The Irrational Atheist

The Irrational Atheist
Author Vox Day
Country United States
Language English
Subject Atheism
Published 2008
Publisher BenBella Books[1]
Media type Print
Pages 320
ISBN 978-1-933771-36-6

The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens is a 2008 non-fiction book by Vox Day.[1][2]

The Irrational Atheist was one of a number of books including God's Undertaker, and The Devil's Delusion, published in response to Dawkins and other New Atheists.[3][4]

According to Publishers Weekly, Day takes on the arguments and conclusions of New Atheism "from a nontheological perspective in The Irrational Atheist (BenBella, Feb.), relying on factual evidence to counter atheist claims that religion causes war, that religious people are more apt to commit crime and that the Bible and other sacred texts are unreliable and fictitious."[4] Day's critiques are primarily addressed towards positions supported by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Michel Onfray.[5]

In 2007 writer and commentator John Derbyshire listed the work as a Christmas recommendation in an article for the conservative magazine National Review Online.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Irrational Atheist". Google Books. BenBella Books. 2008.
  2. ↑ "Reviews and Criticism: Vox Day (Theodore Beale '90) The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens" (PDF). Bucknell Magazine. Bucknell University: 17. Summer 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ Cheetham, Jock (March 7, 2010). "The Dawkins Dilemma: The Big Picture". Sun Herald (Sydney). Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Lori (March 3, 2008). "In Defense of God: Atheist bestsellers have spurred on protectors of the faith". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  5. ↑ Day, Vox. The Irrational Atheist Preface. BenBella Books.
  6. ↑ Derbyshire, John (November 21, 2007). "Christmas Shopping 2007: A Time for Recommendations". National Review Online.

Further reading

  • (Review): Gardiner, Anne Barbeau (April 7, 2006). "Exploding the False Claims of the New Atheists". New Oxford Review. Retrieved June 25, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.