Seven Types of Atheism
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Seven Types of Atheism
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Narrated by:
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Guy Mott
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By:
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John Gray
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Sunday Times best seller.
A meditation on the importance of atheism in the modern world - and its inadequacies and contradictions - by one of Britain's leading philosophers.
'When you explore older atheisms, you will find some of your firmest convictions - secular or religious - are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought.'
For a generation now, public debate has been corroded by a narrow derision of religion in the name of an often very vaguely understood 'science'. John Gray's stimulating and extremely enjoyable new audiobook describes the rich, complex world of the atheist tradition, a tradition which he sees as in many ways as rich as that of religion itself, as well as being deeply intertwined with what is so often crudely viewed as its 'opposite'.
The result is an audiobook that sheds an extraordinary and varied light on what it is to be human and on the thinkers who have, at different times and places, battled to understand this issue.
©2018 John Gray (P)2018 W. F. Howes LtdCritic Reviews
"A highly readable, fascinating book that jerks the debate on religion versus atheism right out of its crusted rut into the light of serious intellectual scrutiny." (Observer)
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- Emir
- 16-06-2021
crucial read
very enlightening. this book will teach you more than just what the title suggests. great
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- Nigel Jarvis
- 22-03-2025
A mixed bag!
The author’s main thesis is that much of modern secular atheism has unwittingly adopted a liberal worldview, which believes in the notion of human progress through the acquisition of greater knowledge over time.
The author asserts that this belief is borrowed from influential monotheistic religions like Christianity, and challenges the assumed validity of human “progress”.
He points out that cyclical views of human experience have been widely held throughout the ages (e.g. birth, growth, decay, death, rebirth).
While the scope of the author’s reading is admirable and worth following, he discusses other thinkers with an arrogance that is breathtaking at times.
As an atheist, who was a former Christian apologist, I often step back to analyse which of my beliefs may stem from my former Christian worldview and the worldview of a culture that still borrows much from its Christian heritage.
As such, this book helped me to examine my presuppositions in greater detail.
However, the fact remains that human knowledge does grow and this growth can reasonably be described as “progress’.
While I still think that progress is a reasonable way of describing human history, I feel richer for being challenged by the author’s critique.
It’s also great to meet other fellow travellers who had the courage to live their lives without reference to the god/s of their contemporaries.
Sadly, the narrator mispronounces many words, which can get annoying at times.
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