Where Angels Walk by Joan Wester Anderson
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Book Reviews of Where Angels Walk
Book Review: Not Logically Convincing in the Slightest
Summary: 1 Stars
This book will be a relatively satisfactory read for people who have already bought the angel story hook, line, and sinker. If you're looking to be convinced, however, look elsewhere. All this book does is present a bunch of anecdotal stories (most easily resolved through rational investigation, misleading, distorted, or purposefully vague) and claim to have produced irrefutable evidence for the existence of angels. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the whole point of religion was to accept things on faith, without having to prove them empirically. If I were religious, I would find this book somewhat insulting, since it devalues the message of faith and attempts to replace it with shoddy, anecdotal evidence. I did find one disturbing quote on page 7, however: "more than sixty percent of Americans believe wholeheartedly in angels," clearly advancing the idea that something must be true simply because a majority believes it is. This textbook example of a bandwagon fallacy underscores the shoddy reasoning present througout the entire book. If you're looking for something rational, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a good piece of historical fiction, I recommend Orson Scott Card's "Alvin Maker" series.