This book shows that atheism need not only be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather provides a clear set of constructive principles to live by that establish atheism as a positive worldview. The book encourages and guides the reader through the process of formulating his or her own set of personal beliefs.
This book shows that atheism need not only be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather provides a clear set of constructive principles to live by that establish atheism as a positive worldview. The book encourages and guides the reader through the process of formulating his or her own set of personal beliefs.
Lex Bayer serves as a board member of the Humanist Connection, a humanist, atheist, and agnostic nonprofit organization serving Stanford University and Silicon Valley. His foray into the philosophy of belief began with an award-winning paper on religion while an undergrad at Stanford University. Lex is a technology entrepreneur and inventor holding more than twenty patents. As CEO and cofounder of his first company, he pioneered a payments platform that grew to service five million customers and was ultimately acquired by Visa Inc. John Figdor is the humanist chaplain serving atheist, humanist, and agnostic communities at Stanford University, where he organizes events and programs for both students and community members in the San Francisco Bay area. Figdor and his work have been discussed in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He speaks regularly around the United States on humanist topics. He holds a master of divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and was previously the assistant humanist chaplain at Harvard. Visit their website at http://www.atheistmindhumanistheart.com
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Questioning Everything 1 Rewriting the Ten Commandments Part I: A Framework for Facts 2 The Paradox of Belief 3 The Reasoning behind Reason 4 Beliefs about the Unknown 5 The Assumption of a God 6 Putting Factual Beliefs to the Test Part II: A Framework for Ethics 7 From Beliefs to Behavior 8 How "Ought" One Behave? 9 Moral Happiness 10 Societal Happiness 11 Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test 12 Finding Your Own Non-Commandments Acknowledgments Appendix A Common Religious Objections Appendix B Our Ten Noncommandments Appendix C Theorem of Belief Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
Introduction: Questioning Everything 1 Rewriting the Ten Commandments Part I: A Framework for Facts 2 The Paradox of Belief 3 The Reasoning behind Reason 4 Beliefs about the Unknown 5 The Assumption of a God 6 Putting Factual Beliefs to the Test Part II: A Framework for Ethics 7 From Beliefs to Behavior 8 How "Ought" One Behave? 9 Moral Happiness 10 Societal Happiness 11 Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test 12 Finding Your Own Non-Commandments Acknowledgments Appendix A Common Religious Objections Appendix B Our Ten Noncommandments Appendix C Theorem of Belief Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
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