Posted: Apr 11, 2012 10:46 am
xrayzed wrote:Social trends are often cyclical, and much of the recent discussion in the media was largely centred around a number of books by prominent atheists that appeared at roughly the same time.
Certainly, the market for books defending or promoting atheism is pretty well saturated.
It's interesting that, not so long ago, just about the only book of this kind aimed at the intelligent general reader was Bertrand Russell's 'Why I am not a Christian'. At times I don't think it was even in print (though it is now).
It's amazing how the religious community had it so easy for so long. No wonder they complain about 'militant atheism/secularism'!