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“How can a monotheist adhere to such a dualistic belief (which, by the way, is nowhere to be found in the Old Testament)?”

The dualistic belief in this instance is the existence of Satan in Christianity. Er, book of Job? Pretty sure that’s part of the OT. I get it, there’s opinions on Satan in the OT but the author misrepresents his opinion as fact. Again.

The first monotheist religion known to us appeared in Egypt, c. 1350 BC, when Pharaoh Akhenaten declared that... the god Aten, was, in fact, the supreme power ruling the universe.

Er, what about Judaism and Zoroastrianism?

Entire fields of knowledge, such as physics and engineering, have already lost almost all touch with the spoken human language, and are maintained solely by mathematical script.

As an engineer, I definitely disagree with this statement.

...puppies throughout the world have the rules for rough-and-tumble play hard-wired into their genes.

Um yeah, this is a statement that should really be backed up with a citation. I’m just a Wee Bit skeptical.

Started this book based on recommendations from three+ co-workers and an acquaintance met in a bar in China. They all said basically the same thing: “It’s a fascinating read that really makes you think, but I don’t agree with everything the author posits.” The book kept coming up in conversation so here I am.