How to Be an Atheist

Atheists talk a lot about the importance of skepticism. But the truth is, they're not nearly skeptical enough.

While atheists champion the importance of a critical stance toward religion, they often fail to take that same stance toward their own beliefs. This double standard results in grandiose claims about the certainty of their unbelief―which is logically inconsistent at best and intellectually dishonest at worst. Turning atheists’ skepticism around on their own naturalist worldview, philosopher Mitch Stokes critically examines two things that such skeptics hold dear―science and morality―and reveals deep inconsistencies among their most cherished beliefs, inconsistencies that threaten to undo atheism itself.

1. Intro Credits
2. Dedication
3. Foreword by J. P. Moreland
4. Preface
5. Introduction: Skepticism and Contemporary Atheism
6. Part 1: Sense and Reason | Chapter 1: Hume Exhumed
7. Chapter 2: The Believing Primate
8. Part 2: Science | Chapter 3: Science: Ruining Everything since 1543?
9. Chapter 4: Science and the Humean Condition
10. Chapter 5: Photoshopped Science
11. Chapter 6: Real Science Is Hard
12. Chapter 7: Arguing with Success
13. Chapter 8: The Current Crisis
14. Chapter 9: Physics-Based Metaphysics
15. Chapter 10: God: The Failed Hypothesis?
16. Part 3: Morality | Chapter 11: If God Is Dead, Is Everything Permissible?
17. Chapter 12: Some Brush Clearing
18. Chapter 13: Moral Mammals: The Evolution of Ethics
19. Chapter 14: An All-Natural Morality?
20. Chapter 15: Can Science Determine Human Values?
21. Chapter 16: Morality Is Personal
22. Chapter 17: Can God Ground Morality?
23. Chapter 18: Living with Moral Nihilism
24. Chapter 19: What’s the Point of It All?
25. Closing Credits