Atheism

Atheism

With the publishing of biologist Richard Dawkin's,The God Delusion, Sam Harris's The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason and Christopher Hitchens's How Religion Poisons Everything, atheists are becoming more vocal about offering a viable alterative to Christian theism and faith in general. Debates between theists and atheists have been growing. There have also been several responses to the "new atheists." Interestingly enough, one response that has been offered is called The Devil's Delusion by Jewish author David Berlinski.
If you have not noticed, when it comes to epistemology (the study of knowledge), the standard for religious knowledge is always higher than anything else.

To read more about this issue, see James Beilby and David K. Clark: A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge at http://www.rzim.org/resources/essay_arttext.php?id=12.
For a review of The God Delusion, see Alvin Plantinga's article here: http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/002/1.21.html
Is the God of the Old Testament a moral monster? To see an extensive treatment of this issue, see Christian philosopher Dr. Paul Copan's article here: http://www.epsociety.org/library/articles.asp?pid=45&ap=1
To see a critique of atheism by former atheist Alister McGrath, click here:
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