Atheism explained : from folly to philosophy

Summary: "Explains and evaluates the principal rationale for and against belief in God, and argues in favor of atheism"--Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 9780812696370
ISBN: 0812696379
Physical Description: print
xiii, 318 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Open Court, ©2008.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

One kind of God- and a few alternatives -- Religion can do without God -- Paley's challenge to atheism and Darwin's answer -- The objections to Darwinism -- Did someone set the dial? -- Does God explain why anything exists? -- Can we prove God exists by pure logic? -- Do we get our morals from God? -- Can we know God directly? -- Faith doesn't have a prayer -- The Holy Bible isn't wholly reliable -- Did God compose the Quran? -- How to prove a negative -- Vast evil shows there is no God -- Can human free will explain why God allows vast evil? -- Can God be a person? -- What God can't do and what God can't know -- Is there a spirit world? -- Atheism is irresistible -- Disillusioned and happy.