Comments on: Top 5 Atheist Books http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/ Aggregating Skeptical Thought Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bad http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-478 Bad Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:18:03 +0000 http://skeptigator.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-478 It's published (still, I believe) by Promethus books. It’s published (still, I believe) by Promethus books.

]]> By: Skeptigator http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-456 Skeptigator Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:58:00 +0000 http://skeptigator.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-456 Mike Burns: I can't believe I forgot about Victor Stenger, I've even read God: The Failed Hypothesis (which by the way a lot of that did go over my head). Bad: I've never heard of George Smith's Atheism: A case against God; I will have to pick that bad boy up. Ken Perrott: Bertrand Russel is an author I've been wanting to read but it's one of those classics you seem to never get around to. Mike Burns:
I can’t believe I forgot about Victor Stenger, I’ve even read God: The Failed Hypothesis (which by the way a lot of that did go over my head).

Bad:
I’ve never heard of George Smith’s Atheism: A case against God; I will have to pick that bad boy up.

Ken Perrott:
Bertrand Russel is an author I’ve been wanting to read but it’s one of those classics you seem to never get around to.

]]> By: Ken Perrott http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-455 Ken Perrott Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:25:20 +0000 http://skeptigator.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-455 I have put together a number of <a href="http://openparachute.wordpress.com/books/" rel="nofollow">recommended books</a> (atheism and science oriented). I am always interested in hearing about more and appreciate your list. I have put together a number of recommended books (atheism and science oriented). I am always interested in hearing about more and appreciate your list.

]]> By: Mike (FVThinker) Burns http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-454 Mike (FVThinker) Burns Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:58:46 +0000 http://skeptigator.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-454 I just finished "God: The Failed Hypothesis" by physicist Victor Stenger. I appreciated the book as it took on the latest theistic arguments about how god is evidenced in relativity and subatomic physics. Being an engineer, I got the distinct sense that the religious apologists purposely took refuge in such a foreign and abstract field of physics simply because few could speak intelligently on the matter. Even those who speak intelligently on the matter are understood by very few. Particle physics . . . the perfect obfuscation. As you can imagine with such subject matter, the bulk of book might be inaccessible to many readers. Still, he compellingly shows how the apologetics that use physics is just as watery and ill conceived as the conventional apologetics based on philosopy. It is a quick read and his final chapter "Living in a Godless Universe" (which is far more accessible to the populace) is quite excellent. I just finished “God: The Failed Hypothesis” by physicist Victor Stenger. I appreciated the book as it took on the latest theistic arguments about how god is evidenced in relativity and subatomic physics. Being an engineer, I got the distinct sense that the religious apologists purposely took refuge in such a foreign and abstract field of physics simply because few could speak intelligently on the matter. Even those who speak intelligently on the matter are understood by very few. Particle physics . . . the perfect obfuscation.

As you can imagine with such subject matter, the bulk of book might be inaccessible to many readers. Still, he compellingly shows how the apologetics that use physics is just as watery and ill conceived as the conventional apologetics based on philosopy. It is a quick read and his final chapter “Living in a Godless Universe” (which is far more accessible to the populace) is quite excellent.

]]> By: Bad http://skeptigator.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-451 Bad Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:16:39 +0000 http://skeptigator.com/2007/08/29/top-5-atheist-books/#comment-451 I don't know how any list can possibly miss George Smith's "Atheism: The Case Against God" which is pretty much THE definitive tome on the subject. http://www.amazon.com/Atheism-Case-Against-Skeptics-Bookshelf/dp/087975124X Smith is far more direct, focused, and developed than most of the popular authors writing today. It was written in the 80s, but since the arguments are directed at theism period, it's basically timeless. An essential (sad to see it overlooked so much these days). I don’t know how any list can possibly miss George Smith’s “Atheism: The Case Against God” which is pretty much THE definitive tome on the subject.
http://www.amazon.com/Atheism-Case-Against-Skeptics-Bookshelf/dp/087975124X

Smith is far more direct, focused, and developed than most of the popular authors writing today. It was written in the 80s, but since the arguments are directed at theism period, it’s basically timeless.

An essential (sad to see it overlooked so much these days).

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