Life without God
An Outsider's Look at Atheism
Author(s): Rik Peels
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In this book, Rik Peels explores atheism from a new perspective that aims to go beyond the highly polarized debate about arguments for and against God's existence. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life are not usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Are there certain ideals or experiences that explain the turn to atheism? Could atheism be the default position for us, not requiring any arguments whatsoever? And what about the often-discussed arguments against belief in God—is there something that religious and nonreligious people alike can learn from them? This book explores how a novel understanding of atheism is possible – and how it effectively moves the God debate further. Believers and non-believers can learn much from Peel's assessment of arguments for and against atheism.
- Moves beyond the standard issues usually explored in public debates on religion, exploring desires, ideals, and experiences that readers may be familiar with themselves
- Reappraises atheistic arguments and a new approach to public debates on the existence of God
- Presents a new understanding of atheism and new ways to assess it
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