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How is it that billions of human beings continue to believe that
there are mysterious deities hovering over us concerned with what
we say, what we eat, and how we behave, and apparently with the
ability to create the entire universe from its beginning, but can't
seem to find a cure for the common cold; never mind disease,
disaster, and destruction on a global scale? Author Richard F.
Wright offers the answer in the form of his analysis of the
prophets who created lies of such enormous proportions that
humankind can't seem to unravel itself from the myths, mysteries,
and mindlessness. Wright wrote the book initially as a letter to
his wife Patti, acknowledging that she had figured out for herself,
quickly and accurately, that there are no such things as deities
and that organized religion ruins everything. After an extended
review of the literature on the topic, Wright confirmed for
himself, what his wife already knew, that his feelings over the
years were justified; that organized religion was utter nonsense
and there are no such things as deities worthy of worship. His
review of seven major prophets confirms there is a pattern to the
fraud they perpetrate in the name of their deities. Wright cautions
those who still believe in deities and can't imagine life without a
church that this book is not for them. It's for those who know, or
suspect, that atheism is more natural and accurate as a life stance
than anything to be gained from any organized religion. The World's
Seven Biggest Liars exposes the lies the prophets spread and how it
is that humankind has been and continues to be their victims.
Today's atheists should welcome this book with open arms. After
all, if they insist on criticizing religious beliefs they should
have no qualms with examining their own. Readers will soon discover
it's amazing what logic and reason can do when you apply them to
atheism. Rather than being grounded in sound reasoning, atheism is
awash in wishful thinking with no scientific evidence to support
it. Many young atheists of today would be shocked to learn the
disbelief they've invested so much energy into is nothing more than
another faith. The Case Against Atheism reveals the side of atheism
many atheists are reluctant to explore let alone acknowledge. The
arguments are precisely what atheist author's wish their converts
would ignore. First, today's atheism is proven beyond a reasonable
doubt to be a faith. The limits of science, skepticism, arguments,
and evidence are laid bare. The values of atheism are questioned
and evidence for the afterlife is provided. Moreover, the true cost
of losing ones religious faith is explored along with the ultimate
hopelessness of atheism that leads many to become ex-atheists. The
Case Against Atheism provides a direct challenge to those who
subscribe to the faith and the best rationale for never adopting
the faith to begin with. Those who are seekers or believe in God
will be grateful they aren't atheists and have strong arguments to
fend them off in debate. Ultimately, atheism takes away much more
than it gives back in return.
Readers' Favorite 2017 International Book Awards Winner and Beverly
Hills 2017 Book Awards Winner in Philosophy category. What is the
unique and most important feature that distinguishes man from all
other living beings? Why is it that, contrary to the instinct of
self-preservation, a parent will throw themselves headlong into
fire or water to save their child? Why do people get married and
why do they get divorced? Why do people have extra-marital affairs
and why do two people in a couple become jealous of one another?
What is Love? When and why did the type of sex emerge among human
beings that is free of any reproductive function? Why are the
social and behavioural distinctions between men and women being
rapidly erased? Why, despite everything, is the world becoming more
tolerant than it was in previous centuries? People are born with
different intellectual, spiritual and physical capabilities. So why
do we assert that all people are equal? Can the world without
violence exist? If not, under what circumstances and to what kind
of violence does man have a right? Wherein lies the origin of this
right? Where is the root of our morality? Why do our moral values
change over time? Do absolute moral values exist? Why has Man, on
the whole, never observed (or perhaps is incapable of observing) a
set of various religious commandments? Should we observe them? Are
they the decree of God? By which "commandments" do we really live
our lives and is it possible to formulate them in such a way that
we could realistically observe them? What is Good? And what is
Evil? Is there a simple criterion by which one may distinguish Good
from Evil? In which direction is humanity evolving and is it
governed by some universal law? Is there any meaning to life? Is it
possible to give a clear and straightforward answer to all these
questions? It is, in fact, possible!
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