{"title":"If There's a God, Why Are There Atheists?","description":"\u003cp\u003eA common charge levelled against people with religious beliefs in general, and with Christian convictions in particular, is that their beliefs are motivated not by reasonable evidence but by psychological needs. In fact, many respected people, accepting the arguments of atheist thinkers, believe that psychology and the social sciences have explained away religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoroughly revised and updated edition of \u003cem\u003eIf There's a God, Why Are There Atheists?\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. R.C. Sproul examines the arguments of four prominent atheists:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigmund Freud: religion arises out of guilt and the fear of nature.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKarl Marx: religion is used to keep the lower classes happy.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLudwig Feuerbach: religion is only wish-fulfilment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFriedrich Nietzsche: religion is rooted in man's weakness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging with these thinkers' works on a psychological as well as theological basis, Dr. Sproul shows that there are as many psychological and sociological explanations for unbelief as for belief - and that atheistic conclusions should not be accepted blindly.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the believer who is troubled by doubts or who wants to respond intelligently to unbelievers, it offers clear, thought-provoking analysis. For the unbeliever who has an open mind, it offers stimulating debate, worthy of time and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"if-theres-a-god-why-are-there-atheists-paperback","title":"If There's a God, Why Are There Atheists? — Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eA common charge levelled against people with religious beliefs in general, and with Christian convictions in particular, is that their beliefs are motivated not by reasonable evidence but by psychological needs. In fact, many respected people, accepting the arguments of atheist thinkers, believe that psychology and the social sciences have explained away religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoroughly revised and updated edition of \u003cem\u003eIf There's a God, Why Are There Atheists?\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. R.C. 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