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A very enjoyable read. Probably the hardcover edition is better, but it costs a lot more, so. You will not be disappointed. I would definitely recommend bellwether books.
Bertrand russell earns his allotted span in this anthology. His irreverent and erudite writing stryle always keeps me interested. I like the book, but some of the authors are too verbose. His choices of outside literature for the book are very interes... Read More
The book is not just for the unbeliever it is very much for the questioning believer, if such a person exists. It delves somewhat into islam, which is not an easy subject to find information on from the atheist perspective. Shelley tackles both the ar... Read More
The selections are well-chosen and edifying. The breadth of the references is amazing and very satisfying.
Cons
No wonder dawkins is an atheist. Hitchens is an angry bulldog. Dawkins never considers that possibility, again he begins with his atheism and works back from there.
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The price for the quality of it is great and i would definitely recommend bellwether books if youre thinking of buying a used book
Some excerpts were a little awkward to read being from 18th and 19th century origins but my spiritual beliefs are right in line... Read More
Leslie stephens name may be less familiar than the three mentioned above but he responds to cardinal newmans appeal to conscien... Read More
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The forward alone is worth the price of admission
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Atheists do not consider paine as a legitimate member of the club
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We tend to forget that thomas paine was a man implacably on a oneman mission impossible a target of both government and church operating in an era when atheism was a capital crime
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It is frustrating trying to engage in an intelligent conversation with those that would rather follow blindly without any evidence or reason behind the archaic system of belief that was simply passed on to them
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Should be in every house in the united states
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The article chosen from bertrand russells essay an outline of intellectual rubbish is too good to not read more than once
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There are at least four other books by authos discovered here
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Though this was a used book there were no indications of it
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The book is a compilation of the essays of other writers
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