Following the Clues of the Universe by Alister McGrath

Doris Lessing's "Prisons We Choose to Live Inside" explores the self-imposed limitations and mental constraints that prevent individuals from achieving true freedom and understanding. Lessing argues that society and its prevailing ideologies often create invisible prisons that confine our thinking and behavior. She critiques the tendency to accept superficial explanations and resist deeper, more complex perspectives. The book encourages readers to question their own beliefs and assumptions, urging them to break free from the mental and emotional prisons they have unknowingly constructed. By challenging conventional wisdom and promoting critical self-reflection, Lessing inspires a journey towards intellectual and spiritual liberation.

In this book, Alex Rosenberg presents a radical and uncompromising form of philosophical naturalism, arguing that the methods of science are the only reliable ways to secure knowledge of anything. He advocates for a 'scientistic' view, where physics is seen as the ultimate truth about reality. Rosenberg also discusses moral nihilism, drawing on J.L. Mackie's arguments, and posits that moral disputes cannot be resolved by finding correct answers because such answers do not exist. Instead, moral beliefs are subjective and based on personal preferences.