Arguing for Atheism: Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

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In this book, Robin Le Poidevin addresses the question of whether theism - the view that there is a personal, transcendent creator of the universe - solves the deepest mysteries of existence. Philosophical defences of theism have often been based on the idea that it explains things which atheistic approaches cannot: for example, why the universe exists, and how there can be objective moral values.

..". clear, honest and fairminded; it makes a good introduction, not just to the question of God, but to metaphysics in general."-"Donald Cupitt, Emmanuel College, Cambridge ..."Arguing for Atheism is the best recent introduction to the philosophy of religion. Le Poidevin writes in a clear and engaging manner withou