Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart

Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-first Century

Lex Bayer, John Figdor (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

188 Seiten

2014
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-3679-0 (ISBN)

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This book shows that atheism need not only be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather provides a clear set of constructive principles to live by that establish atheism as a positive worldview. The book encourages and guides the reader through the process of formulating his or her own set of personal beliefs.

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.

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. John Figdor is the humanist chaplain serving atheist, humanist, and agnostic communities at Stanford University, where he organizes events and programs for both students and community members in the San Francisco Bay area. Figdor and his work have been discussed in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and the San Francisco Chronicle. He speaks regularly around the United States on humanist topics. He holds a master of divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and was previously the assistant humanist chaplain at Harvard. Visit their website at http://www.atheistmindhumanistheart.com/

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

Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	163 x 233 mm
Gewicht	422 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4422-3679-5 / 1442236795
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-3679-0 / 9781442236790
Zustand	Neuware