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IS THERE REALLY A GOD?
OR DOES GOD EXIST ONLY IN OUR HEADS?
IS THE BIBLE TRULY GOD’S WORD?
OR IS IT A JUMBLE OF FANCIFUL MYTHS?

Atheist Universe details why God is unnecessary to explain the universe’s diversity, organization and beauty. Using simple, straightforward logic, this book rebuts every argument that claims to “prove” God’s existence.

A comprehensive primer for countering today’s religious dogma, Atheist Universe addresses all the historical and scientific questions, including:

•What is atheism, and why is it so misunderstood?
•If God is a myth, then how did the universe appear?
•Without God, is there an objective “right” and “wrong”?
•What is the meaning of life without God?
•Is there evidence of Jesus’ miracles and resurrection?
•Can atheists explain “near death” experiences and medical miracles?
•Can science and the Bible realistically be reconciled?
•What is the behind-the-scenes relationship between politics and religion?

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Im pleased and excited that your search on Amazon.com has beamed you to this page, showcasing my new book, Atheist Universe. I want to thank you personally for your interest in this title. Many years of painstaking work, research, and thought were devoted to this project. I am delighted with the finished volume.

Compared to most authors, I write slowly. I could never crank out five or six books a year as Isaac Asimov did so brilliantly throughout his incredible life and career. I like to believe, however, that my unhurried pace permits fine attention to detail and to precise use of language. One of my favorite quotations is that of Thomas Jefferson, who, in a letter to John Adams, wrote "I apologize to you for the lengthiness of this letter; but I had no time for shortening it." Jefferson meant that a skillful writer uses as few words as possible to communicate his message. If I can successfully convey my thoughts to you using a 12-word sentence, then I am watering down my own message and wasting your limited time by stretching my sentence to 13 words or to 30. Concise writing saves time and effort for the reader, but demands more time and effort of the writer, as Jefferson pointed out. In writing this book, I did devote the time necessary to shorten each sentence to its minimum length.

Another priceless tip for good writing a tip which I strive to follow was articulated by the 20th-century philosopher, Mortimer Adler. Adler taught that "writing should be clear without being plain, and elevated without being obscure." By contrast, much writing in contemporary circles is plain without being clear, and obscure without being elevated. I will leave to your personal judgment whether I have successfully followed Adlers prescription for good writing in Atheist Universe.

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David Mills, an atheist for thirty years, has self published three successful books on the battle between science and religion. He has also written best-selling psychology and self-help literature for the Albert Ellis Institute in New York and for psychotherapy clients worldwide. During the 1980's, David worked as a journalist covering NASA's Space Shuttle program at the Kennedy Space Center. He lives in Huntington, WV.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press; 7.5.2006 edition (August 4, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1569755671
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1569755679
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches

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David Mills is an atheist and an author who argues that science and religion cannot be successfully reconciled. Mills' best-known book, Atheist Universe, was among the flagship titles, first appearing in 2004, later dubbed the "new atheism." Mills' book was Amazon.com's best-selling atheist volume from August 2004 through October 2006, when its sales were superseded by The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Dawkins cites Mills' writings as "admirable work." Mills claims in his books to rebut both young- and old-earth creation science, as well as Intelligent design.

David Mills has also written best-selling psychology and self-help literature for the Albert Ellis Institute in New York and for psychotherapy clients worldwide. During the 1980s, David worked as a journalist covering NASA's Space Shuttle program at the Kennedy Space Center, and has himself flown aboard NASA's Zero G training craft.

Born in 1959, David Mills is single, lives in Huntington, West Virginia, and has one 16-year-old daughter, Sophia. His website is http://www.DavidMills.Net and his email is davidmills@davidmills.net.

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W. Roth

Seeing For the First Time - True Enlightenment!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2007

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David Mills is clear and concise. This is the book that sealed my conviction on the God/No God arguement. Complementing Dawkins' and Harris' observations and positions, Mills' position on mass-energy is indisputable as the answer to which came first God or Universe. I also understand Einstein's E=MC2 for the first time in my life.

I was raised Catholic (very Catholic); straight A's in Catholic school from kindergarten through senior year of undergrad; was the head of adult education in the church I attended at age 28. (I am 40 now). I have been thoroughly assessing all organized religions and philosophies for the past 10 years. While I want to continue to have an open-mind, I am confidently placing my Bible on the shelf in the mythology section of my personal library, next to the Iliad and Odyssey. Yahweh now takes his place next to Zeus, Ra, Baal, Allah, and all the other personal dieties we humans have invented over the centuries as a way to bring understanding to things we don't understand, a sense of purpose, and a moral code distributable to the masses.

Mills' observations of Fundamentalists and Creationists defies argument and are so incredibly logical. Mill's takes what are some of the pillars or the Fundamentalists, such as the conjecture of Intelligent Design, and reveals not just gaps in logic, but provable flaws in their logic. In essence the proverbial Wizard of Oz curtain has been pulled back, and all the Fundamentalists have left to say is "pay no attention to the man in the booth".

I will say too that this book now places me in a "where do I go from here?" mode. I have the moral code thing figured out - it's pretty simple - treat others the way you want to be treated (Ayn Rand - Virture of Selfishness). I have the sense of purpose thing figured out - protect life and evolve our species. But it's the societal element that will be the toughest as many of my friends and family members are devout Catholics. The Freedom Not to Believe is a bit of a farce in our country (U.S.) - although obviously much better than the Middle East (where you are lucky not to be put to death for not believing in and worshipping Allah). Athiests are excluded more consistently that any other minority out there - women, gays, people of color, etc, despite Athiests are some of the most intelligent and inspirational people out there - Thomas Jefferson, Freud, Sagan, Einstein, even Katherine Hepburn. Hopefully more people wake up and our species can evolve from the darkness our species are in.

As Carl Sagan paints the analogy of Science being a Candle in the Dark, hopefully science, discovery, and reason will continue to enlighten and help us move ahead. The our universe has been here for over 14 billion years, our earth for 4.5 billion, life for 3 billion, and we humans as thinking conscience beings for arguably 7000 years. Yet as Harris' successfully points out Fundamentalists are driving planes into skyscrapers and endangering our existence for something as real as mother goose. Truly we have all gone mad.

Thank you David Mills for providing your clear observations and thoughts. You've provided answers to questions I have asked since I was sixteen years old. To the people that have told me that I was just "lacking faith", I now see them for what they really are - "the man in the booth". And I'm not the one that's crazy. They are.

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Compelling arguments against god

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David Mills, a soft-spoken, southern gentleman, Baptist-turned-atheist, seems an unlikely boxer in the heated battle over the existence of God, but his good-natured attitude serves his writing well, the reason for which Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism may be the most accessible of all atheist literature.

Having been a pious, devout religious follower in his youth, Mills is incredibly well-versed in both sides of the "to believe" or "not to believe" argument. The answers provided by science were ultimately far more compelling for the young Mills, rather than the witches and dragon stories of the Bible (Mills provides over a dozen Biblical references to witches, dragons, unicorns and other L. Ron Hubbard-inspired creatures). This change of worldview has led Mills on a quest to disprove nearly every conceivable argument for the existence of God.

Each chapter of Atheist Universe is devoted to a different scientific and religious question - from reconciling Genesis with science and the origins of the universe, to the numerous purported miracles that "prove" God's meddling in human life - giving Mills a chance to demonstrate his sharp understanding of physics, evolution, astronomy and philosophical reasoning. Mills does an excellent job dismantling the more preposterous claims of Christianity, providing clear, solid logic and supportive evidence for the argument of science.

Here are a few of the issues addressed by Mills:

* Early Christians, in seeking the establishment of a legal holiday for Christ's birth, chose December 25 - the pagan celebration of the winter solstice under the Julian calendar. For astronomical reasons, the calendar was eventually revised by Pope Gregory XIII, moving the winter solstice to December 21, but Christians kept December 25 as the day Jesus escaped the virgin birth canal.

* The Hebrews adopted many customs and myths from their Babylonian captors. Among the plagiarized myths were Creation Story (i.e., the Babylonian "Adam and Eve") and the Epic of Gilgamesh (i.e., the Babylonian "Noah").

* The Gospels of Matthew and Luke offer glaringly different genealogies of Jesus, starting from his father, Joseph, going back to King David. According to Matthew, there are roughly 26 generations between Christ and David, whereas Luke claims some 41. Besides raising the issue of historical accuracy, this noteworthy discrepancy also begs the question: if Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, how could He possibly have a paternal lineage through Joseph?

Mills loses steam towards the end, starting with the myth of Hell, followed by a brief tangent on the "dangers" of internet porn, but he still manages to posit several solid arguments right up to the book's conclusion.

Sprinkled within Atheist Universe are humorous quotes from (in)famous atheists throughout history, such as A.A. Milne, creator of Winnie the Pooh, saying, "The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief - call it what you will - than any book ever written," and writer Kurt Vonnegut stating, "The study of anthropology confirmed my atheism, which was the faith of my fathers anyway. Religions were exhibited and studied as the Rube Goldberg inventions I'd always thought they were."

Perhaps not a tour-de-force of writing, Atheist Universe will still provide atheists with plenty of ammunition against the arguments made by Christian believers, forcing Christians to re-think their position on many key issues of their faith.

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Klaus Serra

Muito bom livro, para quem souber ler em inglês vale à pena.

Reviewed in Brazil on November 27, 2019

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Li esse livro quando ainda morava nos EUA, em 2006 e não se falava tanto em ateísmo e em críticas às religiões. Hoje em dia temos uma pletora de autores e de livros sobre o assunto, mas nesses tempos, David Mills escreveu um pequeno livro que abordou muito bem os diversos temas correlatos, um livro que vai abrir a mente de muita gente, uma maneira diferente e mais honesta de ver o mundo e encarar questões filosóficas e mistérios científicos com mais racionalidade, pois afinal, quem precisa de mitos religiosos?

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Steve

Must read for the indoctrinated

Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2019

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Easy to read yet full of insight

Petri

Exceeded my expectations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2013

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I wasn't expecting so much from this book by an unknown author to me but it far exceeded all the expectations I had. The book is filled with original ideas for the advancement of reason, science and atheism. The numerous examples of the lies the proponents of creationism and intelligent design put forth strongly suggest that creationism and ID are based on lies and distortion of facts instead of reality. Lying for Jesus, that's what it basically is. This is another book that would make the world a much better place if more people, especially the religious ones, read it.

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John G. Parks

Very well written. It is very much a pre-scienitic ...

Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2015

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Very well written. It is very much a pre-scienitic thought statistics-based philosophy that doesn't agreed with my own, but still is a very well done read.

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Courageous and honest

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2007

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I gave it 4 stars because this book is written for an american audience and page after page it was clear that the majority of europeans would find some parts banal compared to similar books written by author such as R.Dawkins, D.Dennet or AC Grayling.
It is fair to the author that he has not got the academic credentials of the three above and I still hold my hat to his intellectual honest and courage as living in US nowadays for an atheist is not an easy thing.
To sum-up it is a good addition in the library and a quite enjoyable book that is often hilarious in various part.

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