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God - The Case Against (Paperback)
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God - The Case Against (Paperback)
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The underlying idea of the book is that most ordinary religious
believers -- not philosophers or theologians -- do not realise how
weak the case for Gods existence is. The Case Against examines the
reasons why the belief has such a strong hold on so large a section
of humanity, and attempts to show that the reasons are inadequate.
The concepts involved in religious belief are examined in detail.
It is shown that great difficulties -- of which believers are
usually unaware -- are involved in forming concepts of entities
from a higher -- perhaps spiritual -- realm. In particular, God and
the idea of a life after death are examined and it is proposed that
viable, coherent concepts are probably impossible in both cases.
For many believers the God theory is seen as (a) explaining the
origin of the universe, and (b) enabling the apparent injustices of
this world to be righted in a life after death. The theory actually
fails to do either. It is also shown, however, that the main
alternative to theism, which is materialism, itself presents
difficulties. No final answer is given, and it is accepted that
(informed) puzzlement may ultimately be the only rational position.
The God theory could perhaps be seen as an attempt to answer
genuine problems. While it fails, it can nevertheless be understood
and treated with sympathy. God: The Case Against is not intended
for philosophers or theologians! Rather, the aim is to make the
arguments accessible to intelligent, intellectually curious,
open-minded people. The book attempts throughout to give clear,
simple explanations of the issues, benefiting here from the authors
own experience in teaching philosophy to young people.
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