The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens

by Vox Day

Book Overview

"The Irrational Atheist" is not a theological work nor is it a conventional religious defense of faith. It contains no arguments for the existence of God and the supernatural, nor is it concerned with evolution, creationism, the age of Earth, or intelligent design. This book contains no arguments from Scripture. In attacking the arguments, assertions, and conclusions of the New Atheists, Vox Day s only weapons are the secular tools of reason, logic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933771364
• ISBN13: 9781933771366
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Why this book is great, and why its quivering critics are hypocrites.

As any intelligent Christian knows, it is fairly pointless to use the Bible as a reference when debating with a devout skeptic. And as we have all noted with sardonic amusement, atheists & anti-theists often try to portray themselves as champions of science and logic, bastions of higher intellect and reasoning power. Thus, it hits them like a left hook out of nowhere when Vox Day's book "The Irrational Atheist" thoroughly eviscerates all of the usual attacks on Christianity and some of the less than usual ones as well, all with the use of superior logic and reasoning, and a wealth of verifiable secular references, effectively hitting the "new atheists" on the ground they falsely claim as their own. As you watch Vox expertly dismantle every fallacious attack that the atheists traditionally usually use against religion, you may find yourself annoyed at having fallen for their tricks in the past, or perhaps laughing out loud as he rightfully takes the New Atheists down several notches. Naturally, as you can see by the poor reviews of this book some people have bothered to put forth, the groupies of Dawkins & company are in an uproar as their house of canards is suddenly falling down all around them, and Christians everywhere are no longer put on the defensive by attacks that have been demonstrated as fallacious. The atheists have grown too lazy to construct new arguments, so they resort to claiming that none of their old tricks have actually been refuted, and that the nude emperor really does have clothes on!! Unfortunately, we all know that raising a complaint against a point is not synonymous with having refuted it, although they would clearly love for you to believe so. I note with particular amusement that the nature of their main complaints about Vox Day is suspiciously familar, and often voiced with little effort to verify them, as though bare assertions were proof enough of their point. (Who was it again, that always complains religion makes claims and never supports them? Oh yes, the atheists). The critics pretend that Vox misrepresents the position of the New Atheists in order to more easily tear them down, a surprisingly hypocritical accusation to levy in light of the persistently demonstrable fact that atheists are heavily reliant upon constructing a straw religion based on a straw deity, with strawmen parishioners, in order to ensure that their accusatory generalizations are more applicable. Of further amusement is the critics complaint that Vox employs the use of putdowns in his writing, which is also a double standard of Biblical proportions, in light of the persistently demonstrable fact that atheists are inordinately fond of hurling insults at Christians. The discernable difference is that while atheists typically employ the use of disparaging remarks against Christians out of hand with little or no justification, Vox uses them in association with having effectively dismantled a prominent false argument that has long plagued be

Very Well Researched and Argued

Vox really nails Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens and other militant atheists to the wall! His arguments are really well thought out and researched. Vox exposes the hidden agenda behind militant atheism and reveals these atheist authors for the rabid Anti-Christians that they are. He debunks their claims that they are writing in the interest of defending science, when they are really driven by a hatred of anything Christian. Vox uses good, hard facts to debunk the "Unholy Trinity's" ridiculous claims about Christianity, which are all based on their own opinions and conjecture, not any actual physical evidence. If this book was just all about bashing the militant atheists, it would not be very interesting and kind of pointless (they really are easy pickings). However, this book is much more. Vox gives some great history lessons and makes some interesting comments on the misguided views of the "enlightenment", socialism, etc. His wit and sense of humor make this book an entertaining read. I lent my copy of this book to an agnostic friend of mine who is a big Dawkins supporter. After reading it, he had to admit that it was a very interesting read and well researched. Well done!

Please Read the Book Before Reviewing (Also, Book Pretty Good)

I've read the book from the free PDF download, and it seems like a lot of people here are either gushing about or attacking Vox based on the personality of the man and his (admittedly strange) sense of humor versus the logical arguments actually contained in the book. In my opinion, people should read a book in full before reviewing it. And if you consider yourself a logician or philosopher versus just another angry man, let's hear some counter-arguments instead of disposable, half-hearted scorn. Putting aside my personal opinions regarding other reviews, I have just one thing to say about the book itself. Whether or not Vox proves the existence of God, or successfully weighs the pros and cons of Atheism or Christianity, and regardless of his religious background, there's no denying the fact that in this book he uses well-documented and well-referenced facts and figures to reveal the willful ignorance, deceptiveness, and hatefulness contained within the writings of the most well-known and successful Atheist authors. That fact alone should be reason to consider reading this, if you're serious about Atheism, Christianity, religion, science, or logic.

Irrefutable and well argued

I read this book in a very short time because I couldn't let go of it. I had high expectations for this book and Vox managed to exceed them. It was far more humorous than I expected, for one. I've always loved his writing style and I particularly enjoy the irreverence. I've described it to others as "what most people would call arrogance but as we say in Texas, 'It ain't braggin' if ya done it.'" With this book Vox did it. It's an irrefutable case that he makes largely because he avoids the silly mistakes most Christians make when responding to atheists - primarily, appealing to authority that they don't recognize. Vox says in the preface that he will battle them on their terms - their chosen ground of logic and reason - and he does it overwhelmingly and convincingly. His intent is not to convert anyone to his particular belief or even to prove that there is a God. In this book, he simply set out to demonstrate that the Atheist Emperor has no clothes. He says it in the Preface this way: "This is not a theological work. The text contains no arguments for the existence of God and the supernatural, nor is it concerned with evolution, creationism, the age of Earth, or intelligent design. It contains no arguments from Scripture; in attacking the arguments, assertions, and conclusions of the New Atheists, my only weapons are the purely secular ones of reason, logic, and historically documented, independently verifiable fact. This is not a book about God, it is about those who seek to replace Him." Vox has done what he set out to do; he's made a solid case that the "New Atheists" are not new at all and they have no more credibility in the 21st century than their angry ancestors had over the preceding centuries. I almost feel sorry for his targets. He's left them no wiggle room at all. Incidentally, he's also issued more than one public challenge to each of them for a public debate. After reading this book, I'm even more convinced that he will never find any takers on that challenge.