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Why We Believe in God(s)?

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011 – running time 07:22

People ask Penn all the time what books to read on Atheism. He highly recommends "Why we Believe in God(s): A Concise guide to the Science of Faith" by J. Anderson Thomson Jr, MD. Penn's book, "God, No!" is out now, too.

Join Penn at the Penn Point Twitter stream, the Penn Point Facebook page or the official Penn Point YouTube channel and share your favorite books on atheism! Have you read "God, No!" yet?

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