Any one read these books on atheism?

[mr friendly guy]

One of websites I was browsing linked to amazon with these books

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I was wondering if any one has read these books and are they informative.

I have read Bertrand Russell's "why I am not a Christian", and am in the process of starting Russell's "The history of Western philosophy". I have read most of Darth Wong's creationism vs science page, but I personally prefer to look at a book than a computer screen, and one would hope a book would contain more info than a website.

[Psycho Smiley]

I've read Smith's "Atheism: The Case Against God", and if you don't mind a somewhat dry read, it's quite good. It lists many of the formal 'proofs' of both a generic god and the Judeo-Christian God and explains why they are nonsense, explains why atheism does not have to prove that no gods exist, and shows that certain gods, such as the Judeo-Christian God, can be philosophically and logically (though not empirically) disproved. It even examines some related horseshit like solipsism.

If you want to brush up on the history of atheism as a concept, or on how to refute common arguments against it, this is a good pick. I'm not sure how it compares to the others, as I have not read any of them.

[Enforcer Talen]

age of reason

[Wicked Pilot]

I think atheism is simple enough that you don't need to read a book to understand it.

[jcow79]

I'm reading a different book by Smith called "Why Athiesm?" So far so good. I might pick up this one when I'm done.

[Nick Lancaster]

You might also look into 'Pagans & Christians' by Gus diZerega (sp?) - it's a fairly decent contrast/comparison between the two belief systems.