ATHEIST
ESSAYS Arthur Chappell Print: £8.80 Download: £1.88
http://www.lulu.com/content/1124882 I used to be religious. I was raised as a Catholic, and later got brainwashed into a Hindu religious cult, but I got better. I became secretary of the Manchester Humanists until the year 2000 and newsletter editor of a long running atheistic Humanism journal.
This is the first time my own many atheistic essays have been gathered into a single volume. Taken collectively, the book amounts to a comprehensive look at the philosophy and practice of atheism. I begin with a Frequently Asked Questions approach enabling me to look at the definitions of
atheism agnosticism, existentialism, etc. I look at how
atheists respond to the New Age and other
claims about the paranormal, and what atheists do at Christmas. Some of my papers summarize excellent talks given by guest speakers at Humanist meetings. Enjoying life to the full while we can is central to my own Humanistic principals, but we must never neglect the needs of others. There are controversial essays here too, such as those on the death of Princess Diana, and my clash with the cult of Siloism, which itself claims to be a Humanism society. Some of my articles gained unexpected but welcome media attention, such as the Freemasonry feature. There are essays on the nature of saints, and how we should respond when children ask us about religion and Gods. Many illustrious figures get a great deal of
attention here; Alan Turing, Charles Darwin, and Thomas Paine among them. Most importantly, the book shows that not being religious does not, despite fundamentalist claims to the contrary, make anyone remotely immoral. I hope that what follows will entertain and inform you of the range and scope of what it can mean not to believe in God. There is a useful list of books and websites, and contact organizations for further study at the end of the collection.
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