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Why Atheism? Paperback - 2000

by George H. Smith

An accessible guide to living a positive life without a supreme being, this book stresses the positive dimensions of atheism. Smith discusses agnosticism, skepticism, secular humanism and the burden of proof; the nature of religious experience; problems in proofs of God's existence; the ethics of Jesus; sex and guilt; Christian values in American society; religion and culture; the lure of afterlife; concepts of heaven and hell; original sin; fearing death; hedonism and stoicism; the pursuit of happiness; and much more.


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George H. Smith is the author of the world's most popular book on nonbelief,Atheism: The Case Against God, and Atheism, Ayn Rand, and Other Heresies.

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  • Title Why Atheism?
  • Author George H. Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 258
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, USA
  • Date 2000-11-01
  • ISBN 9781573922685 / 1573922684
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.04 x 0.55 in (22.91 x 15.34 x 1.40 cm)
  • Reading level 1370
  • Library of Congress subjects Atheism, Christianity and atheism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00055373
  • Dewey Decimal Code 211.8

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  • Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2000, Page 120

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George H. Smith is the author of the world's most popular book on nonbelief, Atheism: The Case Against God, and Atheism, Ayn Rand, and Other Heresies
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