Peter Boghossian Atheist Tactician : A Preliminary Response To "A Manual For Creating Atheists

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Christian Thinker Tom Gilson's critique of Peter Boghossian's book A Manual for Creating Atheists (2013, Pitchstone Press). Peter Boghossian has energized atheists with his recently published Manual for Creating Atheists—and for good reason, in part. He's a master of rhetoric and persuasion theory. He outshines other contemporary atheists in his understanding of strategy and tactics. He is a force for Christians to reckon with, and believers ought to be aware of him. Other than his rhetorical and strategic skills, there's very little in him for Christians to fear. He takes direct aim at the concept of religious faith—and he misses. He wants to re-define faith as "belief without evidence," and "pretending to know what one doesn't know." When it comes to Christian faith, though, he has no real evidence to support his definitions, and his arguments against the faith are almost laughably weak. They are weak, that is, for those who are equipped with real, solid answers—a dangerously small proportion of believers. Those who lack such equipping are really quite vulnerable. This book provides the necessary answers, along with an overall assessment of Boghossian's position and what Christians must do to be ready to respond.