- Atheist Universe
"Atheist Universe: Why God Didn't Have a Thing To Do With It" is a book originally self-published by David Mills in 2004. Ulysses Press of Berkeley, California, published a 2nd edition in August, 2006, for distribution to major bookstore chains. The 2nd edition of "Atheist Universe" is subtitled "The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism" and includes a foreword by
Dorion Sagan , son ofCarl Sagan .As of March 8th, 2007, "Atheist Universe" sits at #1,208 in Amazon's book sales rank. However, it was at one point Amazon's best selling book on
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David Mills writes that his book is aimed at "open-minded readers who are not afraid to learn...about the many conflicts and controversies between science and the Christian Bible." ["Atheist Universe", page 21]
He does not claim to put forward any new ideas in the book - all the information in the book, he claims, are already in the public domain and that this book is meant as consolidation, to put these pieces together to "articulate why...all science and all logic indicate that we live in an Atheist Universe." ["Atheist Universe", page 22]
The chapter titles are as follows:
# Interview with an Atheist
# Origin of the Universe: Natural or Supernatural
# God of the Gaps: Does the Universe Show Evidence of Design
# The "Miracle" of Planetary Clockwork
# The "Miracle" of Life on Earth
# Can Genesis Be Reconciled with Modern Science?
# "Miracles" of Christian Perception
# The Myth of Hell
# Christian Fundamentalists and the "Danger" of Internet Porn
# Was America Really Founded upon Christian Principles?
# "Intelligent Design": Christianity's Newest Cult?References
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