{"product_id":"contraduction-dan-barker-9781839195976","title":"Contraduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a quiet and unassuming way, \u003cem\u003eContraduction\u003c\/em\u003e is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, \"That's a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things\" but also, \"And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.\" I loved this book. - \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Sapolsky\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Blank Slate\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDetermined\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn ingenious word for an invaluable concept. Sharp, clear, and timely. - \u003cstrong\u003eSteven Pinker\u003c\/strong\u003e, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Blank Slate\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRationality \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth a delightful read and a penetrating argument: Barker has invented an invaluable new concept, and puts it to work with clarity, wit, and above all conclusiveness. A must-have book! - \u003cstrong\u003eA. C. Grayling\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe History of Philosophy \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The God Argument\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI am completely down with the concept of contraduction. It fills a need. False pattern recognitions pose a real danger to our survival. Well done! - \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Druyan\u003c\/strong\u003e, author (with Carl Sagan) of \u003cem\u003eCosmos\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContact\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDemon Haunted World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI love it when brilliant ideas are conveyed clearly and soundly. That's why I love this book. Dan Barker has provided a much-needed explication of a common fallacy that needs to be understood and rebutted. It is an engaging, enlightening, and insightful book.-\u003cstrong\u003ePhil Zuckerman\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eSociety Without God\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat it Means to be Moral\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eContraduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Dan Barker gives us a new word-and a new way of looking at things. I thoroughly enjoyed this! So much to think about-and it made me laugh. What else could I ask for? - \u003cstrong\u003eKate Cohen\u003c\/strong\u003e, contributing columnist for the Washington Post and author of \u003cem\u003eWe of Little Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI love how Dan Barker offers us a new word to help us understand how to think rationally in a fun, simple way. I will never look at my reflection in the mirror the same! - \u003cstrong\u003eBailey Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eMy Name is Stardust\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarker has really created something mega with this book. WOW, what an absolutely awesome mind bender [mind fuck] contraductions are, while at the same time seeming very \u003cem\u003eobvious\u003c\/em\u003e. I give \u003cem\u003eContraduction\u003c\/em\u003e 50 hell-yeahs! [fuck-yeahs!] (outta 50). - \u003cstrong\u003eZeke Piestrup\u003c\/strong\u003e, director of \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Later\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSatan's Guide to the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDan Barker's approach reminds me of Douglas Adams' famous Intelligent Design analogy about the rain puddle that \"fits me rather neatly.\" A simple shift of perspective can be invaluable in our understanding, and Dan's fresh angle gives us plenty to consider. Simply put, I've never read anything quite like \u003cem\u003eContraduction\u003c\/em\u003e, and that's a good thing. - \u003cstrong\u003eSeth Andrews\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author of \u003cem\u003eDeconverted: A Journey from Religion to Reason\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContraduction is a delight and lights the way through complexity. Pound for pound, Dan Barker's best book. - \u003cstrong\u003eEd Buckner\u003c\/strong\u003e, Author (with Michael Buckner) of \u003cem\u003eIn Freedom We Trust: An Atheist Guide to Religious Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA clarifying vision of the most baffling aspects of reality: from the simplest, such as our reflection in a mirror, to the most complex, such as time, evolution or the very existence of life. - \u003cstrong\u003eManel Salido\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder of \"Raz?n o fe\" and the author of  Fascinaos!: [Be Fascinated!] Una respuesta a las grandes preguntas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Barker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839195975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839195976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hypatia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.27d","brand":"Dan Barker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46025020637439,"sku":"9781839195976","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c082129d-1833-40d7-91b7-edf988918cf4.jpg?v=1723129779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contraduction-dan-barker-9781839195976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}