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DetlefK

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Mon Feb 25, 2019, 07:08 AM Feb 2019

"Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God" [View all]

https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Atheist-Mind-Unmasking-Religion/dp/0718080564

USA Today bestselling author Anthony DeStefano is tired of playing nice. After years of responding patiently and agreeably to the pseudo-intellectual arguments and tactics of today’s militant atheists, he’s had enough. In this entertaining, no-holds-barred retort to atheism and its proponents, DeStefano reveals the intellectual bankruptcy at atheism’s core and equips believers to respond to its hollow arguments.

A witty and devastating takedown of the "new atheist" position, Inside the Atheist Mind systematically debunks the theories of Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and others, revealing how inconsistent, illogical, and frankly ludicrous their conclusions truly are. Poking fun at atheists in a clever and intelligent way, DeStefano demonstrates just how full of holes the new atheism is and reveals that it is actually a "religion" of its own, complete with a creed, a set of commandments and sacraments, and a rigid moral code with rewards and punishments. More than that, DeStefano exposes that atheism is itself a "superstition" of the worst kind.

Using irony and a healthy dose of playful sarcasm, Inside the Atheist Mind lampoons, teases, and deflates the atheist position, unmasking it for what it is--an empty, intellectually barren philosophy, devoid of any logic and common sense.


pseudo-intellectual arguments ... Like "It must be true because the Bible says so."

intellectual bankruptcy ... Like not being able to explain how many gods there are, who they are, what they want, how to properly worship them.

revealing how inconsistent, illogical, and frankly ludicrous their conclusions are ... Like "fuck evidence, we have faith."

how full of holes the new atheism is ... With commandments that expressly forbid adherents from taking too close a look, like "do not test God, his ways are unknowable, shut up and obey."

that it is actually a "religion" of its own ... a religion without an animistic cosmology, without divine teachings, without holy books, without the concept of holiness and without clergy.

More than that, DeStefano exposes that atheism is itself a "superstition" of the worst kind. ... Fun Fact: During the Renaissance there was a papal witchhunter (forgot his name) who tried to prove via experiment that Catholicism is verifiably correct and that fringe christian beliefs are empty superstition.

an empty, intellectually barren philosophy, devoid of any logic and common sense ... At least atheism doesn't give the same two answers no matter what the question is: It's either "God did it" or "stop asking questions and believe".
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First couple of Amazon reviews . . . totally opposed to one another. empedocles Feb 2019 #1
How inane. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #2
Has anyone proven the existence of God while I wasn't looking? Ron Obvious Feb 2019 #3
I guess you missed this.... lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #17
Is this from the Onion? Blues Heron Feb 2019 #4
Just a crock of jeezus-'splaining. Croney Feb 2019 #5
Just because I don't believe in a crock of sh*t Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #6
How do you believe in not believing something? defacto7 Feb 2019 #15
Exactly Farmer-Rick Feb 2019 #16
But Unicorns are real. You can't deny unicorns. lindysalsagal May 2019 #22
As the saying goes, atheism is a religion the way not collecting stamps is a hobby. stopbush Feb 2019 #7
LOL! Perfect response! eppur_se_muova Feb 2019 #8
...the way baldness is a hair color. progressoid Feb 2019 #12
Atheism is a religion like defacto7 Feb 2019 #13
Ohhh, that's good. I need to remember this. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #26
If Atheism were a tv channel, it would be "off." lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #18
If channels were religions, atheism would be "off." lindysalsagal May 2019 #23
My psychological view on the subject. safeinOhio Feb 2019 #9
Mine, too. I like spending time with atheists, not because they validate me, but because they examin lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #19
Agree! It's very freeing. No longer caged by the constraints of organized religion. Thekaspervote May 2019 #28
Look at the rest of DeStefano's books DavidDvorkin Feb 2019 #10
LMAO trotsky Feb 2019 #11
They expend so much frustrated energy to convince people defacto7 Feb 2019 #14
Well said. However, for a child like that, examining their entire life of fraud would be lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #20
"Because a bunch of bronze age guys who didn't know where lindysalsagal May 2019 #21
I am probably plagiarizing someone when I use my new line...... A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #24
+1 Lady Freedom Returns May 2019 #25
I'm a big fan of Matt Dillahunty and the Atheist Experience show classof56 Jun 2019 #30
Huh? PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #27
I know that brain type Cartoonist May 2019 #29
Ok. Atheists. Let's select someone or something to worship: lindysalsagal Jun 2019 #31
I'll put this invaluable gem on my reading list CatLady78 Oct 2020 #32
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