Is this book equally suitable for anyone with any religious beliefs?

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Re: Is this book equally suitable for anyone with any religious beliefs?

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In light of the author's lack of belief in much besides his own opinion, this book would be appropriate for anyone desiring to read opinion with some science mixed in. However, the author makes many of his arguments against Catholic practices. To understand what he is protesting, the reader must either have knowledge of the Bible & the Catholic church or simply accept what he claims as the foundation of his argument to be true. I have little knowledge of the Catholic church, but enough knowledge of the Bible to understand that his evidence and line of reasoning isn't strong enough to disprove centuries of research in 120 pages.


I completely disagree. I know nothing about the Catholic religion and I understood most of the meanings pretty well. You might have to look some up if you're that invested. Overall, you can understand the whole thing pretty well.
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I want to believe that this book is targeted more towards a Christian audience since it discusses mostly Christian ideas and principles.
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I think as long as the reader has an open-mind then this book would be suitable for anyone.
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Yes, it is suitable for anyone with any religious belief and even for those without any. The author never claimed his ideas to apply to only those who follow Christianity. Since he has much deeper knowledge and understanding of Christianity, he based his thesis on it. He is not trying to pit one religion against another but instead wants to find common ground to co-exist. The only thing he insists on is to follow the path of love and mutual respect towards fellow individuals.
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We may have to define strictly the meaning of suitable. Is it if a reader can understand the book, if a reader can at most enjoy the book or at least accept that it exists, if a reader can be influenced to such a degree that it will elicit reactions, pro or con, yet will not have behaviors detrimental to the accepted norms of society. Or perhaps all of them. If the book touches on advanced theories of science or even on subjects that need an extensive background, a reader may not understand it, if a book is about Christianity, a Christian may understand it, and may like it, or may dislike but tolerate it, or may throw the book away. The second criteria is related to open mindedness. The last criteria is related to maturity.
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In my opinion, this book is equally suited for people of all religions because it uses quantum mechanics and philosophy to elaborate it's concepts. Nowhere in the book was any religion prioritized, nor any religion degraded.
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with this book peeping into both quantum physics and philosophy, I think that it can be okay for anyone to read it despite of their different beliefs.
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I think the scientific and philosophical approaches used in this book render it a suitable read for the various faiths.
As long as all the elements are tackled neutrally and respectfully, I see no reason why the author cannot touch upon such an interesting subject matter. I myself found it to be an intriguing read.
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Since the point of view was science, I think any person with religious background could enjoy the read. However, it could not appeal that much to other religions.
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