Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism | David Mills

Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism | David Mills | A Very Good Book

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	Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism David Mills Ulysses Press, 2006 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 192 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Clear, concise, and persuasive, Atheist Universe details exactly why God is unnecessary to explain the universe and life's diversity, organization, and beauty. The author thoroughly rebuts every argument that claims to "prove" God's existence ? arguments based on logic, common sense, philosophy, ethics, history and science.

Atheist Universe avoids the esoteric language and logic used by philosophers and presents its scientific evidence in simple lay terms, making it a richly entertaining and easy-to-read introduction to atheism. A comprehensive primer, it addresses all the historical and scientific questions, including: Is there proof that God does not exist? What evidence is there of Jesus's resurrection? Can creation science reconcile scripture with the latest scientific discoveries?

Atheist Universe also answers ethical issues such as: What is the meaning of life without God? It's a spellbinding inquiry that ultimately arrives at a controversial and well-documented conclusion.

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Aid to the Unemployed

Now that Creation Science has been carted off to the graveyard of apologetics, a new travesty of science has arisen in the name of God and Fundamentalism. Intelligent Design (ID) hopes to cut and paste a cosmology that will give Fundamentalism's unemployed deity a key role in the billion year old drama of the universe. Now, the Argument from Design has been around for some time, especially in David Hume's measured take-down of Bishop Paley's version. The new ID version, however, makes use of key scientific concepts. Its job application includes such impressive references as "Big Bang", "Conservation of Energy" and others equally impressive. All make an appearance on the ID'ers resume of divine accomplishments. So, the question for a skeptic like me is how to evaluate this newest job seeker since I know little about such abstruse references. And that's where Mills' nifty little book comes in. In clear, concise language, he shows how science can do the cosmological job without need of a divine supernumerary who probably won't show up for work anyway. Besides, Mills shows what a hash this deity made of pretending to be perfect and then coming up with hellfire and damnation-- and never mind the totally weird way miracles get parcelled out. No thanks. I'm going along with the current scientific crew for my answers. My advice to the applicant is to send a form over to unemploment compensation. I know there's already a long line, folks like Zeus, Isis, Thor, and all the others, bragginng about past Oscar roles. Should be good company. But then, the applicant needn't worry. He'll always get a starring part in Fundamentalism's ongoing project. You know, the one about bullying the heck out of the rest of us.

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A Very Good Book

I really enjoyed this book. It is well written and concise. Why I would be willing to wager that even the most ardent believer could understand this book. I also enjoyed the highlighted quotes from famous nonbelievers.

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Excellent Read

This book is an excellent read to anyone who is new to atheism. It is easy to read and understand.

Great Start To Reading About Atheism

It seems most books on atheism have authors who tackle the subject from the perspective of the field they came from such as biology, philosophy, anthropology, etc. This can lead to sometimes dry or slightly confusing passages. This author strives to keep the terms simple and there were only a couple of places in the book where I went back to re-read something to make sure I understood an analogy. In addition to a great discussion of atheism throughout the book, you also get famous quotes, a give-and-take interview about atheism, and a whole section talking about the Intelligent Design movement and how it is really just Creationism with a new coat of paint.

If you are someone who is curious about atheism and thinking about learning more about it, this is an excellent first step. And no you shouldn't have to hide it under your mattress...because it means you care about the possible answers to some of the big questions. Researching and thinking beats out blindly following one way or another out of tradition every time.

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Clear and simple

Ever get into a debate with a creationist? This book explains the flaws in their arguments and logic in a clear, concise, and simple way. This book easily moves the debate from 'How can you NOT believe in God?" to "How CAN you believe in God?" without the belittling or browbeating typically found in this debate.

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