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This book thoroughly and calmly examines all the arguments and associated considerations offered in support of religious belief, and does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing to religion, and the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. And because it takes account of all the issues, its solutions carry great weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.

Infinity and God have been close bedfellows over the recent millennia of human thought. But this is James A. Lindsay's point. These two ideas are thought, mere concepts. Lindsay shows in a concise and readable manner that infinity is an abstraction, and shows that, in all likelihood, so is God, particularly if he has infinite properties.

A new group of Americans is challenging the reign of the Religious Right. Today, nearly one in five Americans are nonbelievers - a rapidly growing group at a time when traditional Christian churches are dwindling in numbers - and they are flexing their muscles like never before. Yet we still see almost none of them openly serving in elected office, while Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and many others continue to loudly proclaim the myth of America as a Christian nation.

What if the faith that promised freedom became your cage? After six years as a born-again Baptist and three decades teaching Religious Studies, the author confronts the unthinkable: Christianity's foundational claims collapse under honest scrutiny. The Unthinkable Thought systematically dismantles the world's largest religion through four devastating lines of inquiry. Christians can't agree on what the Bible says—or even which books belong in it. The God they worship evolved from a jealous tribal deity into a cosmic tyrant whose actions would warrant prosecution for crimes against ...

Shortlisted for the 2012 Orwell Prize. 'As soon as we abandon our own reason', wrote Bertrand Russell, 'and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles.' For over 40 years, Christopher Hitchens has proclaimed truth where others have spun falsehood and written, with passionate commitment, on matters that others fear to broach. This volume of essays encompasses Hitchens's writing over the past decade on politics, literature and religion.

In his best selling book, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins makes many claims concerning the existence of God and the viability of religion. This brief critique (60 pp. if it were in print) takes several of Dawkins's main contentions and subjects them to research and analysis. Students and researchers should find value in the documentation and links to further sources. His popular writing style makes it accessible to nonspecialists. According to Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III, one of the most distinguished living physical scientists, specialist in quantum and computational chemistry, and author ...

Looked at objectively, beneath the superficial appearance of design, the human body, with its inefficiencies, vulnerabilities, and vestigial features, is best explained through the lens of evolution. Far from reflecting intelligent design, our anatomy and physiology reveal a history of incremental changes shaped by natural selection and constrained by pre-existing structures. These imperfections underscore the reality of evolution as a tinkering process, producing functional but far-from-perfect outcomes. In this light, the human body stands as a powerful testament to our evolutionary ...

Should we believe in God? Do we need God in order to explain the existence of the universe? Do we need God in order to be good? In 12 chapters that address some of the most profound questions human beings confront, Dawkins marshals science, philosophy and comparative religion to interrogate the hypocrisies of all the religious systems and explain to listeners of all ages how life emerged without a Creator, how evolution works and how our world came into being.

When a group of people decides that their views cannot be wrong, they give themselves license to engage in whatever activities they think are justified. Yet, the view that they cannot be wrong is the height of bigotry. Such people think it is immoral to disagree with them. In fact, for them, only immoral people would stand against them. This state of affairs exists today and there are two groups who think they can’t be wrong. These are the communists and the Christians. Both groups, and their associated fringe groups, fight each other for the right to control the lives of men without ...

This thought-provoking essay exposes, in clear and accessible terms, the fallacies inherent in arguing for a "morality without God" and the impact that has had on contemporary Western society, and in shaping Western approaches to matters such as multiculturalism, separation of Church and State, political correctness, and culture wars.The denial of the transcendent origin of the moral values that form the basis of our civilisation, Roversi argues, does not lead to some sort of secular Utopia with its own “neutral” morality, but to the rise of religious beliefs other than Christianity, ...

In a world where faith is often challenged, Faith Under Fire stands as a vital resource for Christians seeking to defend their beliefs with clarity and confidence. Edward D. Andrews confronts the most persistent objections to Christianity, offering biblically grounded and reasoned responses that uphold the integrity of Scripture and the truth of the gospel. This book equips readers to address difficult questions about God, the Bible, and the Christian worldview without fear or hesitation. With a focus on sound biblical interpretation and thoughtful engagement, Andrews navigates complex ...

A meditation on the importance of atheism in the modern world - and its inadequacies and contradictions - by one of Britain's leading philosophers. 'When you explore older atheisms, you will find some of your firmest convictions - secular or religious - are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought.' For a generation now, public debate has been corroded by a narrow derision of religion in the name of an often very vaguely understood 'science'.

Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the human imagination to explore that realm beyond the known, just as theistic religions have done since long before the genre existed. As Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson argues, the genre’s freewheeling speculation and systematic world-building make it a unique lens for understanding, examining, and assessing the truth claims of religions in general and Christianity in particular.

A brief history of Ireland from the earliest times to the present, illustrating how harmful religion has been, moulding the culture and dividing the people into warring factions and eventually dividing the island into two seperate states.

Published in the February 1916 issue of her magazine, Mother Earth, Goldman states that it is only by totally rejecting the idea of God that mankind can break away from the crutch of religion and achieve true freedom. Goldman argued that religion is irrational, destructive, and harmful.

The human journey is an emotional quest to find truth and meaning. Countless books have presented this journey through the eyes of people who concluded their search with devotion to God, salvation by Jesus, or commitment to religion. But there's a changing zeitgeist in America and the world: a growing number of people are finding truth and meaning from the opposite perspective. Through 25 personal narratives, Generation Atheist tells their stories.

A thoughtful, intellectually honest exploration of life’s biggest questions, written for those who don’t believe—and for those who want to understand them.With empathy and clarity, this book meets skeptics on their own ground: acknowledging the weight of doubt, the problem of suffering, the apparent silence of God, and the real force of today’s strongest arguments against faith. Instead of slogans or easy answers, it offers rigorous reasoning, fresh perspectives on science and philosophy, and a respectful invitation to consider the evidence for Christianity.Neither combative nor ...

Have you ever wondered what’s “new” about New Atheism? Coined in 2006, the term New Atheism has been used to describe the shared sentiments of prominent 21st-century atheists - perhaps most notably the “Four Horsemen” and talk-show host Bill Maher. In popular perception, the term has also garnered a negative connotation - implying hostility towards religion at large. Now, in this series of 14 one-on-one interviews, you have the rare opportunity to listen in on conversations with some of the leading actors in New Atheism.

And Yet... gathers the previously uncollected essays of the late Christopher Hitchens into a final volume of peerless prose from one of the great thinkers of our times. Christopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer who raised the polemical essay to a new art form over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of our times.

Most people assume that life after death depends on the existence of God—if you don’t believe in God, then you can’t believe in the afterlife. Atheists in the Afterlife shows how that assumption is completely wrong. In this exciting book, Sea Kimbrell explains that there are eight paths to life after death, even if God does not exist. In plain language, Sea describes the scientific and philosophical concepts underlying each of those eight paths. Atheists in the Afterlife is an extraordinary book, illustrating that what we think we know about life—and death—may be only the ...