Lex Bayer, John Figdor

Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart (eBook, PDF)

Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart asks an essential question for the 45 million Americans who self-identify as nonreligious: "So, you don't believe in God; now what?" This question is increasingly important, as one-third of young adults under the age of thirty consider themselves nonreligious. With a scientific eye and an empathetic heart, the authors turn conventional perceptions about atheism on their head. They show that atheism need not be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather that it can offer a clear set of constructive principles to live by, which establish atheism as a positive worldview. Following a philosophical approach grounded in logic and evidence, Bayer and Figdor take readers on an inspiring journey to discover how to live a reasonable, ethical, and happy life without God. The readers are engaged at every step, encouraged to self-reflect and ultimately uncover their own set of personal beliefs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216234975
• Artikelnr.: 74841523

Autorenporträt

Lex Bayer serves as a board member of the Humanist Connection, a humanist, atheist, and agnostic nonprofit organization serving Stanford University and Silicon Valley. His foray into the philosophy of belief began with an award-winning paper on religion while an undergrad at Stanford University. Lex is a technology entrepreneur and inventor holding more than twenty patents. As CEO and cofounder of his first company, he pioneered a payments platform that grew to service five million customers and was ultimately acquired by Visa Inc.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Questioning Everything
1Rewriting the Ten Commandments
Part I: A Framework for Facts
2The Paradox of Belief
3The Reasoning behind Reason
4Beliefs about the Unknown
5The Assumption of a God
6Putting Factual Beliefs to the Test
Part II: A Framework for Ethics
7From Beliefs to Behavior
8How "Ought" One Behave?
9Moral Happiness
10Societal Happiness
11Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test
12Finding Your Own Non-Commandments
Acknowledgments
Appendix ACommon Religious Objections
Appendix BOur Ten Noncommandments
Appendix CTheorem of Belief
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors