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The book includes the details of his experiencing death firsthand NDE in which he describes his death as the best day of his life. This event sparked a journey spanning many years of researching the science of life, death, the afterlife, energy, consciousness, quantum physics, metaphysics, and pursuing the development of his intuitive abilities. Skills that he says anyone can develop and utilize for their own personal wellbeing.

As each paranormal event unfolds, you will be able to follow them in real time. Each story is taken directly from Ray's personal journal and written with humility, sarcasm, and some humor. This book takes you from the very beginning of this realization and through the events that transpired, for him to learn and accept the laws of the universe, and the fact that they were undeniably real.

They directly address what I believe is the main reason for the survival of religion, which is not a desire to live a better life, but our fear of death, our fear of extinction. The fact that there is, so to speak, a deadline, highlights the importance of what we do on earth in the finite time we have. If there is no life after death, far from making moral choice less important, it becomes more important because this is all there is.

When you read these essays in Mortality this idea is not explicit, but it is implicit in his whole discussion of how he dealt atheist autobiography books being diagnosed with an inevitable, near-term fatal illness. I personally feel very strongly about this. To believe that death is the end and there is not a divine plan is the only thing, in my view, that makes you able to live with these kinds of things, which happen because they happen in nature.

Some of us will die in a very bad way, by atheist autobiography books the very thing that makes us human, our brain. This, in my view, is much easier for an atheist to deal with than a person of religion who has to come up with all of these twisted ideas about how a loving God must have a plan. Well, leave me out of that plan, loving God! Personally, I think the idea that I might meet people I love after I die is less grim than accepting I never will.

What if you loved more than one person in your life? We have our time on this earth, we have to use it in the best possible way, because it is limited. Five Books aims to keep its book recommendations and interviews up to date. If you are the interviewee and would like to update your choice of books or even just what you say about them please email us at [email protected].

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It is one I have intended to read for several months and I am grateful that their generosity allowed me to read and enjoy this work. Jeff Koeppen. I found Deconverted to be an enjoyable, relatable, and inspiring read. Seth Andrews tells his unique story - from growing up in a religious fundamentalist family in the US bible belt and working as a popular Christian radio host to becoming the host of the most downloaded atheist podcast, The Thinking Atheist.

Seth is a positive person with a great sense of humor and is an excellent communicator and story teller. In this short autobiographical book, he recounts the events which caused him to question the faith he was indoctrinated in to as a youth and practiced and defended most of his life, and follows him along this path to the point where he finally, all-out rejects religion and supernatural beliefs.

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He outlines his struggles with coming out as an apostate to family, friends, and employers most of whom were very religious. He uses his knack for storytelling to make his life story interesting and poignant. I especially enjoyed the last chapter, in which Seth lists twenty common questions and challenges which the religious throw at non-believers in an attempt to prove them wrong or spur debate.

The answers are short and to the point and can help one make their point succinctly. It was fun hearing them in person. This a truly inspirational book for someone trying to free themselves from the shackles of religion. Highly recommended. In this book Seth tells his autobiography from his old Christian radio days, to his journey to atheism, and beginning his now-famous podcast.

There's a good bit of counter-apologetics to be found in these pages. And also a lot of heart. While well written and undoubtedly courageous, I thought this book left a lot to be desired.

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There's a couple instances in which Andrews talks of being a "professional communicator". He says how much he loves storytelling and that being a broadcaster afforded him ample opportunities to do so. That being said, I felt this story fell kind of flat. The info in this book doesn't seem to go beyond what a Bio Blurb might say on his website or any other 'About' tab.

This is an Oklahoma-born guy who was raised by bible scholars, went to Christian schools, and ended up in Christian radio. From then on things spiraled and he started to "take his head out of his ass", as he put it. What about the backlash from his devout family? Their son not only came out as an atheist, but now runs and maintains a well-known atheist community.

I'm not denying that his personal realizations aren't profound and extremely courageous-- many kudos to him for being so honest and creating a forum for non-believers to feel less alienated. I was just maybe hoping for a bit more depth alongside the quips and snarky anecdotes about why religion is so absurd. Pamela Conley. Several months ago a good friend who is gay, was raised in a religious household, and was struggling with their their family's acceptance asked me to read a book by this author.

I don't- beyond "you get to be gay, you get to not feel bad about it- have joy and celebration even- with the person you love, and you are not required to follow a belief or religion that doesn't make sense to you regardless of how many angry words come your direction" Not sure that helped my friend much. My dad was an atheist having "left the truth" as he was often told by extended family, and raised me in the cradle of his science classrooms where he taught biology, chemistry, geology, and physics.

I went to college and earned among other things a history degree. I also grew up with a dear uncle who was part parent to me who was openly gay, so the author's and my friend's parental conflicts are foreign to me. That book was interesting. The author was a "Ditto Head" in addition to being an evangelical Christian. That was the surprise to me. He explained the whys and hows in that book.

The author was also a former Christian broadcaster with all of the broadcaster training so the book was a good choice as an audio book. I added the author's other books to my TBR and this past week audible put them on sale. It's an interesting read. The pain and anger is palpable. It in no way mirrors my personal experience with evangelical religion, though move the author's experience in time to the s and I suspect my dad's experiences would run the same river of feelings.

I grew up with a dad whose worldview was that of the author's current world view, and some extended family that were evangelical Christian of a variety of stripes that varied from Catholic, to Seventh Day Adventist, to atheist autobiography books themes of Baptist, to what I think was Pentecostal- it was whatever my violently, mentally ill uncle acquired while in prison not receiving needed mental health care I have another relative that refers to it as "prison religion".

As a kid I found what seemed to be mostly nonsensical rantings about the evils of: pop culture, coffee, Coca-Cola, alcohol, ballet lessons, school dances, earings, eyeshadow, pop music, ham sandwiches, public education, science, women with 'to much authority', and pretty much every book I ever read to be silly or at most obnoxious. I then one sunny Sunday afternoon, found myself shimmying through a window of a minister's office having went to church with someone because they asked me to, having been locked in with furniture in front of the door "until Jesus turned my heart" Climbing through windows in a pencil skirt and heels then walking a mile to my car is not a thing I generally sign up for.

I now do not walk into churches unless I have a heathen wingman to ensure escape. As the evangelicals grew louder and more pushy as I grew into adulthood, with long prayers at holiday meals I had cooked, while my dad, husband, and kids squirmed with discomfort, and with door knockers who, returned repeatedly to complain about holiday decorations, refused to leave unless threats of calling the police were invoked, and then began to claim they should have access to my children I began to find them terrifying.

As a cradle agnostic I have never lived the anger of betrayal of truth the author feels. I have found evangelism in turns comical, disturbing, and terrifying but it has rarely made me angry. There is one moment that as an agnostic who lives among evangelical colleagues and extended family that gave me a moment of "yes THIS is irritating".

The author went on a binge of reading Dawkins, Hitchens, and other rationalist authors. The author has a full chapter just giving citations from the Bible of rape and violence committed by God or by people God told to do it and another full chapter on responses to Christian arguments about science and morality. As the cradle agnostic, daughter of a science teacher, I didn't find much new information here but I did find an understanding of the anger and betrayal so many people who have left religious traditions feel that I have often struggled to fully empathize with.

I don't believe what you believe for the same reason anyone doesn't 'believe' in something, I have not had documented peer reviewed evidence to convince me of its validity. If you are a practicing Christian it will make you very uncomfortable. If you are not evangelical it will make you cringe that others that hold your worldview make the claims they do.

If you are evangelical I am guessing it will make you angry that you are being challenged. If you are a lifelong person of no faith you will find it interesting but not life changing or surprising. I've watched some of Seth Andrews' youtube videos so I came into this book familiar with the short version of atheists autobiography books of his deconversion story.

I did really enjoy hearing the whole thing in one go with plenty of details. I listened to the audiobook which is great. Seth narrates it himself which gave it a very personal and intimate feel plus he is very easy to listen to. If you are an atheist, questioning religion or just curious about what regular atheists are like not the angry keyboard warrior atheist autobiography booksI highly recommend.

Great book by Seth and his journey from delusion to reason. He not only broke out of religion he became it's nemesis. He goes through his early childhood indoctrination and his Christian radio stent to his final journey as the founder of one of the most popular atheist sites called The Thinking Atheist. Overall great story. Tammy Stafford-Bellflower.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and definitely have the same sentiments. Also, my coming out experience as an atheist is similar in many ways to that of the author. And like the author, I continue to not be afraid to be and show my true self. Rebecca Dobrinski. It is not an affront to your existence. It is about science. It is about questioning and searching for answers.

It is about thinking for oneself. For the God-themed issue of Zen DixieI read three books on atheism. And, like I said in the opening paragraph, my atheism is not about anyone else but me. After reading these books, I feel as though the world needs to be reminded that when someone realizes she is an atheist, it is not an attack on everyone else in the world that believes in God.

This is the first striking lesson I learned from reading these books. This is no different than if you never knew I had a cat. This is another reminder the world needs after being told someone is an atheist. They are still the same person you liked, loved, and respected before you found out. Yes, you may be concerned that he will not be joining you in the afterlife, but he does not join you for dinner every night either.

The world will not end if your friend is an atheist. You can find TTA at the web site www. Andrews has a number of volunteers who help with the web site and Facebook page. Before he founded TTA, Andrews led a very different life — he was a Christian radio broadcaster and one of the outspoken faithful. He questioned the indoctrination of children into religion before they are mature enough to make the decision on their own.

He pointed out the misogyny in the bible as well as the contradictions from book to book. All of these were the little things that planted the seeds of doubt and pushed Andrews to seriously consider the role religion played in his life and in society as a whole. Question everything. Challenge the Opposition. And start thinking. Richard Dawkins came to atheism with the mind of science.

Being a historian rather than a scientist, I admit that I found Dawkins to be somewhat dry in places. The God Delusion was an excellent book — and one I highly recommend — but, if you are like me, do not expect it to be a quick read. Both believers and atheists read these books, which can be seen on the Amazon reviews. The God Delusion is not geared toward converting those strongly attached to their faith, but it certainly reminds those questioning that they are not alone.

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Aug 18, AM. Do these have to be non-fiction? No, Janna. Fiction is welcome, too! Apr 17, PM. How many of these books are not about atheism or non-believe? I count 4 but of course haven't read them all. Small Gods for instance is predicated on the existence of gods. No gods no story. Jun 04, AM. Mar 05, AM. You got it, Kate. See, for example, the first 6 items on this list.

Mar 05, PM. The idea of an atheist canon is kind of funny, as atheism is not dogmatic by definition. It is true, however, that Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, and Dennett are very popular right now.