Why I Am Not a Christian
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4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
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Publisher Description
This is a famous but very controversial piece by Bertrand Russell. It was a lecture delivered in 1927 at National Secular Society, London. Later in 1957 it was part of a book with the same title and reached international fame. He examines one by one several highly regarded arguments for the existence (or necessity) of God. His main point however is the possibility of morality based on another principle than God. It is quite a challenging reading and one we must all face, regardless of our belief or lack of it, thereof. Enjoy!
Customer Reviews
Good but dated
A lot of these arguments are against outdated theses, but those which do strike a chord with the reader are concise and well said. I wish some of these were more clearly fleshed out, or depended less on, "trust me, this part is in the Bible."
Brilliant
Every educated, self-respecting person should read this!
Fine lecture, poor philosophy
Russell starts with an implied bias and builds from there. He argues against Theistic principles which are falsely constructed. This lecture would be handled very easily by Chesterton, CSLewis, or any recent seminary graduate. I’m certain as a lecture it presented well to his audience, but as a philosophical work it is significantly lacking.