Michael Martin (1) (1932–2015)

Perhaps a little to dense and obscurantist for the average reader. The author uses the techniques utilized by modern philosophy (philosophers later than Bertrand Russell) that make their work sound more scientific without actually being more scientific. This makes it difficult at times to be sure whether the author has realy demonstrated his point satisfactorily or not. Overall, though, it is a decent work, and because it deals with the more "sophisticated" arguments of theology, should be show more considered in conjunction with the other books on the topic that are dealing with religion in the pews. show less

A rare entry in the category of freethought fiction. The author sets out to tell stories from an atheist point of view, stories he told his sons as bedtime stories. Some of them are delightful, others are just mediocre. It does help to underscore the need for a freethought fiction collection to keep up with the burgeoning field of christian fiction. Not everything in life should be serious.

Much more accessible than many of Martin's other books, because there is a great deal less of the dense philosophical argumentation. It's much more straightforward.

Not as clever as the title hints; I'd love to see a book *like this* done with more enthusiasm and wit.