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| Title: A Manual for Creating Atheists |
| By (author): Peter Boghossian Foreword by: Michael Shermer |
| ISBN10-13: 1939578094 : 9781939578099 |
| For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faithâ and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, A Manual for Creating Atheists offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faithâ but for talking them out of it. Peter Boghossian draws on the tools he has developed and used for more than 20 years as a philosopher and educator to teach how to engage the faithful in conversations that will help them value reason and rationality, cast doubt on their religious beliefs, mistrust their faith, abandon superstition and irrationality, and ultimately embrace reason. |
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“There is nothing else on the market like this book that helps atheists talk believers out of their faith. Every atheist interested in doing so, or who talks to believers about faith at all, should read it. It’s both needed and brilliant!”--John W. Loftus, author of Why I Became an Atheist and The Outsider Test for Faith
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“Boghossian has provided an indispensible chart book for all of us who must navigate the rising sea of magical thinking that is inundating America today.”--Victor Stenger, Ph.D., author of God: The Failed Hypothesis and God and the Atom
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“If we want to live in world that is safer and more rational for all, then this is the guidebook we have been waiting for. Relying on extensive experience and a deep concern for humanity, Peter Boghossian has produced a game changer. This is not a book to read while relaxing in a hammock on a sunny afternoon. This is the how-to manual to take into the trenches of everyday life where minds are won and lost in the struggle between reason and madness.”--Guy P. Harrison, author of 50 Simple Questions for Every Christian and Race and Reality
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"A book so great you can skip it and just read the footnotes. Pure genius." --Christopher Johnson, cofounder, the Onion
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"I wouldn't be surprised if ten years from now we realized that this book's publication was a turning point in the decline of Christianity in the West." --Tom Gilson, author, Thinking Christian
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Pages: 280
Size: 228.6x152.4mm
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - November 2013 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge : Philosophy of religion : Agnosticism & atheism : Eclectic & esoteric religions & belief systems |
| List Price: 16.45 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Against the New Politics of Identity |
| Sub-title: How the Left’s Dogmas on Race and Equity Harm Liberal Democracy—and Invigorate Christian Nationalism |
| By (author): Ronald A. Lindsay |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312449 : 9781634312448 |
| In Against the New Politics of Identity, philosopher Ronald A. Lindsay offers a sustained criticism of the far-reaching cultural transformation occurring across much of the West by which individuals are defined primarily by their group identity, such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Driven largely by the political Left, this transformation has led to the wholesale grouping of individuals into oppressed and oppressor classes in both theory and practice. He warns that the push for identity politics on the Left predictably elicits a parallel reaction from the Right, including the Rightâ s own version of identity politics in the form of Christian nationalism. As Lindsay makes clear, the symbiotic relationship that has formed between these two political poles risks producing even deeper threats to Enlightenment values and Western democracy. If we are to preserve a liberal democracy in which the rights of individuals are respected, he concludes, the dogmas of identity politics must be challenged and refuted. Against the New Politics of Identity offers a principled path for doing so. |
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Pages: 280
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - November 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge : Philosophy of religion : Agnosticism & atheism : Eclectic & esoteric religions & belief systems |
| List Price: 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism |
| By (author): Aron Ra |
| ISBN10-13: 1634310780 : 9781634310789 |
| Expose the lies at the heart of the evolution vs. creationism debate and discover the truth!Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy. As Aron Ra makes clear, every single argument deployed by creationists in their attacks on evolution is founded on fundamental scientific, religious, and historical falsehoods.Among their most popular claims is that evolution is a religion, that there are no transitional species, that there are no beneficial mutations, and that supposedly sacred scripture is the infallible word of God. Yet, as the evidence and data plainly show, each of these claims is demonstrably and unequivocally false. There is simply no truth to creationism whatsoever, and the entire enterprise rests on a foundation of falsehoods.This insightful book explains and exposes the worst of these lies, and should be read by all who honestly care about following the evidence no matter where it might lead in pursuit of the truth. For general readers interested in science, critical thinking, and the evolution vs. creationism debate. |
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"This book demonstrates once again that Aron Ra is a master of eloquence, and of cutting to the chase with precision. This is an enjoyable read even for the well informed. But we often forget how embarrassingly uninformed biblical literalists are. This delightfully written takedown will educate and embarrass them all over again." — Richard Carrier, Ph.D., author, On the Historicity of Jesus
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"Diogenes, you can retire now! Aron Ra, a remarkable figure in many ways, is an indefatigable opponent of hokum, whether religious or pseudoscientific in nature . . . . In this book Aron trains his analytical guns on 'scientific' creationism. Do you think this is a matter of beating a dead Eohippus? It is not, because pseudoscience and superstition never sleep, and their proponents never tire of seeking (and gaining!) government support to turn back the clock and to cripple science education precisely at the time our great country can least afford such charlatanism." —Robert M. Price, co-author, Evolving out of Eden
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"The seemingly unquenchable popularity of the so-called 'paranormal' has long been a puzzle, both to me and to my good friend Aron Ra. However, Aron's much more important and more specific interest in preoccupation with woo-woo is bifold: religion & creationism — to the study of which he has given much thought and concern. His book Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism brings to our stunned attention the farcical, juvenile, pseudoscientific claims with which so many cultures, worldwide, have occupied themselves for centuries, and to which they have so willingly surrendered on their way to the abattoir. . . Aron's rage — along with his concern — is very evident as he takes his reader step-by-step along the bumpy road he has researched and probed to illustrate just how juvenile that a belief in angels, heaven — and hell, eternal life, promised rewards and penalties, can be unless we wake up and see the Earth upon which we live as a home that doesn't need abject nonsense to make it wondrous and exciting. Those who choose to believe that the fossil record can be disregarded, that humans were designed and manufactured 'as is' and just 'happened,' who surrender on their knees to ghosts that just aren't there, should settle down and read Aron Ra very carefully and should seriously think — that's the word! — about what he's written." —James Randi, author, An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
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Pages: 440
Size: 228.6x152.4mm
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - November 2016 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Religion & science : Evolution |
| List Price: 16.45 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 3 of: 9 |
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| Title: How Hitchens Can Save the Left |
| Sub-title: Rediscovering Fearless Liberalism in an Age of Counter-Enlightenment |
| By (author): Matt Johnson |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312341 : 9781634312349 |
Christopher Hitchens was for many years considered one of the fiercest and most eloquent left-wing polemicists in the world. But on much of todayâ s left, heâ s remembered as a defector, a warmonger, and a selloutâ a supporter of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq who traded his left-wing principles for neoconservatism after the September 11 attacks.
In How Hitchens Can Save the Left, Matt Johnson argues that this easy narrative gets Hitchens exactly wrong. Hitchens was a lifelong champion of free inquiry, humanism, and universal liberal values. He was an internationalist who believed all people should have the liberty to speak and write openly, to be free of authoritarian domination, and to escape the arbitrary constraints of tribe, faith, and nation. He was a figure of the Enlightenment and a man of the left until the very end, and his example has never been more important.
Over the past several years, the liberal foundations of democratic societies have been showing signs of structural decay. On the right, nationalism and authoritarianism have been revived on both sides of the Atlantic. On the left, many activists and intellectuals have become obsessed with a reductive and censorious brand of identity politics, as well as the conviction that their own liberal democratic societies are institutionally racist, exploitative, and imperialistic. Across the democratic world, free speech, individual rights, and other basic liberal values are losing their power to inspire.
Hitchensâ s case for universal Enlightenment principles wonâ t just help genuine liberals mount a resistance to the emerging illiberal orthodoxies on the left and the right. It will also remind us how to think and speak fearlessly in defense of those principles. |
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Pages: 424
Size: 228.6x152.4mm
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - February 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Biography: historical, political & military : Political ideologies |
| List Price: 14.95 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 4 of: 9 |
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| Title: Jesus from Outer Space |
| Sub-title: What the Earliest Christians Really Believed about Christ |
| By (author): Richard Carrier |
| ISBN10-13: 1634311949 : 9781634311946 |
| The earliest Christians believed Jesus was an ancient celestial being who put on a bodysuit of flesh, died at the hands of dark forces, and then rose from the dead and ascended back into the heavens. But the writing we have today from that first generation of Christians never says where they thought he landed, where he lived, or where he died. The idea that Jesus toured Galilee and visited Jerusalem arose only a lifetime later, in unsourced legends written in a foreign land and language. Many sources repeat those legends, but none corroborate them. Why? What exactly was the original belief about Jesus, and how did this belief change over time? In Jesus from Outer Space, noted philosopher and historian Richard Carrier summarizes for a popular audience the scholarly research on these and related questions, revealing in turn how modern attempts to conceal, misrepresent, or avoid the actual evidence calls into question the entire field of Jesus studies--and present-day beliefs about how Christianity began. |
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"It helps if you are omniscient, and Richard Carrier appears to be! The arguments and data supplied on behalf of Jesus Mythicism in his new book are astonishing -- even if you thought you knew the debate pretty well!" -- Robert M Price, New Testament scholar and editor of the Journal of Higher Criticism
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"Carrier's best, most engaging, and readable work yet. Don't let the hilarious title fool you; this book is all business. Putting all the historical evidence for Jesus in the crucible, he burns away every apologetic argument and cuts through centuries of special pleading and pious fraud to demonstrate that the 'Real Jesus' is an unreal one." -- David Fitzgerald, author of Nailed and Jesus: Mything in Action
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Pages: 232
Size: 228.6x152.4mm
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - October 2020 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Church history |
| List Price: 24.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 5 of: 9 |
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| Title: No Apologies |
| Sub-title: How to Find and Free Your Voice in the Age of Outrage—Lessons for the Silenced Majority |
| By (author): Katherine Brodsky |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312503 : 9781634312509 |
| In No Apologies, Katherine Brodsky argues that itâ s time for principled individuals to hit the unmute button and resist the authoritarians among us who name, shame, and punish. Recognizing that speaking authentically is easier said than done, she spent two years researching and interviewing those who have been subjected to public harassment and abuse for daring to transgress the new orthodoxy or criticize a new taboo. While she found that some of these individuals navigated the outrage mob better than others, and some suffered worse personal and professional effects than others, all of the individuals with whom she spoke remain unapologetic over their choice to express themselves authentically. In sharing their stories, which span the arts, education, journalism, and science, Brodsky uncovers lessons for all of us in the silenced majority to push back against the dangerous illiberalism of the vocal minority that tolerates no dissentâ and to find and free our own voices. |
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Pages: 208
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - January 2024 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Church history |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Owning the Unknown |
| Sub-title: A Science Fiction Writer Explores Atheism, Agnosticism, and the Idea of God |
| By (author): Robert Charles Wilson |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312422 : 9781634312424 |
| Although humankind today can peer far deeper into the universe than ever before, we still find ourselves surrounded by the unknown and perhaps the unknowable. All great science fiction has used the human imagination to explore that realm beyond the known, just as theistic religions have done since long before the genre existed. As Hugo Award-winning author Robert Charles Wilson argues in Owning the Unknown, the genreâ s freewheeling speculation and systematic world-building make it it a unique lens for understanding, examining, and assessing the truth claims of religions in general and Christianity in particular. Drawing on his personal experience, his work as a science fiction writer, and his deep knowledge of the classics of the genre, he makes the case for what he calls intuitive atheismâ an atheism drawn from everyday personal knowledge that doesnâ t depend on familiarity with the scholarly debate about theology and metaphysics, any more than a robust personal Christianity does. And as he reminds us, the secrets that remain hidden beyond the borders of the known universeâ should we ever discover themâ will probably not resemble anything currently found in our most prized philosophies, our most sacred texts, or our most imaginative science fiction. |
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Pages: 216
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - September 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Church history |
| List Price: 15.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 7 of: 9 |
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| Title: Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans |
| Sub-title: Tales from the Home Front in the Fight to Save Our Kids |
| Edited by: Josie A., Dina S. |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312465 : 9781634312462 |
| A medical scandal is currently unfolding across Western liberal societies. As Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans reveals, the primary victims are vulnerable, socially awkward kids with normally developing bodies who fall for the Internet-fueled promise that they can solve their emotional, psychological, or physical discomfort by adopting an opposite-sex identity. With deep reservations about the new gender orthodoxy that informs this promise and the irreversible one-size-fits-all medical prescription that comes with it, the parent contributors to this anthology share deeply personal stories about transition and desistance that won't be told at the gender clinic. They also offer practical advice based on hard-earned experience that won't be found in mainstream media. Whether progressive or conservative, gay or straight, secular or religious, they all share the aim of protecting children from the physical and emotional harms of the gender industry and seek to empower and encourage other parents and individuals to combat gender ideology at home, in schools, in clinics, and beyond. |
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Pages: 392
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - August 2023 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Church history |
| List Price: 16.95 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: Social (In)justice |
| Sub-title: Why Many Popular Answers to Important Questions of Race, Gender, and Identity Are Wrong--and How to Know What's Right: A Reader-Friendly Remix of Cynical Theories |
| By (author): Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay Contributions by: Rebecca Christiansen |
| ISBN10-13: 1634312236 : 9781634312233 |
This is a book about ideas.
Specifically, this is a book about the evolution of a certain set of ideas, and how these ideas have come to dominate every important discussion about race, gender, and identity today.
Have you heard someone refer to language as literal violence, or say that science is sexist? Or declare that being obese is healthy, or that there is no such thing as biological sex? Or that valuing hard work, individualism, and even punctuality is evidence of white supremacy? Or that only certain peopleâ depending on their race, gender, or identityâ should be allowed to wear certain clothes or hairstyles, cook certain foods, write certain characters, or play certain roles? If so, then youâ ve encountered these ideas.
As this reader-friendly adaptation of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Cynical Theories explains, however, the truth is that many of these ideas are recent inventions, are not grounded in scientific fact, and do not account for the sheer complexity of social reality and human experience. In fact, these beliefs often deny and even undermine the very principles on which liberal democratic societies are builtâ the very ideas that have allowed for unprecedented human progress, lifted standards of living across the world, and given us the opportunity and right to consider and debate these ideas in the first place!
Ultimately, this is a book about what it truly means to have a just and equal societyâ and how best to get there.
Cynical Theories is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Named a 2020 Book of the Year by The Times, Sunday Times, and Financial Times, it is being translated into more than fifteen languages. |
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Pages: 248
Size: 215.9x139.7mm
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| Published: Pitchstone Publishing - January 2022 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Popular culture : Philosophy & theory of education |
| List Price: 16.99 Pounds Sterling |
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| Title: 9 of: 9 |
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