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To Be An Agnostic: An Agnostic Approach To Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness
To Be an Agnostic
An Agnostic Approach to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The World - Somewhere between the extremes of arrogant dogmatism, the truth regarding timeless questions is found. Science has not disproved God nor would any evidence of intelligent design prove any specific religion over another. Agnosticism is a dedication to the obtainment of knowledge and wisdom. Author James Kirk Wall, an agnostic himself, takes us on an unbiased quest for truth in his book, To Be an Agnostic.
To Be an Agnostic takes us on a journey of intellectual exploration, using both ancient and modern philosophers to explain the greater meaning of life. The book
· Defining agnosticism through Thomas Huxley and Socrates
· Building belief on education and argumentation
· The timeless wisdom of Know Thyself
· Exploring five popular life after death beliefs
· How to live a good life and die a good death
· The wisdom of the Founding Fathers
· How everything that is good can be lost in one generation
"Ultimately, this book promotes simplicity as the essence of truth," says author James Wall. "Morality and ethics are regarded above all else. We must know what is good, promote what is good, and defend what is good."
To Be an Agnostic includes insight and words of wisdom from great philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle and Socrates, Eastern philosophers Confucius and Lao Tzu, America's Founding Fathers, world leaders, military commanders, religious figures, activists, celebrities, heroes and well-known agnostic thinkers such as Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Readers, whether religious or not, will enjoy the opportunity to expand their horizons and increase their awareness and scrutiny of biased statements and claims.
About the Author
James Kirk Wall has been featured in Radio and Newspaper. He's currently a guest writer for the Chicago Tribune's blog The Seeker. Wall resides in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife of 20 years and 13 year old son.
An Agnostic Approach to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
The World - Somewhere between the extremes of arrogant dogmatism, the truth regarding timeless questions is found. Science has not disproved God nor would any evidence of intelligent design prove any specific religion over another. Agnosticism is a dedication to the obtainment of knowledge and wisdom. Author James Kirk Wall, an agnostic himself, takes us on an unbiased quest for truth in his book, To Be an Agnostic.
To Be an Agnostic takes us on a journey of intellectual exploration, using both ancient and modern philosophers to explain the greater meaning of life. The book
· Defining agnosticism through Thomas Huxley and Socrates
· Building belief on education and argumentation
· The timeless wisdom of Know Thyself
· Exploring five popular life after death beliefs
· How to live a good life and die a good death
· The wisdom of the Founding Fathers
· How everything that is good can be lost in one generation
"Ultimately, this book promotes simplicity as the essence of truth," says author James Wall. "Morality and ethics are regarded above all else. We must know what is good, promote what is good, and defend what is good."
To Be an Agnostic includes insight and words of wisdom from great philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle and Socrates, Eastern philosophers Confucius and Lao Tzu, America's Founding Fathers, world leaders, military commanders, religious figures, activists, celebrities, heroes and well-known agnostic thinkers such as Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. Readers, whether religious or not, will enjoy the opportunity to expand their horizons and increase their awareness and scrutiny of biased statements and claims.
About the Author
James Kirk Wall has been featured in Radio and Newspaper. He's currently a guest writer for the Chicago Tribune's blog The Seeker. Wall resides in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife of 20 years and 13 year old son.
176 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2009
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August 31, 2014
The author defines agnosticism on page 1. “An agnostic believes when knowledge is lacking for an absolute conclusion to a question or problem, a neutral and factual approach is the right method for obtaining the truth.” The agnostic approach to any subject is an unbiased search for facts or truth. It follows that once the facts or “truth” is found, one is no longer agnostic on the question or problem. The author does not take the argument to this logical conclusion. In fact, he does not pursue any argument in depth. Instead, the book reads like the author is “writing down” to an uneducated (young) audience.
Many opinions are offered. Few are supported by fact or argument. None are rigorously defended.
Many opinions are offered. Few are supported by fact or argument. None are rigorously defended.
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