Agnostic Spirituality

From multiple New York Times best-selling author, neuroscientist, and "new atheist" Sam Harris, Waking Up is for the 30 percent of Americans who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds.

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Epstein's Good Without God provides a constructive, challenging response to these manifestos by getting to the heart of Humanism and its positive belief in tolerance, community, morality, and good without having to rely on the guidance of a higher being.

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.

One in four Americans rejects any affiliation with organized religion, and nearly half of those under 30 describe themselves as "spiritual but not religious". But as the airwaves resound with the haranguing of preachers and pundits, who speaks for the millions who find no joy in whittling the wonder of existence to a simple yes/no choice? Lesley Hazleton does.

This interpretation of the 12 Steps offers a simple, practical, and highly effective method of working through the steps. I invite you to take this transcendent journey towards contented sobriety. There is no need to become concerned about using God as a higher power. All that is required is an agnostic-friendly sponsor. I offer a whole chapter about healthy sponsorship boundaries in AA. Despite being an agnostic, the twelve steps enabled me to begin having healthier relationships as a recovering alcoholic.

A biography that restores America's foremost 19th-century champion of reason and secularism to our still contested 21st-century public square. During the Gilded Age, which saw the dawn of America's enduring culture wars, Robert Green Ingersoll was known as "the Great Agnostic". The nation's most famous orator, he raised his voice on behalf of Enlightenment reason, secularism, and the separation of church and state with a vigor unmatched since America's revolutionary generation.

Gnosticism is one of the great mysteries in the history of Western religion. At its core is an ancient Greek word, gnosis, a word prominent in the writings of Plato which refers to a deep personal knowledge or understanding that often transcends the physical world. The Gnostics painted a picture of a fallen, broken world in which physicality was a product of a lesser deity. This deity was created in defiance of the One and in order to trap humans and blind them to the truths of their predicament and divine origins.

A child always comes into the world knowing a lot. Of course, nobody bothers to ask a child anything. We, as adults, believe falsely that a child knows nothing. That's too bad. Immanuel (known as Jesus in many religions) speaks frequently about a child's knowledge. What if mothers and fathers took the time to ask a child, just when they start to speak, the following questions: Who are you? Where did you come from? Why are you here? If the child meets your questions with silence, then you have lost nothing - it is what you expected. But what if you receive answers? Are you ready to believe ...

In Hi, I'm an Atheist!, McAfee looks at what an atheist believes and how to “come out” as an atheist to your friends, family, and co-workers, offering sound advice on overcoming the difficult moments in any “coming out” conversation. Including a resource guide both for people just coming to atheism and people who have been atheists for years, Hi I’m an Atheist! is a smart, sensitive, and realistic guide to living one’s life positively and honestly without the need for a belief in God.

In this essay, Ingersoll describes his religious education and the process of his arrival at the belief that agnosticism is the most reasonable world view.

Drew Avery guides you to a “basecamp” of sensible, logical, rational faith. A place where you—the agnostic, the “none,” the “spiritual”—can leave vagueness behind. A place where you may find new purpose and the needed strength to live a better life and to help make a better world.

This book outlines the paths through various mystical traditions like Taoism, various forms Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, by embracing the humility, and metaphysics of human condition.

You're not sure what you think about God. You're not an atheist–you're not that confident of his non-existence. You're not a Christian or a Muslim, though you've got nothing against either of them. You prefer to identify as a humble agnostic. Some would say you're sitting on the fence, but why not? It's a comfortable enough place to be. Why can't we all just admit we don't know?

This audiobook will change and transform your perception of reality. This audiobook contains jewels of human reason and logic. Do not be dissuaded from the content if you do not consider yourself agnostic or atheist, as the majority of quotes are applicable to all walks of life. These quotes from loved historical figures and proverbs from around the world were collected during my life time and empowered and encouraged me to survive challenges and to enjoy life to the fullest.

Have you ever questioned, or doubted, what you’ve read in the Bible? In a hypothetical trial where the Church wants to sentence Doubt to death, this book discusses many of the discrepancies, contradictions, historical conflicts, and problematic passages in the Bible - just as they are debated in seminaries and theological schools around the world. Doubt sheds light on the dangers of taking the Bible literally.

These pages reveal “universal principles that apply universally” that, when put in motion, will place you on a course to receive divine guidance and reach higher achievements. These principles are drawn from scripture, the military, philosophers, and science.