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The 'New' Atheism: 10 Arguments That Don't Hold Water - Michael Poole
The 'New' Atheism: 10 Arguments That Don't Hold Water
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The new atheists are putting out new books and articles, bus ads, and TV programs like there's no tomorrow. They've gained a large amount of public attention and media exposure - but do their arguments really hold water? Using the analogy put forward by the esteemed philosopher Anthony Flew,... show more
The new atheists are putting out new books and articles, bus ads, and TV programs like there's no tomorrow. They've gained a large amount of public attention and media exposure - but do their arguments really hold water? Using the analogy put forward by the esteemed philosopher Anthony Flew, Michael Poole examines the new atheists' use of the "ten leaky buckets" tactic of argumentation - presenting readers with a sum of arguments that are each individually defective, as though the cumulative effect should be persuasive. This closer look at the facts reveals that the buckets are, indeed, leaky. Addresses the atheist arguments that: Religion is evil because evil deeds have been committed by believers, Faith is irrational and demands positive suspension of critical faculties, and, Religion's main function has been to explain the mysterious forces of nature, so now that we have science to explain these forces Religion is no longer necessary.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780745953939 (074595393X)
Publisher: Lion UK
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
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1.5 It looks like this guy has taken Dawkin's bait
While it is good to understand the arguments that Athiests make against Christianity, I do not see Athiesm, or anything that the athiests say, particularly new. Personally, I found this book to be rather dull and simply went over the same ground multiple times but not actually having any specific pu...
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