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" A friendly letter to skeptics and atheists : "
David G. Myers.
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BL
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707066
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b529255
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| Main Entry
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Myers, David G.
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| Title & Author
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A friendly letter to skeptics and atheists : : musings on why God is good and faith isn't evil /\ David G. Myers.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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San Francisco, CA :: Jossey-Bass,, [2008]
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, ©2008
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vii, 152 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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0470290277 (cloth)
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: 9780470290279 (cloth)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-149).
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| Contents
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False and dangerous? -- My assumptions -- Mea culpa -- The dance of fanatics and infidels -- Simplistic stereotypes -- The heart of science and religion -- The skeptics' boys club -- Inseparable body and soul -- Does prayer "work"? -- The benevolent, fine-tuned universe -- Big ideas and biblical wisdom -- Secularism and civility -- God and gays -- (Nominal) religion feeds prejudice -- Godliness and goodliness -- Happy faith-heads -- Healthy faith-heads -- Does explaining religion explain it away? -- The leap of faith.
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Apologetics.
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Christianity and atheism.
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Skepticism.
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| Dewey Classification
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261.2/1
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BR128.A8M94 2008
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