RE: In need of a book suggestion
December 28, 2015 at 1:03 pm
(This post was last modified: December 28, 2015 at 1:09 pm by Crossless2.0.)
You might enjoy Michael Martin's Atheism: A Philosophical Justification. I also recommend his The Case Against Christianity.
The virtue of Martin's books, aside from the rigorous manner in which he approaches his subjects, is the complete lack of histrionics that does, unfortunately, mar the works of some other atheists. He lays his subjects on ice and quietly, patiently begins dissecting.
[Edited to add]: It's been a while since I read Martin, so I might be misremembering, but it seems to me that Atheism: A Philosophical Justification was published before apologists began trotting out modal-based arguments for the existence of God. So there is that one omission of an argument now making the rounds in an otherwise comprehensive treatment.
The virtue of Martin's books, aside from the rigorous manner in which he approaches his subjects, is the complete lack of histrionics that does, unfortunately, mar the works of some other atheists. He lays his subjects on ice and quietly, patiently begins dissecting.
[Edited to add]: It's been a while since I read Martin, so I might be misremembering, but it seems to me that Atheism: A Philosophical Justification was published before apologists began trotting out modal-based arguments for the existence of God. So there is that one omission of an argument now making the rounds in an otherwise comprehensive treatment.
