Douglas Sczygelski: 9 books

Author Douglas Sczygelski argues that Steven Pinker's recent bestseller, "Enlightenment Now" is both dishonest and ridiculous. Pinker says we can solve the global warming problem, but never discusses how we might find the political will to do so. He argues that we need to fight global warming...

Scientists will soon know so much about biochemistry that it will be possible for any fairly smart college student with some fairly cheap equipment to create deadly new viruses. This will make it possible for terrorists to kill billions of people.

The author shows that Carl Sagan's books are full of lies. Sagan falsely claimed that the Bible says the Earth is flat. He falsely claimed that no Catholic saint ever opposed executing heretics. (I know at least two - St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Martin of Tours - specifically did.) He falsely claimed...

The author explains that paying reparations for slavery would not be a good idea.

Ralph Nader isn't terribly logical, and he seems to have little concern for black Americans.

The author shows that Christopher Hitchens, the famous journalist and militant atheist, lied constantly. Some of the more prominent lies are: the lie that Hitler was a Catholic; the lie that atheists have a lower crime rate than Christians; the lie that the war in Bosnia was caused by religion (when...

The author discusses many lies, mistakes, and bizarre statements made by famous atheists. Charles Darwin said in a letter to a friend that he saw nothing wrong with "higher races" exterminating "lower races." Richard Dawkins claimed that Hitler was a Catholic when he was dictator, when the truth is...

The author discusses some of the lies, evasions and faulty reasoning that can be found in the published works of Sam Harris, the famous militant atheist. For example, Harris rants about how awful the Catholic Church's child molestation scandal is, but he never admits that the crucial question is whether...

The author shows that Richard Dawkins, the famous militant atheist, has lied repeatedly when making his arguments. Most notably, he has lied by claiming Hitler was a Catholic, by claiming the Bible says black people are subhuman, and by claiming Thomas Jefferson was an atheist. He has also refused...