The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, And Hitchens - Softcover

Day, Vox

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1941631622 ISBN 13: 9781941631621

Publisher: BenBella Books, 2014

Synopsis

On one side of the argument is a collection of godless academics with doctorates from the finest universities in England, France, and the United States. On the other is Irrational Atheist author Vox Day, armed with nothing more than historical and statistical facts. Presenting a compelling argument (but not for the side one might expect), Day strips away the pseudo-scientific pretentions of New Atheism with his intelligent application of logic, history, military science, political economy, and well-documented research. The arguments of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Michel Onfray are all methodically exposed and discredited as Day provides extensive evidence proving, among other things, that:

More than 93 percent of all the wars in human history had no relation to religion
The Spanish Inquisition had no jurisdiction over professing Jews, Muslims, or atheists, and executed fewer people on an annual basis than the state of Texas
Atheists are 3.84 times more likely to be imprisoned than Christians
Red” state crime is primarily in blue” counties
Sexually abused girls are 55 times more likely to commit suicide than girls raised Catholic

In the twentieth century, atheistic regimes killed three times more people in peacetime than those killed in all the wars and individual crimes combined. The Irrational Atheist provides the rational thinker with empirical proof that atheism’s claims against religion are unfounded in logic, fact, and science.

About this title

About the Author:

Vox Day is a game design expert and libertarian opinion columnist. He left the frozen tundra of Minnesota for the sunny shores of the Mediterranean more than a decade ago, speaks three languages, and is a member of the SFWA, IGDA, and Mensa.

He is the author of numerous games, books, and graphic novels in the science fiction genres and is the inventor of the WarMouse™. For more information about Vox Day, join the spirited discussion that takes place daily at his blog, Vox Popoli, at voxday.blogspot.com.

Review:

"Day does us all a service by exposing as false some of the glib slogans of atheism."  Todd Seavey, American Council on Science and Health

"Good polemical stuff."  nationalreview.com

"Whether you embrace Day’s theology or toss it, there is no avoiding the cumulative force of the author's counter assaults or the sting of his wit when it comes to the true focus of the book atheism’s continuing love affair with nonsense."  First Things

About this edition

• Publisher: BenBella Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1941631622
• ISBN 13: 9781941631621
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320