Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism

Decent read, although I was disappointed by the fact that Mills didn't really present anything new to seasoned readers (unlike Richard Dawkins, who builds amazing cases and adds to them with each new book) of the subject. The book does fill a well-defined need for freethinkers living in the United Theocracy of America. Michael Martin's 1993 textbook, The Case Against Christianity, simply fills...more

Decent read, although I was disappointed by the fact that Mills didn't really present anything new to seasoned readers (unlike Richard Dawkins, who builds amazing cases and adds to them with each new book) of the subject. The book does fill a well-defined need for freethinkers living in the United Theocracy of America. Michael Martin's 1993 textbook, The Case Against Christianity, simply fills this same need better. Martin's research-intensive work, in contrast with Mills', solidly puts forth an astounding breadth and depth of properly cited evidence. Unfortunately, Mills' lack of scholarly citation will allow CFs to rightly point out that the author is not sufficiently backing up his arguments. At least Mills tries to keep his discourse less overtly condescending and shrill than that of Christopher Hitchens or John Grant. So far though, I still feel Richard Dawkins is the absolute gold standard on the subject of scholarly atheism.   hide

Atheism dumbed down too much for my liking. Dawkins or Harris runs circles around this guy.

very well written and thought provoking.

next to the Bible itself, this is one of the best atheist resources out there. this book, however, is well-written. As Mills points out in his forward, he spent a considerable effort to make the book more easy and enjoyable to read by editing it for brevity. for this he deserves credit, because some writers on the subject, like Christopher Hitchens' writing style tends to be stilted and...more

next to the Bible itself, this is one of the best atheist resources out there. this book, however, is well-written. As Mills points out in his forward, he spent a considerable effort to make the book more easy and enjoyable to read by editing it for brevity. for this he deserves credit, because some writers on the subject, like Christopher Hitchens' writing style tends to be stilted and long-winded. I particularly liked the interview chapter.   hide

Fantastic! Couldn't put it down. An intelligent and accurate argument for evolution and the Big Bang explained... not the stuff creationists tried to pass up to me all my life. All good stuff aside from a random chapter citing the author's views on internet porn - a little random and out of place. Skip it if you want, but read the rest!

Great book for atheists. Christian readers will have difficulty reading it if they are easily offended or cannot maintain an open mind. It has a very approachable style of writing and is a good collection of responses to common criticisms launched by Christians against atheists. The author does tend to make sweeping generalizations (on both sides of the argument). You should ignore those...more

Great book for atheists. Christian readers will have difficulty reading it if they are easily offended or cannot maintain an open mind. It has a very approachable style of writing and is a good collection of responses to common criticisms launched by Christians against atheists. The author does tend to make sweeping generalizations (on both sides of the argument). You should ignore those generalizations and focus on his main points to avoid getting stuck. For Christian readers, you should understand that he is often referring to "Christian Fundamentalists" rather than mainstream Christians -- but you also need to be honest with yourself about how strong the correlation of belief systems is between those two groups.   hide

Really not worth reading if you've already read and enjoyed Dawkins...Mills isn't particularly convincing, and he's actually quite annoying.

Loving it!

A very fun read.