false 3545778 1 According to Eric Maisel, 'atheism' isn't so much a denial of god as it is a way to embrace the vagaries of being human and then to create a life of integrity and meaning without supernatural intervention. "The Atheist's Way" represents an exciting new direction in spirituality, one away from inward looking to a more active participation in the world but without a directive from some higher force. It isn't humanism, it isn't existentialism, it isn't spirituality, it isn't psychology, but it includes aspects of all of those approaches to what human life is about. Unlike recent successful books about atheism, this one doesn't rail against religion and believers or take up recent politics. Instead, it announces that an indifferent universe need not deter us from making personal meaning that is at once rich, sustainable, and real. Today, more than ever, people are burdened by the feeling that they and their efforts do not matter.The thought that they are disposable throwaways in a meaningless universe plays havoc beneath the surface, draining them of motivational energy and fitting them for depression. According to Maisel, meaning is not a property of the universe but a poignantly human problem to be solved. The book focuses on presenting floundering unbelievers and wavering believers with a picture of the universe they can embrace and a complete life programme they can work. Maisel advocates atheism in part because of the heightened threat that religious belief poses to the survival of the species. It was one thing for human beings of another age to use god-talk to justify inquisitions. Now religious fundamentalists, claiming the power of God, also have or will soon have nuclear weapons and we must divest them of their cover. It is time to make decisions based on human rights and human good rather than on the dictates of an unseen God. 3587800 1 2 2009 The Atheist's Way: Living Well Without Gods total:18|5:3|4:6|3:6|2:2|1:1| 18 62 45 6 5 1 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 06:55:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:54:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 27 14:38:04 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 14:40:08 -0700 2009 1 The Atheist’s Way, explains to both new atheists, those on the cusp of atheism and non-atheists what exactly it is that atheists believe in. Most people equate atheists with negative cynics and stoics, but the reality is that atheism can mean an extremely positive and b...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 11:39:11 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 16:36:11 -0700 2009 Examiner.com column: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4275-...

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