The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism

Synopsis

Anthony Grayling Offers A Definitive Examination Of The Arguments For And Against Religion And Religious Belief, And An In-depth Exploration Of The Humanist Outlook That Recommends Itself As The Ethics Of The Genuinely Reflective Person. Clarifications -- Naming And Describing A 'god' -- The Origins Of Religion -- An Axe To The Root -- Knowledge, Belief And Rationality -- Agnosticism, Atheism And Proof -- Theistic Arguments -- Arguing By Design -- Arguing By Definition -- Causes, Wagers And Morals -- Creationism And 'intelligent Design' -- The Three Debates -- Humanism: The Ethics Of Humanity -- Humanism And The Good Life -- Putting The World To Rights -- Shared Humanity, Human Diversity -- The Ethical And The Moral -- A Humanist On Love, Sex And Drugs -- Humanism, Death And The Ends Of Life -- Religion Revisited -- Humanism And The Ethical Dimension -- The Better Alternative. A.c. Grayling. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [259]-262) And Index.