Atheism: The Case Against GodPrometheus Books, 2016 M07 12 - 384 páginas George H. Smith sets out to demolish what he considers the most widespread and destructive of all the myths devised by human beings - the concept of a supreme being. With painstaking scholarship and rigorous arguments, Mr. Smith examines, dissects, and refutes the myriad "proofs" offered by theists - sophisticated, professional theologians - as well as the average religious layman. He explores the historical and psychological havoc wrought by religion in general and concludes that religious belief cannot have any place in the life of modern, rational man. "It is not my purpose to convert people to atheism . . . (but to) demonstrate that the belief in God is irrational to the point of absurdity. If a person wishes to continue believing in a god, that is his prerogative, but he can no longer excuse his belief in the name of reason and moral necessity." |
Contenido
Atheism The Case Against God After 42 Years | |
Introduction | |
Selected Reading List | |
ATHEISM AND GOD 1 The Scope of Atheism | |
The Concept of | |
The God of Christianity | |
REASON FAITH AND REVELATION 4 Reason Versus Faith | |
The Skepticism of Faith | |
The Varieties of Faith | |
Revelation | |
THE ARGUMENTS FOR GOD 8 Natural Theology 9 The Cosmological Arguments | |
The Design Arguments | |
GOD THE PRACTICAL CONSEQUENCES 11 Ethics Rationality and Religion | |
The Sins of Christianity | |
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