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In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, a former evangelical minister and apologist, author of the critically acclaimed Why I Became an Atheist, has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in his first book. Central is a defense of his "outsider test of faith," arguing that believers should test their faith with the same skeptical standards they use to evaluate the other faiths they reject, as if they were outsiders. Experts in medicine, psychology, and anthropology join Loftus to show why, when this test is applied to Christianity, it becomes very difficult to rationally defend. Collectively, these articles reveal that popular Christian beliefs tend to rely on ignorance of the facts. Drawing together experts in diverse fields, including Hector Avalos, Richard Carrier, David Eller, and Robert Price, this book deals a powerful blow against Christian faith.… (más)
Another prime example of atheistic irrationalism, and a rather mundane and mediocre one at that. Most amusing is the so-called "outsider's test for truth", which of course can be equally applied against atheism. As an academic myself, I really don't have time to devote to refuting drivel that fails to arise to the level of many of my students' term papers. I'll simply refer to a full review and refutation entitled "The Infidel Delusion". If you think there is anything left after the demolition job carried out in the latter work, well then I would suggest you retake Philosophy and Logic 101. Here's the link. https://calvindude.org/ebooks/stevehays/Infidel-Delusion.pdf( )
This is a book of contributed papers, and as such is a work of varying quality and interest. Overall the book is well written and well edited, and not difficult to read, though the length does require a bit of time investment. Most of the authors are former Christians who have rejected belief in the face of reason. They are from diverse professional backgrounds, with theologians, philosophers, and historians being the key contributers. There is a lot of food for thought in this book, and for someone who is reasonably far along in their doubting, it might provide the impetus to move them over the edge to non-belief, but for the individual just starting that journey, it will be very easy to dismiss these arguments as just so much hand-waving. They are in many cases dealing with some of the more sophisticated aspects of the Christian arguments, and engaging with authors who have at least some pretense to intellectual rigor, and many of the topics deal with philosophical principles and logical arguments that might be difficult for someone who is not use to the langauge of academia. Overall, it is satisfying, though if you've read a lot on these topics, you may find there isn't a lot new. Still, there are a couple of truly valuable chapters even for the experienced doubter, particularly those written by Hector Avalos and Richard Carrier. Overall, I can recommend this book,. but not for the casual reader. ( )
In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, a former evangelical minister and apologist, author of the critically acclaimed Why I Became an Atheist, has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in his first book. Central is a defense of his "outsider test of faith," arguing that believers should test their faith with the same skeptical standards they use to evaluate the other faiths they reject, as if they were outsiders. Experts in medicine, psychology, and anthropology join Loftus to show why, when this test is applied to Christianity, it becomes very difficult to rationally defend. Collectively, these articles reveal that popular Christian beliefs tend to rely on ignorance of the facts. Drawing together experts in diverse fields, including Hector Avalos, Richard Carrier, David Eller, and Robert Price, this book deals a powerful blow against Christian faith.
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