Harris continues by examining the nature of belief itself, challenging the notion that we can in any sense enjoy freedom of belief, and arguing that 'belief is a fount of action in potentia.' Instead he posits that in order to be useful, beliefs must be both logically coherent, and truly representative of the real world. While focusing on the dangers posed by religious extremist groups now armed with weapons of mass destruction, Harris is equally critical of religious moderation, which he describes as 'the context in which religious violence can never be adequately opposed.' In an introductory chapter, Harris calls for an end to respect and tolerance for the competing belief systems of religion, which he describes as being 'all equally uncontaminated by evidence'. The End of Faith opens with a literary account of a day in the life of a suicide bomber – his last day. ( November 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. In response to criticism and feedback regarding The End of Faith, Harris wrote Letter to a Christian Nation two years later. In the same month it entered The New York Times Best Seller list at number four, and remained on the list for a total of 33 weeks. The paperback edition was published in October 2005. The book was published August 11, 2004, and it was awarded the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction the following year.

The book comprises a general critique of all religious belief. Harris began writing the book during what he described as a period of 'collective grief and stupefaction' following the Septemattacks. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason is a 2004 book by Sam Harris, concerning organized religion, the clash between religious faith and rational thought, and the problem of intolerance that correlates with religious fundamentalism.

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