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For millennia priests and holy men have told countless conflicting tales about humanity's genesis and fate, while also saying anyone devoid of faith is evil, immoral, and responsible for societal ills. For those tired of these contradictions, fed up with hearing about divine mysteries when there aren't any, and offended by being told they're going to hell, atheism is a popular and logical answer. This book contains all you need to know about what to pack for your journey on the enlightening road to atheism, including explanations of the five types of atheism and the difference between an atheist and an agnostic—a term invented by T. H. Huxley, famous for his defense of Darwin—as well as how a deist differs from a theist. Learn why Christians were originally called atheists; read about Lucretius and his fellow materialists; and revel alongside atheists who happily have nothing to defend.
Acknowledgements......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
1 - What is Atheism?......Page 22
The Blindingly Obvious......Page 29
Atheism and Morality......Page 30
Are Atheists Happy?......Page 32
Nothing to Defend......Page 34
Atheism:The Early Years......Page 37
India......Page 42
Materialism......Page 44
The Cynics......Page 47
The Stoics......Page 48
The Sceptics......Page 49
Lucretius......Page 50
The Middle Ages......Page 52
The Renaissance......Page 53
The Age of Enlightenment......Page 55
The Nineteenth Century......Page 61
The Twentieth Century to the Present Day......Page 65
3 - Defending Atheism......Page 69
Accusations of Fundamentalism......Page 70
Atheism as Conspiracy?......Page 79
Guilt by Association......Page 86
The Religious Wrong......Page 106
Religion in Mind......Page 110
Atheism as Narrow-mindedness and the Poetic Tradition......Page 113
Science and the Quest for God......Page 118
Objections to Blasphemy......Page 120
Objections to ‘Faith’......Page 123
God’s Benevolence?......Page 125
Religion as a False Construct of Myth......Page 127
Just Why Does the Church Fear Atheism?......Page 130
Conclusion......Page 135
David Hume (1711-1776)......Page 142
Karl Marx (1818-83)......Page 143
Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891)......Page 144
Joseph McCabe (1867-1955)......Page 145
Madalyn Murray O’Hair (1919-1995)......Page 146
Richard Dawkins (1941-)......Page 147
Sam Harris (1967-)......Page 148
Glossary......Page 149
Bibliography......Page 153
Some Websites of Interest......Page 154
Index......Page 156
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