Arguments for Atheists: Secular Reasoning in the 21st Century

by Jason Wilks

From Amazon: Where does our morality come from?
Is atheism a religion?
What evidence is there for the human soul?
Is faith actually a good thing?

All of these questions and more are met head on in this collection of arguments an atheist can use in any discussion about religion. Matters of morality, science and history are all explored from an atheist's perspective, supporting the position that in this day and age, religious belief is simply no longer a reasonable worldview.

From logical standpoints to examination of specific biblical passages, "Arguments for Atheists" can provide any non-believer with strong arguments to back up their position, and help a believer to better understand why atheists hold the opinions they do.

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction

68 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2012

Reviews

[Kʜᴀɴ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Poorly written. :(

[Jatin · Rating 1 out of 5]

If the topics I'm familiar with are not properly written, then, as I expect quality to be uniform, I can conclude that this book is not worth reading. Give it to a religious person and he might laugh at the arguments presented in it in the way they are.

(But since it's short, it isn't a torture to read.)

Potential reader, you'd do yourself better by reading theology. At least they try better to think, rather than this parody of agnosticism, atheism and antitheism. (Luckily not secularism, because that topic wasn't touched.) And I assure you, if you use such arguments in public, theists and atheists alike will laugh at you. The book is probably a cowardly way to do it at the cost of integrity of all of atheism if it gets any popular.

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

While this book had some good ideas, it was not scholarly. The writing style lacked some professionalism and there were at least a few small factual errors. This made me question information I was less familiar with. By his own admission, his ideas were taken from writings by more prominent writers and from the TV show "The Atheist Experience." In my opinion, you'd be better off just going to the original sources.

[Stuart · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just bad reasoning. Needs real citations of sources rather than hearsay or 'common sense' thinking. It shows no real knowledge of any religion that it surveys, and in particular Christianity. Just a regurgitation (without citation) of the typical arguments from Dawkins/Harris that aren't worth repeating.