What Are You Without God? · How to Discredit Religious Thought and Rebuild Your Identity by Krzeminski, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

1 – Terminology

Religious Terminology Scientific Terminology Evidentiary Terminology

2 – The Two Assumptions of Religious Thought

The First Assumption The Second Assumption

3 – The Three Assumptions of Reason-Based Thinking

The First Assumption The Second Assumption The Third Assumption

4 – The Asymptote of Certainty

The Internally Inconsistent Positions The Internally Consistent Positions Do Atheists Never Have Certainty?

5 – The Knowledge-Acquisition Technique of Faith

The Arbitrariness of Faith Faith’s Struggle for Relevance in the Modern World Don’t Atheists Have Faith? Splitting the Difference - Pascal’s Wager

6 – Logical Arguments and Empirical Evidence for the Existence of a God

Logical Arguments for the Existence of a God Empirical Evidence for the Existence of a God

7 – Logical Contradictions Around Gods and Final Considerations

Logical Contradictions Around the Existence of Gods The Practical Irrelevance of a God in Nature The Mandatory Causation Between Gods and Men Final Considerations

8 – Three Arguments to Discredit Religious Thought

The Fundamental Argument The Practical Argument The Meta Argument Conclusion

PART TWO: REBUILDING IDENTITY

9 – The Emotional Lessons of Discrediting Religious Thought

Emotions Focused on the Self Emotions Focused on Others External Effects on the Person Emotional Techniques and Resources

10 – The Intellectual Detoxification Process

Customized Religion Personal Spirituality Deism Nihilism The Final Equilibrium of Atheism Applications of Reason-Based Thinking

11 – A Person’s Place with Respect to the Universe

The Origin of the Universe - The Big Bang The Origin of Life - Abiogenesis The Origin of Man - Evolution The End of Mankind – No Current Prediction

12 – A Person’s Place with Respect to Society

Creating a Moral Standard Moral Enforcement Mechanisms Considerations of Justice: Intention, Foreseeability, and Reasonableness Practical Justice

13 – A Person’s Place with Respect to the Self

Clarifying Meaning The Discovery of the Self Death

PART THREE: PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

14 – Common Cognitive Errors

Cognitive Errors by an Individual Cognitive Errors in Groups Cons and Cognitive Errors

15 – Religious Thought and Reason-Based Thinking in Groups

Religion Cults Scientific Communities

16 – Personal Conclusion

Acknowledgements About the Author