Humanist Bible Copies the Christian Look but Leaves God Out
Atheist-humanist Anthony C. Grayling's The Good Book mimics the Bible right down to language and its use of books, chapters and verses. But its sole message, the author insists, is to think for yourself and dictate your own good life.
Grayling, a leading U.K. atheist, was in Washington Thursday night to talk about his latest work at an event co-sponsored by the Center for Inquiry. He said he modeled The Good Book: A Humanist Bible after the structure of the Bible because of its effectiveness.
"Part of the success of the religious Bible is the function of the way it's organized, the way it presents itself," said the professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. "When you print something double column, chapter and verse, it's a very accessible, very inviting format."...
