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The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth, and Power,New
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In what we tell ourselves is an age of reason, we are behaving increasingly irrationally. An astonishing number of people subscribe to celebrity endorsed cults, Mayan armageddon prophecies, scientism, and other varieties of new age, antienlightenment philosophies. Millions more advance popular conspiracy theories: AIDS was created in a CIA laboratory, Princess Diana was assassinated, and the 9/11 attacks were an inside job.In The World Turned Upside Down, Melanie Phillips explains that the basic cause of this explosion of irrationality is the slow but steady marginalization of religion. We tell ourselves that faith and reason are incompatible, but the opposite is the case. It was Christianity and the Hebrew Bible, Phillips asserts, that gave us our concepts of reason, progress, and an orderly world on which science and modernity are based.Without its religious traditions, the West has drifted into mass derangement where truth and lies, right and wrong, victim and aggressor are all turned upside down. Scientists skeptical of global warming are hounded from their posts, Israel is demonized, and the US is vilified over the war on terrorall on the basis of blatant falsehoods and obscene propaganda.Worst of all, asserts Phillips, this abandonment of rationality leaves the West vulnerable to its legitimate threats. Faced with the very real challenges of spiraling demographics and violent, confrontational Islamism, the West is no longer willing or able to defend the modernity and rationalism that it once brought into being.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'The World Turned Upside Down'? A: The main theme of the book focuses on the increasing irrationality in society and explores how the marginalization of religion has contributed to this phenomenon.
- Q: Who is the author of 'The World Turned Upside Down'? A: The author is Melanie Phillips, a well-known journalist and commentator.
- Q: What are the key topics discussed in the book? A: Key topics include the rise of conspiracy theories, the critique of anti-enlightenment philosophies, and the relationship between faith and reason.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book has 280 pages.
- Q: What is the book's publication date? A: The book was published on April 20, 2010.
- Q: Is 'The World Turned Upside Down' available in hardcover? A: Yes, this edition of the book is available in hardcover.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'New'.
- Q: What genre does 'The World Turned Upside Down' belong to? A: The book falls under the genre of Religion, Politics & State.
- Q: Are there any notable features of this book? A: The book is described as a 'Used Book in Good Condition' which indicates it may have some wear if purchased in that condition.
- Q: What is the significance of religion in the context of this book? A: The book argues that religious traditions underpin concepts of reason and modernity, suggesting that their decline has led to societal irrationality.