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<i>The Irrational Atheist</i>

The Irrational Atheist

2008 book by Vox Day

The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens is a 2008 non-fiction book by Vox Day, an American far-right activist,[2] writer, musician, publisher, and video game designer.[1][3] Day describes himself as a Christian nationalist.[4] The Irrational Atheist was one of a number of books including God's Undertaker, and The Devil's Delusion, published in response to Dawkins and other New Atheists.[5][6]


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According to Publishers Weekly, Day takes on the arguments and conclusions of New Atheism "from a nontheological perspective in The Irrational Atheist (BenBella, Feb.), relying on factual evidence to counter atheist claims that religion causes war, that religious people are more apt to commit crime and that the Bible and other sacred texts are unreliable and fictitious."[6] Day's critiques are primarily addressed towards positions supported by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett, and Michel Onfray.[7]

In 2007 writer and commentator John Derbyshire listed the work as a Christmas recommendation in an article for the conservative magazine National Review Online.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    The Irrational Atheist. BenBella Books. 2008. ISBN 9781935251347.
  2. [2]
    Robertson, Adi (October 9, 2017). "Two months ago, the internet tried to banish Nazis. No one knows if it worked". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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    "Reviews and Criticism: Vox Day (Theodore Beale '90) The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens" (PDF). Bucknell Magazine. Bucknell University: 17. Summer 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Vox Day (December 15, 2015). "Why John C. Wright is not a libertarian". Vox Populi. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. [5]
    Cheetham, Jock (March 7, 2010). "The Dawkins Dilemma: The Big Picture". Sun Herald (Sydney). ProQuest 367575485.
  6. [6]
    Smith, Lori (March 3, 2008). "In Defense of God: Atheist bestsellers have spurred on protectors of the faith". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  7. [7]
    Day, Vox (February 2008). The Irrational Atheist Preface. BenBella Books. ISBN 9781935251347.
  8. [8]
    Derbyshire, John (November 21, 2007). "Christmas Shopping 2007: A Time for Recommendations". National Review Online.


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