{"product_id":"the-miracle-myth-lawrence-shapiro-9780231178402","title":"The Miracle Myth: Why Belief in the Resurrection and the Supernatural Is Unjustified","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though miracles are immensely improbable, people have embraced them for millennia, seeing in them proof of a supernatural world that resists scientific explanation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelping us to think more critically about our belief in the improbable, \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Myth\u003c\/i\u003e casts a skeptical eye on attempts to justify belief in the supernatural, laying bare the fallacies that such attempts commit. Through arguments and accessible analysis, Larry Shapiro sharpens our critical faculties so we become less susceptible to tales of myths and miracles and learn how, ultimately, to evaluate claims regarding vastly improbable events on our own. Shapiro acknowledges that belief in miracles could be harmless, but cautions against allowing such beliefs to guide how we live our lives. His investigation reminds us of the importance of evidence and rational thinking as we explore the unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231178409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231178402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 84","brand":"Lawrence Shapiro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119482859775,"sku":"9780231178402","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc962dfd-5546-4067-9e7b-38b258505ea4.jpg?v=1687409590","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-miracle-myth-lawrence-shapiro-9780231178402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}