Exploring Life's Big Questions: A Scientific Look at Belief, Morality, and the Meaning of Existence Without Religion

James Jeffrey Scanlan: I liked its readability. It gives a good survey of the arguments for and against God in Jesus Christ and doing so fairly.

I would recommend it to any truth seeker anywhere.

Australia on Aug 10, 2022

Rasha: Being from a different culture and creed, I found the book to be the perfect crash course to Western ideology. The book is balanced as both theist and atheist points are taken into consideration and discussed thoroughly. It's interesting and though provoking. Looking forward to the author's second book :)

Spain on Apr 14, 2022

Kindle Customer: Can be a bit difficult to get through some times but stick with it. If you find yourself trying to give sensible answers to explain why you believe in God, or just understand why you yourself believe in God . Then this is the book to read. Excellent

United Kingdom on Feb 25, 2021

Browsa: This book is just wonderful. It brings together a broad spectrum of apologetic arguments which for me are well explained rationally and persuasively. I've read many books by people you have cited; CS Lewis, Tim Keller, Ravi Zacharias, David Berlinski, Charles R. Swindoll, William Lane Craig and a list of others the length of your arm. This book is certainly one of my favourite now. I’m looking forward to this authors next publication. P.S. I'm sure to read Without God again.

Australia on Dec 20, 2020

amazon customer: But,my oh my,don't we all just think our opinions really matter.[Why else would I be writing this!] In the meantime,of course Reality rolls on regardless and ,in the end,ALWAYS has the final say.And what Reality says is, that in the last two hundred years,science has inflicted more damage and desolation on our once beautiful world,{climate-change,chemical and other pollution,gross over-population]than religion has in the whole of history.Those of the "religion poisons everything" persuasion,might care to reflect on this awhile.....? Perhaps...?

United Kingdom on Nov 04, 2019

L. McKinney: Full disclosure: Like Broom, I consider myself a thoughtful theist, firmly grounded in an evangelical Christian world view. So it's not surprising that I might give this book a positive review. Having said that, this is is the first book I've reviewed on Amazon, and wanted to add my small voice to his by way of a recommendation to read this book. To the Christian or theist struggling to understand the perspective of an atheist, Bloom explains well and with fairness some foundational assumptions which underlie atheism. He outlines many of their key critiques of theistic thought. To the atheist, he does the same in reverse. And most significantly, he does so without rancor, ugly name-calling, or belittling beliefs or perspectives different from his own. He shows honest respect for those who might disagree, even as he clearly embraces some arguments as true.

This is not an in-depth treatise on these topics. It's a clear and concise survey of a rich body of theological, apologetic, philosophical, and atheistic thought. Each of his chapters are multi-volume books in their own right, with a rich tradition of theistic and secular authors wrestling with the topics he discusses....

United States on Oct 31, 2019

Daniel S.: I discovered this book right when I was really struggling with my faith. I had a traumatizing experience and any doubts I had seemed to be amplified. Broom does a good job at facing these doubts, some that he has themselves, and provides logical reasoning that helps the mind make sense of all the big questions. He is thorough and cites lots of atheist and theist scholars and does side by side comparisons.

I was a little skeptical about the book, because it focuses on the philosophical arguments the most, where I have always been more historical. But this had an easy to follow flow to it. it is not an endless circle. he will say "here are 3, 4, or whatever sides to an argument, and here is why I feel this one makes more sense"

another thing I like about it is that his thoughts and reasoning are geared more towards people going through an internal struggle. this helped me restore my faith internally. so many other apologetic books out there speak about how to argue with an athiest and how to respond to non believers. I am not looking to argue with anyone, I am looking to settle some doubts I have and this book has done it better than any others in recent...

United States on Oct 19, 2019

Nicholas K: If you're interested in a thought-provoking look into debunking some of the most common arguments against the existence of God, do yourself a favor and give this book a read.

Throughout the book, the author carefully cites and explains several historical and modern atheist viewpoints, then dissects them to prove that they too, just like religion, are seeded in faith. You may find yourself initially agreeing with some of these positions (as they seem fairly logical at their core), but as Zachary breaks them down, you'll soon realize that they suffer from some of the very same criticisms their authors use against religion and God. By the end of the book, you'll realize that many of these arguments boil down to the same debate on both sides: both require faith, so which seems more likely?

The book is a quick read, and the author does a good job presenting both sides of the argument while referencing credible sources on each side. As you read through it, it'll challenge you to rethink your worldview regardless of where you stood before you picked it up.

United States on Aug 29, 2019