{"id":3,"date":"2008-12-28T09:52:44","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T17:52:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/wp\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2014-10-01T08:47:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T14:47:40","slug":"dissertations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/?page_id=3","title":{"rendered":"Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following books are extremely helpful in getting up to speed on either the flaws and foibles of Christianity (or religion in general) or the strengths of the scientific method and evolutionary theory. My favorite books are in bold.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"125px\"><b>Dan Barker<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Godless-Evangelical-Preacher-Americas-Atheists\/dp\/1569756775\/ target=\"_blank\"><b>Godless<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Richard Carrier<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Not-Impossible-Faith-Richard-Carrier\/dp\/0557044642\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Not the Impossible Faith<b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Why-Am-Not-Christian-Conclusive\/dp\/1456588850\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Why I Am Not a Christian<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Proving-History-Bayess-Theorem-Historical\/dp\/1616145595\">Proving History<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Historicity-Jesus-Might-Reason-Doubt\/dp\/1909697494\/\">On the Historicity of Jesus<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Richard Dawkins<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins\/dp\/0618918248\/\" target=\"_blank\">The God Delusion<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blind-Watchmaker-Evidence-Evolution-Universe\/dp\/0393315703\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Blind Watchmaker<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution\/dp\/1416594795\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Greatest Show on Earth<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Daniel Dennett<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breaking-Spell-Religion-Natural-Phenomenon\/dp\/0143038338\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking the Spell<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Bart Ehrman<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jesus-Apocalyptic-Prophet-New-Millennium\/dp\/019512474X\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Misquoting-Jesus-Story-Behind-Changed\/dp\/0060859512\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Misquoting Jesus<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jesus-Interrupted-Revealing-Hidden-Contradictions\/dp\/0061173940\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus, Interrupted<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Forged-Writing-God--Why-Bibles-Authors\/dp\/B006QS02F8\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Forged<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Christopher Hitchens<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Is-Not-Great-Everything\/dp\/0446697966\/\" target=\"_blank\">God Is Not Great<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>David Hume<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inquiry-Concerning-Human-Understanding\/dp\/002353110X\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dialogues-Concerning-Natural-Religion-David\/dp\/1481218204\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Nick Lane<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Life-Ascending-Great-Inventions-Evolution\/dp\/0393338665\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Life Ascending<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>John Loftus<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Christian-Delusion-Why-Faith-Fails\/dp\/1616141689\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Christian Delusion<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/End-Christianity-John-W-Loftus\/dp\/1616144130\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The End of Christianity<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Robert Price<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a title=\"The Empty Tomb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Empty-Tomb-Jesus-Beyond\/dp\/159102286X\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Empty Tomb<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Incredible-Shrinking-Son-Man-Tradition\/dp\/1591021219\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Carl Sagan<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a title=\"The Demon-Haunted World\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle\/dp\/0345409469\" target=\"_blank\">The Demon-Haunted World<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Neil Shubin<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a title=\"Your Inner Fish\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Your-Inner-Fish-Journey-3-5-Billion-Year\/dp\/0307277453\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Your Inner Fish<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Victor Stenger<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a title=\"God: The Failed Hypothesis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/God-Failed-Hypothesis-Science-Shows\/dp\/1591024811\" target=\"_blank\"><b>God: The Failed Hypothesis<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/images\/shim.gif\" width=\"30px\" height=\"1px\" style=\"border-style: none\" \/><a title=\"The Fallacy of Fine Tuning\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fallacy-Fine-Tuning-Why-Universe-Designed\/dp\/1616144432\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Fallacy of Fine Tuning<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following books are extremely helpful in getting up to speed on either the flaws and foibles of 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My favorite books are in bold. Dan Barker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2923,"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/2923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irreligiosophy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}