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Loading... The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God (edition 2011)by Dan Barker (Author), Julia Sweeney (Foreword)
Work InformationThe Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God by Dan Barker
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Not quite as entertaining as the author's previous books, this one is mostly a compilation of famous freethinkers throughout history. As usual, Barker is witty and charming, and easy to read, but it somehow falls a bit flat, reading mostly like a Who's Who. As such, it can provide great ammunition for those who claim all the greats for Christianity, especially the section on the composers (a particular love of the author), but in the end, it just wasn't quite as good a read as some of his other writings. ( ) no reviews | add a review
How Does an Atheist Respond to the Question, What Is the Purpose of Life? For a Christian, it is faith that gives their life purpose. In his best-selling book The Purpose Driven(tm) Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren says, "You must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose." But as a non-believer, your purpose resides in yourself; it is yours alone to discover and develop. It's about choosing to live your own life for your own reasons. No one can dictate your purpose. You decide. This book will help you understand and appreciate why freely choosing to help and cooperate with others is the true path to finding purpose. Life does not need purpose: Purpose needs life. To punctuate this point, The Good Atheist includes inspiring biographies of humanity's true heroes--men and women who did not waste their lives as slaves to a God, but rather found purpose in enhancing life on this Earth for all of us. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)211.80922Religions Natural Theology and Secularism Deism and Atheism Atheism Biography And History BiographyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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