From world-leading scientist and New York Times bestselling author of
The Language of God, a deeply thoughtful guidebook to discerning what
and who we can trust to move us from societal discord to civic harmony.
As the COVID-19 pandemic revealed, western society has become not just
hyper-partisan, but also deeply cynical; distrustful of traditional
sources of knowledge and wisdom such as science and faith. Scepticism
about vaccines led to the needless deaths of at least 230,000
Americans, and "Do your own research" is now a rallying cry in many
online rabbit holes. Yes, experts can make mistakes, and institutions
can lose their moral compass, but there are reliable ways and means to
weigh information and navigate truth, and The Road to Wisdom is here to
help us rediscover them.
Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and
clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust. Drawing on his
scientific work at the forefront of the Human Genome Project and the US
National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and
theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these
sources - their reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how
they work together, not separately - and certainly not in conflict. It
is only when we re-link these four pillars of wisdom that we can begin
to discern the best path forward in life.
Hopeful, accessible, winsome, and deeply wise, The Road to Wisdom
leads us beyond current animosities to surer footing. Here is the
moral, philosophical, and scientific framework with which to address
the problems of our time - on the world stage, but also in our daily
lives.
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