Giving the Devil His Due

Reflections of a Scientific Humanist

De: Michael Shermer

Narrado por: Michael Shermer

Who is the "Devil"? And what is he due? The devil is anyone who disagrees with you. And what he is due is the right to speak his mind. He must have this for your own safety's sake, because his freedom is inextricably tied to your own. If he can be censored, why shouldn't you be censored? If we put barriers up to silence "unpleasant" ideas, what's to stop the silencing of any discussion? This book is a full-throated defense of free speech and open inquiry in politics, science, and culture by the New York Times best-selling author and skeptic Michael Shermer. The new collection of essays and articles takes the devil by the horns by tackling five key themes: free thought and free speech, politics and society, scientific humanism, religion, and the ideas of controversial intellectuals. For our own sake, we must give the devil his due.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

"Michael Shermer is our most fearless explorer of alternative, crackpot, and dangerous ideas, and at the same time one of our most powerful voices for science, sanity, and humane values. In this engrossing collection, Shermer shows why these missions are consistent: it’s the searchlight of reason that best exposes errors and evil." (Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress)

"As always, Michael Shermer is hard-hitting, thought-provoking, and brilliant. The fascinating essays in this wide-ranging book will make you think - and then rethink." (Amy Chua, Yale Law Professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations)

"Michael Shermer is the voice of reason, and this is a book of his best essays - the ones we most need to read to understand the madness of our time and to imagine a more reasonable future. The range of questions Shermer addresses and the breadth of his knowledge make this book a delight to read." (Jonathan Haidt, New York University, author of The Righteous Mind, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind)

Upholding rationality and scientific skepticism.

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A rousing defense of free speech and free thought and a clarion call for the abolishment of censorship.
Upholding rationality and scientific skepticism.
Remarkable insights into diverse subjects from morality to economics, from a scientific, evolutionary perspective.

interesting

very interesting to say the least. I enjoyed the prospective of listening to both sides.

Flawed Audio

I'm into chapter three and there are many audio clips that sound like the audio is skipping and jumping ahead a half second.

I attempted re-downloading the book and, and also tried playing though multiple devices, the audio skips seem to be part of the download itself.

If this is fixed someone let me know. one example is chapter 3 about 9min 30sec into the chapter it skips at the word "propaganda"

informative

an amazing listen with tons of academic and wonderful ideas and information. I would highly recommend for all critical thinkers in today's world.

Edits

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a book that had this many misses in editing.