I noticed today that "Is Atheism Dead?" by Eric Metaxas occupies the top three slots in the Atheism category on Amazon. So the hardcover, Kindle version and audiobook are all outselling every other atheism book. Has anyone read this and have any thoughts? I'm going to pick it up and start working through it. From the table of contents it looks like some recycled arguments from ignorance and old fashioned atheist bashing but it's clearly getting some serious traction. A quick web search didn't turn up any serious rebuttals so I'm wondering if any have been posted.
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RE: Is Atheism Dead?
November 5, 2021 at 12:25 pm
(This post was last modified: November 5, 2021 at 12:31 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Its doing well because trumpets are conditioned marks....but......I could probably make the case that it is, myself.
Dead, that is. Atheism as a social phenomena has already convinced everyone who needs convincing of the things it take strongest issue with. It's ceased to be an active agent of objection and become part of thiests beliefs, too. We simply find ourselves in the twilight of overt dissonance. If reported god belief accounted for less than 10% of the us population in my own lifetime, I wouldn't be surprised. Witchdoctors have been pulling the fire alarm for years. As they see it, we're already there.
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 RE: Is Atheism Dead?
November 5, 2021 at 12:33 pm
(This post was last modified: November 5, 2021 at 12:34 pm by Nay_Sayer.)
No, no, uh,...it's resting.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
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Atheism was never alive, lol. Good to know that atheists are finally realizing it.
How many tribal gods do you believe in?
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(November 5, 2021 at 12:59 pm)Klorophyll Wrote: Atheism was never alive, lol. Good to know that atheists are finally realizing it. I'm still praying for you but each day you stray further from FSM's light.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
  Quote:Atheism was never alive, lol. Good to know that atheists are finally realizing it.Atheism is alive and well actually and apologist hack Eric Metaxas who simply recycles long refuted crap. This is a man who thinks Trump is intelligent. That's all you need to know about vapid he is.So dream on loser 
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If atheism is dead, why don't I believe that god(s) exist?
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