How long does it take to read How We Believe?
The Search for God in an Age of Science
How We Believe by Michael Shermer takes about 5 hours 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 32 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1999. 302 pages, about 83,050 words.
12 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 9 hours 14 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 28 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Recent polls report that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why is this? Why, despite the rise of science, technology, and secular education, are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? Why do people believe in God at all?"--BOOK JACKET. "These provocative questions lie at the heart of How We Believe, an illuminating new study of God, faith, and religion by author Michael Shermer. Offering fresh and often startling insights into age-old questions, Shermer's new book explores how and why humans put their faith in a higher power, even in the face of scientific skepticism."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Religion and science, Faith and reason, Glaube, Naturwissenschaften, Religion, Religion et sciences
