50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are Atheists presents a collection of original essays drawn from an international group of prominent voices in the fields of academia, science, literature, media and politics who offer carefully considered statements of why they are atheists.
- Features a truly international cast of contributors, ranging from public intellectuals such as Peter Singer, Susan Blackmore, and A.C. Grayling, novelists, such as Joe Haldeman, and heavyweight philosophers of religion, including Graham Oppy and Michael Tooley
- Contributions range from rigorous philosophical arguments to highly personal, even whimsical, accounts of how each of these notable thinkers have come to reject religion in their lives
- Likely to have broad appeal given the current public fascination with religious issues and the reception of such books as The God Delusion and The End of Faith
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Now More Important than Ever – Voices of Reason 1
Russell Blackford and Udo Schüklenk
Unbelievable! 5
Russell Blackford
My “Bye Bull” Story 10
Margaret Downey
How Benevolent Is God? – An Argument from Suffering to Atheism 16
Nicholas Everitt
A Deal-Breaker 23
Ophelia Benson
Why Am I a Nonbeliever? – I Wonder . . . 28
J. L. Schellenberg
Wicked or Dead? Reflections on the Moral Character and Existential Status of God 33
John Harris
Religious Belief and Self-Deception 41
Adèle Mercier
The Coming of Disbelief 48
J. J. C. Smart
What I Believe 50
Graham Oppl#’
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