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In this ground-breaking BBC series, Jonathan Miller interviews New York Times best-seller Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Colin McGinn, playwright Arthur Miller, Denys Turner, and Nobel Prize Scientist Steven Weinberg. The subject: atheism and why nontheism is one of today's most controversial issues.
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Are you an atheist that is curious about Christianity? Do you know an atheist that you'd like to share your Christian faith with?
Dean Holbrook is a former atheist and provides a unique, more palatable perspective on Christianity. He gives a respectful, fresh take on it, having been an atheist himself.
The book is not fire-and-brimstone. It's not fear based; it is based on the author's own personal experience with Christianity.
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Get the Summary of Antony Flew & Roy Abraham Varghese's There Is a God in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "There Is a God" chronicles Antony Flew's intellectual journey from atheism to theism, detailing his early life, academic career, and the philosophical inquiries that led to his belief in a divine intelligence. Flew's upbringing in a religious household did not cement his faith; instead, he became an atheist,...
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This essential guide to coming-out as a non-believer has been written to make it easier for atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, and non-believers of all ages and backgrounds to be open about their non-religiosity while minimizing the negative interactions in familial, social, and professional circles.
As a survival guide for non-believers who wish to come out, this book provides advice and resources for those interested in publicly rejecting religious...
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The book begins by giving readers an overview of the Bible's history, structure, and message. It then explores the Bible's major themes, including God's plan for salvation, the importance of faith, and the need to live in obedience to God's laws. It then examines the various genres contained within the Bible, such as the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Prophets. The book also looks at the different books of the Bible and how they fit into the grand...
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Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert.
Aus dem Buch:
"Die meisten Beweise für die Unsterblichkeit der Seele sind, wie die für das Dasein Gottes, Zirkelschlüsse oder gar nur tautologische Definitionen. Der teleologische Beweis, nach dem die Anlagen des kurzlebigen Menschen irgendwie...
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Unlock the secrets of the ancient world with "The Antikythera Mechanism: Masterpiece of Ancient Engineering Ingenuity." This captivating book takes you on a thrilling adventure of discovery as we unravel the mysteries of one of the fascinating artifacts of ancient engineering ingenuity. The Antikythera Mechanism is a masterpiece of ancient technology that has puzzled historians and scientists for centuries. Discovered by chance in the sea depths,...
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Embark on a journey into the enigmatic realms that lie beyond the brink of mortality in "Exploring the Mysteries of Life and Death." This captivating exploration delves deep into the intriguing phenomenon of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) and their profound implications for our understanding of consciousness, the afterlife, and the human experience.In this thought-provoking book, we traverse the vast landscape of NDEs, uncovering their mystifying elements-out-of-body...
11) A Guide to the Psyche of Atheism, Religion and Philosophy and Their Impact on Contemporary Spiritual
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The book talks about contemporary misconceptions of religion, atheism and philosophy based on many conversations and events with people with thirty years of experience of the author in the field of spirituality, spiritual experiences and disciplines. Gain knowledge and beat the atheists in debate. This book deals partly with religion, more with philosophy, but mostly with atheism. Why atheism? Reason is that atheism today encourages the denial of...
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In the contemplative shadow of Christopher Hitchens' intellectual legacy, there stands a multitude of voices, ready to engage with the spirited critiques he presented against religious belief. "Debunking Hitchens: A Christian Response" is not merely a book; it is a comprehensive, systematic Christian response to the sharp arguments laid down by one of the most formidable atheists of our time. The literary and philosophical armoury of Hitchens has...
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Deep down, everyone, with very few exceptions, badly wants and needs clarity and assurance, especially when it comes to the deepest most profound existential questions of life--where did we come from (origin)? Why are we here (purpose)? What are we meant to do (morality)? And where are we going (destiny)? Much more, do heaven and hell exist? Is death the end of everything, or is there life in the hereafter?
Thousands of Christians, at some point...
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If you no longer "believe in God," the Supreme Being of classical theology, or you never did in the first place, is there anything you still ought to believe, anything you should cherish unconditionally, no matter what? In this lively and accessible book, addressed to believers, "recovering" believers, disbelievers, nonbelievers, and "nones" alike-to anyone in search of what they really do believe-the acclaimed philosopher and theologian John D. Caputo...
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How does one go from an atheist to a drug dealer, to a Rabbi? Growing up in New York City, Ira was an angry, disillusioned Orthodox Jew living with the hurt and shame of his parents' divorce. As a young adult, he wanted nothing to do with God or religion. Trying to find himself and his path in life, Ira pushed back on his father's beliefs and dropped out of college in Wisconsin and headed to Colorado where he earned a living in the "pharmaceutical...
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Navigating the marketplace of ideas can be difficult when there is so much bullshit to wade through. This book helps connect the underlying arguments used by charlatans and gives readers a skeptic's toolkit to identify the logical traps and pitfalls of different types of nonsense, and to discard each of them using critical thinking practices. From paranormal and medical quackery, to conspiracy theories and religion, the authors unpack the Grand Unified...
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Evil prowls twenty-four-seven, waiting for that one opportunity to sneak in or weasel its way into your mind while encouraging you to embrace fear, lies, hate, division, despair, and all things miserable. It wreaks havoc and fools you into believing the lies it peddles to the lowest bidder.
Resisting evil is all about choices; the problem is that most are unaware of the influences being employed to draw you towards choices that will profoundly affect...
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This short booklet is humor and fiction based on real conversations with atheists. The texts contain the original logic and arguments of atheists. That's why some texts will look strange and unrealistic. Regardless of the joke, the texts bring knowledge, truth and insights.
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L'homme, quel que soit son questionnement vis-à-vis du mystère de la vie et de la mort, est inquiet. Au-delà de l'athéisme, voire du nihilisme qui ne laisse pas pour autant l'individu indemne d'interrogations, la désaffection pour le religieux résulte, d'une façon générale, de l'impression de victoire technologique de la matière de la société de consommation matérialiste et athée. Les avancées de la science ont fragilisé les religions...
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Dès l'origine, en paléontologie, on commence à parler avec certitude d' « humanité » avec l'apparition des mobiliers funéraires et des premières traces d'inhumation : lorsque l'homme devient capable de se représenter un « Au-delà » de l'humain, de développer des rites de passage de l'ici-bas à un au-delà, il devient humain. À l'échelle de l'histoire et de la géographie humaine, l'athéisme qui s'est développé en Europe essentiellement...
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