped by the revelation that he was that young man. Philosophy
revealed flaws in the tenets of his faith. Now an agnostic, he points out that
you cannot disprove the…
Earth
Not a believer
22 April 2000
