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Why I am not a Christian

byBertrand Russell

Genres: Philosophy

Who is this book for? Readers interested in philosophy, religion, and critical thought.

Topics IdentityMoralityFreedom

MoodReflective

HumorOccasional Humor

While its tone is playful and frivolous, this book poses tough questions over the nature of religion and belief. Religion provides comfortable responses to the questions that have always beset humankind - why are we here, what is the point of being alive, how ought we to behave? Russell snatches that comfort away, leaving us instead with other, more troublesome alternatives: responsibility, autonomy, self-awareness. He tells us that the time to live is now, the place to live is here, and the way to be happy is to ensure others are happy.

Language

Published on

02/02/2004

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780415325103

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