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Seven Types of Atheism
Seven Types of Atheism | John Gray
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From the provocative author of The Soul of the Marionette comes an incisive, surprising intervention in the political and scientific debate over religion and atheism When you explore older atheisms, you will find that some of your firmest convictions—secular or religious—are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought. For a generation now, public debate has been corroded by a shrill, narrow derision of religion in the name of an often vaguely understood “science.” John Gray’s stimulating and enjoyable new book, Seven Types of Atheism, describes the complex, dynamic world of older atheisms, a tradition that is, he writes, in many ways intertwined with and as rich as religion itself. Along a spectrum that ranges from the convictions of “God-haters” like the Marquis de Sade to the mysticism of Arthur Schopenhauer, from Bertrand Russell’s search for truth in mathematics to secular political religions like Jacobinism and Nazism, Gray explores the various ways great minds have attempted to understand the questions of salvation, purpose, progress, and evil. The result is a book that sheds an extraordinary light on what it is to be human.
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REPollock
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7 of your covers each day for a week, no explanation needed. Tag a Litten each day to join! #7covers7days

I hate the tagging part so I may ditch it but for today I‘ll tag @mngraham

jdiehr I stopped tagging as well 😄 5y
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Niso
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Finally getting to this one after procrastinating for almost a year

#weekendreads #nonfiction #audiobook #currentlyreading

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wtimblin
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Thought I'd give this a whirl, some light reading...

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