Why We Believe: Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times BOTY_2025 From the surprise apprehension of

From the surprise apprehension of World War I courtesan spy Mata Hari to the unmasking of MI6 officer Kim Philby

The question is how

but relies on the immense world of plants to do so

and intimacy abound

Cynthia Hand

Why We Believe: Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times BOTY_2025 From the surprise apprehension ofBelief: surely its a relic from the past, a hangover from a superstitious age that is totally out of sync with todays rational, science led culture? 'A timely, often bracing and always highly stimulating book.' Tom Holland, author of Dominion and co host of The Rest is History In todays science driven, rational world, belief is dismissed as an artefact of a bygone era something absurd at best, harmful at worst. The prevailing narratives paint belief