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Dan Barkers story of being an evangelical preacher,turned atheist, was very good. Although most of it is typical debates and contradictions of religion I found myself wanting more of his autobiography. I really wanted him to express more of his thoughts about his transition into athiesm and why he made the change other than "I just didn't believe it anymore". I gave it four stars for his story not the debated subjects on religion.
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Dan Barker offers the reader his journey from fanatically religious to absolute atheist. The trip is interesting. The book breaks down as such:
1. Barkers personal journey from religious fanatic to atheist, 2. reasons not to accept theological arguments, 3. To Barker's personal achievements. It is part 3 that gives this book a three-star rating from me.
The Good:
It is interesting to read a person's journey from one viewpoint to the next. Also, Barker does an exceptional job with part two. The book ...more
1. Barkers personal journey from religious fanatic to atheist, 2. reasons not to accept theological arguments, 3. To Barker's personal achievements. It is part 3 that gives this book a three-star rating from me.
The Good:
It is interesting to read a person's journey from one viewpoint to the next. Also, Barker does an exceptional job with part two. The book ...more
As other reviews have noted, this book is divided into two basic parts. The first half covers Dan Barkers autobiographical history with Christianity and subsequent conversion to Atheism. The second half offers a good overview of the philosophical and intellectual problems with Christianity. I found both parts of the book enjoyable, though I was more interested in counter-apologetics portion. I would even have enjoyed more tales of his later debates with theist apologists.
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Recommended in Peter Boghossian's "A Manual for Creating Atheists" (p. 95).
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