{"product_id":"liberated-from-religion-the-inestimable-pleasure-of-being-a-freethinker-paperback-1","title":"Liberated from Religion: The Inestimable Pleasure of Being a Freethinker - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaulo Bitencourt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most important books of our time, in view of the dizzying growth of Christian fundamentalism that undermines the separation of Church and State, an essential pillar of democracy and freedom of conscience.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - C. Buarque \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e★★★★★ Passionate defense of reason.\u003c\/b\u003e It is amazing to see the lucidity with which the author dissects this infectious disease called religion, exposing layer after layer of the corpse in the light of reason. It is stunning how he presents a staggering volume of facts without ever being dull, often even appealing to good humor. An inspiring and invigorating read. (A. P. Ferreira) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e★★★★★ A bedside book.\u003c\/b\u003e Paulo Bitencourt shows an argumentation of impeccable logic, well founded and rich in details and observations, only possible in a mind free of dogmatisms. His book is on the level of those of Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkings or Bertrand Russell: frank, provocative and libertarian. (J. di Salvo) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book most hated by religions, creeds, beliefs, cults, dogmas, churches, rites, sects, abbots, apostles, archbishops, archdeacons, archimandrites, archpriests, astrologers, augurs, ayatollahs, babalawos, babalorishas, beati, bishops, canons, cardinals, chaplains, clerics, deacons, deans, devotees, divines, ecclesiastics, enchanters, enlightened ones, evangelists, faith healers, fortune tellers, friars, gurus, imams, magicians, mediums, missionaries, monks, monsignors, necromancers, nuncios, occultists, pastors, patriarchs, pontiffs, popes, preachers, prelates, presbyters, priests, primates, priors, prophets, protodeacons, rabbis, religious, reverends, seers, shamans, shamans, sorcerers, vicars, witch doctors and witches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the enormous expansion of knowledge, the great advances in Science (with our space probes exploring the boundaries of the Solar System) and all philosophical thought, 250 years after the Enlightenment, in the 21st century, billions of people still think it is indispensable to believe the primitivities of religions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the world religions despise each other, thousands of Christian denominations fight for the \"The True One\" title. Yet, in their combat against reason and in the imposition of their dogmatisms on all of society, they pretend unity and harmony. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Islam becomes more and more radicalized, countries like Brazil have been the scene of a galloping increase in religious intolerance perpetrated by Pentecostals who seek to transform them into Evangelical theocracies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on his personal experience with biblical literalism, Paulo Bitencourt takes a historical approach to Christian fundamentalism and exposes the fallacies of religious dogmas, the negative effects of suppressing critical thinking and the benefits that living without religion brings to the individual and, consequently, to the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics covered: Allah, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal Church, Communism, Devil, Evolution, Freethought, God, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Mohammed, Philosophy, Protestantism, Satan, Science, Skepticism, Socialism, etc. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaulo Bitencourt was born in Paraná, Brazil, spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro, his youth in Paraná and studied Theology in São Paulo. Close to becoming a pastor, he moved to Europe, eventually settling in Austria. The book \u003ci\u003eEthics\u003c\/i\u003e, by Bento de Espinosa (Baruch Spinoza), turned him into a naturalist, humanist and freethinker. Paulo Bitencourt dedicates his life to helping people liberate themselves from religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaulo Bitencourt is the author also of the books \u003ci\u003eWasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCom Zeus Não Se Brinca: Loucuras da Crença em Deus (Zeus Is Not to Be Played With: Madnesses of the Belief in God)\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42655761301600,"sku":"9798436056692","price":24.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Z2NpZ0tlWWg0RFNXdG5RQ0w2MUwwQT09.webp?v=1774093865","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/liberated-from-religion-the-inestimable-pleasure-of-being-a-freethinker-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}