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5.0 out of 5 stars EYES OPEN!!!, December 26, 2003

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Before you read this book please open your mind. Those who go into this book with a closed mind will soon be putting it down, but those who are able to open there minds will soon be delighted. It's simply a delicious satire on religion, and his whitty style makes it a pleasure to read. He attacks ideas but does it in a humorous way so no one gets too offended. It's truely splendid.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, and profoundly funny, July 1, 2001

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This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. It is also a very unusual, odd book, and is very easy to read. In fact, I keep an extra copy around, that I keep lending to people. I eagerly await the author's next book.

In addition to being a really enjoyable read, the book does have a message -- one that not everyone will appreciate. A person of strong faith and a sense of humor, will be able to smile at the fun the author pokes at religion. Those with little faith, and no funnybone would attack it.

Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Just...well...excellent!, April 10, 2000

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First off, I don't give five stars. Except here. And its not because this is the finest piece of literature I have ever read. It's just a very good, very funny book with a great deal of heart.

Scepticism, Inc. is a look at the ways in which religion makes people act and manifests itself in society. Through farcical extremes, Fowler puts religion and human nature under a microscope. And its funny...and true.

It's very hard to review something like this without giving away the magic. It's not for everyone - those with strict religious beliefs might not appreciate the fun Fowler pokes, but for those with open minds (or even those with closed minds with good senses of humor), Scepticism Inc is worth the read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The homour of religious certainty
An absurd and humorous romp through the absurdity of religious sects and the certainty of their beliefs. Read more

Published on October 10, 2009 by cassdog

5.0 out of 5 stars Questioning faith or a faith of questioning?
I guess I am not surprised at the range of ratings from the reviewers of this book. It's appreciation will depend on the reader's sense of humor and open mindedness. Read more

Published on March 30, 2008 by Dick Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars A work of genius or a genius working?
Excellent...a brilliant and brilliantly readable book looking at the only question that really matters.

Published on October 1, 2005 by James A. Cairney

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining but inconsequential
I enjoyed Scepticism Inc., but thought it fell a long way short of the lofty (but nonetheless unremarkable) ambitions expressed in its author's note. Read more

Published on August 12, 2004 by O. Buxton

1.0 out of 5 stars Please don't feed the angry little man.
This is a beautiful, beautiful book... Until about halfway in. The book has a Vonnegut-like style which is fun to read. Read more

Published on February 26, 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Put your money where your metaphysics are
For someone brought up in a Christian home like myself, this book clearly has the potential to easily offend the devout and the hypersensitive. Read more

Published on July 5, 2003 by J. Eubanks

3.0 out of 5 stars Does a review really matter? Who knows?
This book is an excellent first attempt and should be received joyfully by those with an open mind. Both my criticism and appraisal would be that it is reads like Douglas Adams,... Read more

Published on June 5, 2002 by James. K. Walker

2.0 out of 5 stars Student-style creative writing hurts a book I wanted to like
It's true: this book is funny (unless you are fervently religious in which case you will probably find not to be funny). It is also annoying, repetitious and single minded. Read more

Published on September 5, 2001 by Gerard

5.0 out of 5 stars Aloha Vonnegut fans!!
Fowler's bio says he intends to write 100 books and then die. I certainly hope he achieves the first half of his goal! Read more

Published on March 4, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Odd, quirky, and very funny. It's also science fiction.
First of all, let me assure you that this is, in fact, a very funny, and quite well written parable. And yes, it is a parable. Read more

Published on May 22, 2000 by Andrew X. Lias

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metaphysical betting, metaphysical bets, illegible placards, pink question marks, betting shop, white swimsuits, porcelain cats, supermarket trolley, giant question mark, giant candles, digging machines, various religious orders, former archbishop, religious nuts

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Edgar Malroy, Sophia Alderson, Scepticism Inc, Metaphysical Betting Shop, Dalai Lama, Pope Philips, Sceptic Tower, Pope John John, George Milles Jr, Church of England, Cardinal Philips, Jehovah's Witnesses, Pope Ingram, Panchen Lama, Rainthrope House, Infinity Chip, Thomas Duncombe, Archbishop of Canterbury, Virgin Mother, General Council, Pope Thanki, Swiss Guards, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Ding Dong, Holy War

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