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God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong
S. T. Joshi
Prometheus Books, 2003
Hard-hitting but rational attack
+ Funny and Insightful
I strongly disagree with the reviewer who said that freethinkers will not get anything out of this book. Joshi's approach differs from many freethought books in that it is not a general defense of freethought, but rather a very specific critique of certain theistic views. Granted, some of these ...
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens
Da Capo Press, 2007
Of Course, There is no god! How stupid can you be?
+ Dear Autumn
+ Thank You Mr. Hitchens
+ Great Reading
+ Not So Portable Yet Extraordinary
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Atheism: A Reader
Prometheus Books, 2000
Kindred spirits
+ Deja Vu All Over Again
If you're an atheist, this book is a wonderful resource, full of good friends. The selection seems strong and many selections are 10 pages long or less, so you can get acquainted with many atheists. Most wrote during the last 3 centuries.
Discussion with a theist about God seems a waste of ...
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Daniel C. Dennett
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Fills a niche.
+ Is It 'Breaking' the Spell or 'Casting' the Spell? A Brilliant Cognitive Philosopher casts his net!
+ Good work!
+ A Powerful Book
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Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2008
One more voice of reason
+ God is dead! Long live God!
+ the logician
+ Fascinating but ultimately irrelevant
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Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Bertrand Russell
Touchstone, 1967
Dogma or Progress?
+ Relevant Today
+ Stimulus
+ This and Ibn Warraq
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The Cambridge Companion to Atheism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
Cambridge University Press, 2006
An excellent collection of essays
+ Useful exploration of atheism's implications
+ Rigorous and nonpolemical,
+ excellent introduction to atheism
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God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong
S. T. Joshi
Prometheus Books, 2003
Hard-hitting but rational attack
+ Funny and Insightful
I strongly disagree with the reviewer who said that freethinkers will not get anything out of this book. Joshi's approach differs from many freethought books in that it is not a general defense of freethought, but rather a very specific critique of certain theistic views. Granted, some of these ...
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
Daniel C. Dennett
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Fills a niche.
+ Is It 'Breaking' the Spell or 'Casting' the Spell? A Brilliant Cognitive Philosopher casts his net!
+ Good work!
+ A Powerful Book
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Atheism: A Reader
Prometheus Books, 2000
Kindred spirits
+ Deja Vu All Over Again
If you're an atheist, this book is a wonderful resource, full of good friends. The selection seems strong and many selections are 10 pages long or less, so you can get acquainted with many atheists. Most wrote during the last 3 centuries.
Discussion with a theist about God seems a waste of ...
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The Cambridge Companion to Atheism (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
Cambridge University Press, 2006
An excellent collection of essays
+ Useful exploration of atheism's implications
+ Rigorous and nonpolemical,
+ excellent introduction to atheism
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Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2008
One more voice of reason
+ God is dead! Long live God!
+ the logician
+ Fascinating but ultimately irrelevant
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens
Da Capo Press, 2007
Of Course, There is no god! How stupid can you be?
+ Dear Autumn
+ Thank You Mr. Hitchens
+ Great Reading
+ Not So Portable Yet Extraordinary
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Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Bertrand Russell
Touchstone, 1967
Dogma or Progress?
+ Relevant Today
+ Stimulus
+ This and Ibn Warraq
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