Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless [NOOK Book]

Phenominal, and a quick read too!!

Always enjoy what Christina has to say and this book didn't disappoint. Conversational tone makes the pages fly by and gets her message across well. A very important message too.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great overview of the topic

Greta Christina gives us the reasons that atheists are angry, and shows us that anger is constructive. Her anger isn't that portrayed by the mainstream media as frothing, unhinged, irrational spittle-flecked rantings; it is the measured, eloquent, patient, eminently justifiable anger of an Erin Brokovitch, Ida B Wells, or Susan B Anthony.

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Highly Recommended!

A well-written, lucid book which covers the atheist experience very broadly. Her arguments are easy to follow and will give more than a few believers pause to think - a lot of pause.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

From a 13 year old girl...

I stopped thinking that god was real quite a long time ago... i was raised in a religious family and was taught to never speak against god or his word. Then the abuse started. I would pray to god to make it end. To take away the bad memories. Yet he never did. Maybe if god was real he wouldnt have let our world become such a foul place...

2 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Good read

Greta has a very engaging style of writing, and she does a very good job of representing a great number of the godless. It would be my wish for all religious people to read this but then I realize that the idea of reading something contrary to their rigion is appaling... Oh well, I recommend it.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Stick with Hitchens and Dawkins

I'm not saying that religion should be outlawed; I'm just saying we'd all be better off without it. This could have been the sub-sub-title. And Christina is not just talking about organized religion, she actually has a chapter titled "Yes, This Means You: "Spiritual but Not Religious." So according to her, even being spiritual is harmful and makes her angry. Yes, you read that correctly- spirituality makes her angry. And talk about repetition. And talk about repetition. Reality check! Let's just say there is an abundance of recycled arguments. The book would have been shorter, and more enjoyable, if she had labeled the arguments and wrote, "Insert position A here." Something else that is completely lacking- footnotes and sources. Christina makes assertions such as, "Moderate religion is in the minority. The oppressive, intolerant, reality-denying forms of religion are far more common, and far better at perpetuating themselves," but then doesn't provide statistics to back her claim or her source of information. There's a reason God invented footnotes. I would like to comment on her arguments, which did have a little affect on the rating. Christina frequently resorts to the same flawed logic- God doesn't exist because religion is messed up, diminishing, inconsistent, etc. And it amazes me how often this argument is used as if it holds any water. Newsflash- pointing out the inconsistencies in the Bible or the flaws of religion does not prove God does not exist. I am surprised that so few recognize this flawed logic. And since most of this book concentrates on religion and the Bible, it pretty much invalidates a good portion of her arguments against the existence of God. Religion and the existence of God are not interchangeable, yet that is exactly what Christina does. In all fairness, she is not the only one; It is still no excuse. Then she tries to simplify things for those of us who are just too dense to understand her intellectual arguments, by making an analogy to Santa. It is one of the absolute worst analogies I have ever heard. In fact, it is the first time I have heard this argument and I understand why. It's embarrassingly awful. To be fair, I guess I should comment on what I did like about Why Are You Atheists So Angry. I did enjoy the Project Runway line. I like that it is an equal opportunity complaint; even Buddhism is not safe. I like the long list of the resources and books at the end. I like the idea; it was a good one. And the thing I like most about this book is the following quote, which is also one of my favorite quotes of all time (thanks for that Christina, along with the laugh): "It’s one gigantic mutual admiration society." She's talking about atheism, right? I just couldn't resist. I feel cheated. I wanted succinct, intelligent points. I didn't want whining. I was even interested in how she proposes atheists attempt to convert believers. What I felt I got was a book that should have been 100 pages and ended up with 80 pages of filler because the editor said it was too short. I would have preferred short. Even though I think Christina botched the execution, she had a few really good points in Why Are You Atheists So Angry. So she gets a couple of stars for that, for the initial idea and for providing me with another quote to add to my list of all time favorites. Despite these two stars, I will recommend that readers continue to focus on Hitchens and

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Excellent read. A must for theists and atheists alike.

She truly captures what atheists have been trying to do for years now. She brings up opposing aurguments and gives valid reasons against that claim and why it falls short of proof or evidence for the existence of god.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Very well written book with chapters about why religion has been

Very well written book with chapters about why religion has been destructive. But what I found particularly helpful were the chapters addressing moderate and progressive religions, New Age religions, people who are "spiritual, but not religious", and ecumenicalism and interfaith efforts. Greta Christina points out why all of these perspectives are ultimately destructive since they implicitly endorse illogical thinking. She strongly advocates for rational thinking and scientific analysis that discards ideas that do not hold up to close scrutiny. She also strongly advocates for an ethical morality based on our human traditions of compassion and love towards others. I found her arguments very convincing.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Excellent Respose...

...to an oft asked question. The conversational and informal styles makes for a quick and engaging read.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

For both non-believers and believers

Greta Christina makes a great case for non-belief and why we should care. One nice feature of the tablet edition are the many links to sources.
Great read - I also recommend her blog and other writings.

Small minded

I read a LOT of atheist and spiritual material. Out of hundreds of books, this is one of maybe three that I would throw away. I don't think I've ever encountered a smaller know-it-all mind ANYWHERE. The only good part: this book makes me glad that I can think, and have an open mind.

This world would be devoid of facts if it contained more tiny closed minds like the author's. At least she sounds happy in her ultra narrrow "reality". Oops, no, actually she doesn't. No wonder she's so angry!

0 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

Pure projection

Actually the angriest people in the world are so-called Christians. As a whole they are rude, cruel, ignorant, and easily led. They have no logical reasoning skills whatsiever, which is why they are so gullible and easily lead around by the nose. This book is proof.

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