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Atheism: The Case Against God (The Skeptic's Bookshelf) by [Smith, George H.]

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by George H. Smith (Author), Lawrence M Krauss (Foreword)

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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."

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Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1633881970
Publisher: Prometheus Books (July 12, 2016)
Publication Date: July 12, 2016
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Language: English
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Jim H

Warning.... the kindle version, at ...

July 13, 2016

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Warning....the kindle version, at least as of this date, does not include the Krauss forward or added info by the author at the end. I returned my kindle version until such time as this is updated to reflect the product as advertised in the header.

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Michael Beverly

105 Highligts on my Kindle

December 15, 2013

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Okay, 105 highlights, that makes this the most highlighted book I've ever read, and by a good margin. So I couldn't imagine giving it less than five stars.

That said, there is a lot here that is a bit academic and confusing, and that almost lead me to give it 4 stars, just because it was a difficult read at times and over my head on a number of occasions.

So, why should atheists, believers and those on the fence read this old book (it was written in the 70's....)???

Well they should read it because it's more relevant today than ever, religion is more dangerous, more damaging and needs to be fought on every front by people that believe having strong ethics and values in a godless world is what will best elevate mankind into a better age.

The logic and reasoning that Smith uses in this book is very damaging to the belief in God and what I enjoyed about it a lot was his specific attacks on Christianity as that is the belief system I left, so I understand it the most and see it's harmfulness from first hand experience.

Christianity is a powerfully dangerous and damaging mindset, and Smith shows why very clearly, his sections dealing with things that Jesus actually said (or is reported to have actually said, as the case may be) was very good, he really nailed it here.

A Manual for Creating Atheists should be on the bookshelf of every free thinker, the author lays out why we that see religion as harmful have a reason to exercise our minds in the public square fighting against faith.

The Subversion of Christianity should be on the bookshelf of every believer as it's a clear outline of the fact that Christianity as it is practiced today is wrong from a moral perspective (and from a true Biblical perspective if one is going to remain "faithful" to that worldview). It's a good place to start if you're questioning whether or not something is wrong in Christianity.

And both groups should read this book, it's a philosophical treatment of the question of whether a god(s) exists or not and then specifically if one can logically accept Christianity as being the specific type of god that is true.

I highly recommend this book, don't let the age of it fool you, it's still very relevant.

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Fireblood

A good critique of theism

September 18, 2016

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George H. Smith ably critiques the idea of God, showing it is not only unfounded and incoherent but positively harmful. In philosophy, atheism is the position that God does not exist. Smith however argues for the view that it is merely lack of belief in God, as do many atheists. It is interesting to see that this position goes back much further than the modern US atheist movement. Many criticisms he makes also seem familiar along such lines, such as those denoting the dangers of faith and specific Christian doctrines. Readers who wish for a thorough criticism of arguments for theism, or arguments for atheism, would be disappointed though. Smith criticizes the cosmological and design arguments, but no others.
However, as he rebuts theism and shows it is nonsensical on other grounds, this is not strictly necessary. Some of his criticisms are also based on Objectivism, specifically Ayn Rand and Nathaniel Branden, which readers who disagree with them may find problematic. We must remember though that good arguments may come from those we otherwise disagree with, and there is no obvious problem with them. I would urge readers who disagree with Objectivism to not let this bias their assessment of the book (this constitutes only a small part of the material). Smith does not go into his views in great detail, asserting an agent causation theory of free will here for instance without making arguments for it or going into this further. The book is not about that, of course, and he does argue to support his position against theism. Overall despite some areas where more information could have been interesting, this is a good book against theism, easily accessible to readers who are not versed in these issues.

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Kenny

Read this book it you want to live your life ...

January 6, 2016

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Read this book it you want to live your life logically and in peace rather than be peer pressured by others to follow an old historic faith blindly with no tangible evidence of such a being in the sky who punishes you for believing otherwise. Always strive to ask questions and be skeptical of everything rather than just believe without a doubt.

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April 1, 2015

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This book is all what you need to start your journey to think about the possibility of the none existence of a god. It is a must read specially for the monotheists judaic religions, The book hit hard the main point of religions which is faith and installed reason in its place.
The book showed that religions are nit the source of ethics and morality. At the end of the book it openly attacks christianity and showed that it added nothing new to morality and all its content was from the old the old jewish tradition. The book showed also that christianity showed jesus as divine, but he is not, and for that reason all his teachings appear more ethical and moral than they actually are. the morality of Jesus is much less than it looked even compared to Platonic and Aristotelian philosophy.
The book is written 25 years earlier and there are more scientific facts and sophisticated arguments revealed, but the is still is very good, simple and concise book and I recommend it for everybody who stated to question the existence of god and the futility of religions.

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