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  • Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith

  • By: Richard Carrier
  • Narrated by: Richard Carrier
  • Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (616 ratings)

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Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith

By: Richard Carrier
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Dr. Richard Carrier, world-renowned philosopher and historian, explains the four reasons he does not accept the Christian religion, describing four facts of the world that, had they been different, he would believe. Those four reasons are God's silence, God's inaction, the lack of evidence, and the way the universe looks exactly like a godless universe would, and not at all like a Christian universe would, even down to its very structure. Dr. Carrier addresses all the usual replies to these claims, in ways you might not have heard before, relying on his wide experience in debating and studying these issues all over the world for more than 15 years.

A perfect book to introduce yourself, or your friends, to why fewer educated people are embracing Christianity than ever before.

©2011 Richard Carrier Ph.D. (P)2012 Pitchstone Publishing
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Well laid out

Enjoyed the 4 simple but detailed reasons. Very logical. I enjoy listening to these as well as reading them.

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concise and I got it answered questions my head..

A concise book gets to the point on the evidence if god exists it's US .we are the god like creature but we are still infants unfortunately
.Religiosity is poisonous and many delude themselves with it .We have been randomly selected with immutable luck to correct failings of death and and misery. ...but like infants we invest in death and misery nuclear annihilation awaits unless we grow up

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Great book

I enjoyed this book very much and logic it bestows upon people is amazing. A great listen.

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Logical, clear analysis

This isn't an attack, or emotional vitriol. It is based entirely on the rules of logic and presents a calm, clear, and unassailable case for atheism. I was impressed with the author's step-by-step analysis as well as the contemplation, and ultimate rejection, of Christian ideals in a careful, thoughtful manner.

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Clear and Consise Arguments

Where does Why I Am Not a Christian: Four Conclusive Reasons to Reject the Faith rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Highly recommended! If you are looking for arguments to flumux your favorite apologist friend and send them scurrying to hide in agnosticism, there is a wealth of ammunition here.

What about Richard Carrier’s performance did you like?

Speaks clearly and was easy to understand.

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Hard Logic

Short and straight to the point. The universe we observe is better explained by natural phenomena in stead of the alternate "hypothesis" of a creator deity who loves us unconditionally and protects us as the pinnacle of creation, indeed the intended purpose of creation.

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Pretty good

Carrier has sense of humor, and just doesn't deploy it oft enough. Overall, not terrible

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Devastating

<strong>Devastating</strong>

God is silent, inactive, doesn't provide evidence for Christianity and we don't live in a universe that looks like the Christian god made or runs it. Christianity fails. Richard Carrier makes the most reasoned argument I've yet seen for this case. This short book should be read along with Irreligion by John Allen Paulos as well as the titles given in the bibliography if you're interested in well reasoned criticisms of religion. This is not a book for the die hard faithful as one cannot be reasoned out of a position that he or she wasn't reasoned into to begin with.
What I found most compelling is Carrier's clarity and common sense. His examples and analogies are simple, direct and relevant. I wish I had read this book first.

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Reasonable Conclusion

When I can glimpse ny life objectively -- apart from my the religious indoctrination I was filled with as a child, this makes sense on a thousand more levels than Christianity -- or mere deism. The complete lack of solid evidence for a god explains the convoluted rationalizations that meet each logical comparison of how the world is to how the bible interprets reality. In every case, reality paints a more convincing and cohesive narrative.

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Logical Approach

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Love the way the author approaches the topic via logic and reason. It is easy for both sides of this debate to get emotional and it is good to read a more dispassionate approach.

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