Atheism Unhinged, a chapter from “Is Atheism Dead?”

This is Chapter 28, “Atheism Unhinged” from my book IS ATHEISM DEAD?

There are those who take on the moniker “atheist,” but wear it lightly, principally because they are unaware of the absurdity such a philosophy expresses, or because they don’t have the courage to say otherwise and gingerly accept the label. Such souls are usually more accurately described as agnostics but are often afraid that calling themselves agnostics might show too much sympathy for those they think of as religious fanati...