Atheist Evolution: Bradbury's Giraffe, Popcorn Girls and the Coyote Who Crossed the Golden Gate Bridge

by Michael J. Vaughn

A wide-ranging journey through atheism and its surprising digressions by Michael J. Vaughn, author of the best-selling atheist novel, The Popcorn Girl. The book goes from the author's lightweight California Methodist past into the rethinking that inspired his call for the human species to drop religion like a bad habit. Steps along the way include a visit to the radical Deists who founded America and the radical fundamentalists who intend to tear it down, as well as humorous takes on the Catholic church's new cannibalism and the Ten Commandments on a pizza box.

57 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 3, 2018

About the author

Michael J. Vaughn is the author of 29 novels, including Punks for the Opera and Mermaids' Tears. He is also a fine arts painter, and drummer/vocalist for San Jose's El Camino Revival Band.

Reviews

[Janalyn, the blind reviewer · Rating 1 out of 5]

If you like to read about peoples opinion and sweeping generalizations then read this book

I was curious to know what fax atheist have for saying God isn’t real as I know it’ll be very real and I started reading this book and came to the opinion just like everyone in this book with their opinions, but my opinion is that they have no idea what they’re talking about. But one thing and chapter to this lady says she left Christianity because to know it all college students from Indiana you questioned her about why she didn’t believe in the reincarnation of Jesus, Because on A questionnaire she wrote is it more important to believe it happened or in the message of the event in front that they took it that she didn’t believe in Jesus‘s resurrection and so therefore that is what started her dissent into stupidity. For example all she does is tell you things that happened in the Bible I think she heard other people tell her about the Bible and then just says that’s not true that was made up. No facts nothing to back up her claim just that she said it wasn’t true it wasn’t true. Now let’s keep in mind in the same essay she says that inside of California everyone is nice in the mini me and judge mental state of California they’re all nice but outside of that not so much. It seems this person only sees things in black-and-white and there are no gray areas yet I’m sure she is fine with unicorns another crazy relationship situation such as that. I’m not talking about homosexuals because I believe people are born that way and still keep their relationship to a two person minimum. Anyway as far as people being nice in California my husband and I have traveled all over and we’ve even been to yes and her opinion be awesomely nice California well I guess the day we visit it was opposite day because we didn’t find them nice at all, So much so decided not to go back to California ever. Maybe we would go up north but never back to Southern California anyway I found this whole book the one thing that held true in every essay was a deep-seated routers sense of anger and resentment and my question is how could you be angry or is that something that doesn’t exist. You don’t see books on why Santa isn’t real or the Easter bunny, but yet there are books and books and books on how people don’t believe in God God isn’t real yet they’re all full of opinions and not fact. If there are any grammatical errors in this book please forgive me as I am blind and dictated this but I am sure most of you are smart enough to get what I am saying.

[Wanda B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a trip from the beginning need for religion up to today's religion. This evolution of atheism with thought provoking and humorous stories was enlightening. Like the author I too thought I became an atheist but after reading this book I realized I didn't become an atheist. Instead I realized I was one when I questioned the Old Testament at an early age.
There were too many great insights to mention here, but this one stayed in the forefront of my mind......"once a religion is created, it operates very much like a corporation: soulless, concerned only with its own survival, and willing to run over anyone who gets in its way." And this one gives me hope for the evolution of atheism......"We are informational beings. Our store of knowledge, and our ability to manipulate that knowledge, grows by leaps and bounds with each new generation. That said, we have the ability to shape the intellectual evolution of our descendants in ways that our ancestors never dreamed possible."

[D. Thrush · Rating 4 out of 5]

This 57-page book relates the author’s story of his journey from the church to atheism. Some chapters are interesting, but I didn’t like the long chapter telling the entire plot of one of his books, which was horribly depressing. But I liked the last one about the Founding Fathers and their religious leanings and why they insisted on a separation of church and state and why this is essential in a democracy. Short, interesting, insightful read.

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A discussion of various Atheist topics