RE: Books about atheism
January 4, 2012 at 10:30 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2012 at 10:30 pm by Cyberman.)
Books about atheism are pretty much like websites about atheism, just more portable and easier to read in the bath. It would be nice to imagine theists buying and reading them, perhaps a lot actually do out of curiosity or for the purposes of quote mining and similar nefarious activities. However it's probably true that the majority of such books end up on atheists' bookshelves - and why not, it's a growing target demographic.
Personally, I own a fair number of what you would call atheist books; the classics of course, such as The God Delusion and (thanks to a friend) God Is Not Great, plus some which are clearly related though perhaps less-atheisty in tone, like The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable and the like. Then there's Jesus Never Existed which needs little in the way of introduction. Note to self: really must get a copy of God Vs. The Bible (wonder if I can scrounge an autograph?)
As for why an atheist would buy these books: it's a very interesting subject, that's why. It's not the only genre I read but it's always interesting to read another opinion on these things. It's part of the reason I hang out here.
Any help?
Personally, I own a fair number of what you would call atheist books; the classics of course, such as The God Delusion and (thanks to a friend) God Is Not Great, plus some which are clearly related though perhaps less-atheisty in tone, like The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable and the like. Then there's Jesus Never Existed which needs little in the way of introduction. Note to self: really must get a copy of God Vs. The Bible (wonder if I can scrounge an autograph?)
As for why an atheist would buy these books: it's a very interesting subject, that's why. It's not the only genre I read but it's always interesting to read another opinion on these things. It's part of the reason I hang out here.
Any help?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
