Disbelief 101 A Young Person's Guide to Atheism

by Hitchcock, S. C.; Flynn, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781884365478
• ISBN10: 1884365477
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-01
• Publisher: See Sharp Press

Summary

Filled with wit, humour, and clear metaphor, this exploration into atheism is written specifically for young adults, though any adult interested in learning more about atheism will find value within. Not just focused on atheism, this crash course in logical thinking addresses the issues of indoctrination, whether it be religious, political, or commercial, and makes the case that morality is created through reasoning and logic, not through divine communication. Many hot topics are touched upon, such as traditional arguments for God's existence, the relationship of evolution and religious belief, the incompatible nature of science and religion, and the harmfulness of both Christianity and Islam.

Author Biography

S. C. Hitchcock has won a national award from the Society of Professional Journalists, was published in a journal by the National Council for Social Studies, and his fiction has been published in small literary magazines. He lives in the Midwest. Tom Flynn is the editor of Free Inquiry magazine, director of the Center for Inquiry, founding coeditor of Secular Humanist Bulletin, director of the Robert Green Ingersoll Birthplace Museum, and coauthor of The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief. He lives in Amherst, New York.

Table of Contents

Introduction (by Tom Flynn)	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 8
Preface	p. 9
The Invisible Flying Clown	p. 13
Atheism as "Belief"	p. 21
Faith: A False Virtue	p. 33
The Suicide King Arguments for God's Existence	p. 41
Evolution and Religion	p. 53
Two Columns: Science and Faith	p. 75
The Rock Star Principle-Why Are We Here?	p. 83
Does Anybody Ever Read This Thing? (The Bible, That Is)	p. 91
Feelings as "Proof"	p. 101
Let the Buyer Beware	p. 109
The Darwinian God	p. 119
Religious Indoctrination of Children Is Child Abuse	p. 123
Bibliography	p. 127
Index	p. 129
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